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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rapido Nadadora (ranked 2370 p4p, 2385 weight class) and Rico Milka (ranked 231 p4p, 233 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rapido Nadadora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Milka!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadadora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milka.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Milka ducks under and follows up with a left that Milka also avoids with ease.
Milka tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadadora lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nadadora.
 It looks like Rico Milka has been cut.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Milka avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Milka. Those never looked like landing.
Milka is looking to clinch.
Nadadora throws a right hand that Milka ducks under and follows up with a left that Milka also avoids with ease.
Milka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Milka throws a fast counter high kick but Nadadora manages to duck under it in time.
Milka takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora tries to work over Milka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Milka.
Milka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Milka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora tries to work over Milka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milka lands a body punch.
Milka misses with some punches.
Milka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milka blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Milka.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Milka has the dominant position.
Milka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka gets a clinch.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Milka won't allow it.
Milka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nadadora wants to break free but Milka has control.
Milka misses with a punch on the inside.
Milka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
Milka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
Milka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadadora's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Milka.
Milka misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
Nadadora manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milka clinches.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milka lands a head kick!
Milka lands a big head kick that sends Nadadora tumbling to the mat! Milka takes a step backwards and waves Nadadora back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Nadadora is rocked!
Milka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Nadadora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milka keeps control of Nadadora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nadadora seems to have got his legs back now.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Milka is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Milka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadadora or not.
Milka lands a left hand.
Milka scores with a shoulder strike.
Milka misses with a punch to the body.
Milka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milka misses with a body punch.
Milka misses with some punches.
Milka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Milka has the dominant position.
Milka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Milka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milka misses with a punch to the body.
Nadadora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milka throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Milka tries to work over Nadadora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadadora is trying to push Milka away but Milka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nadadora tries a body shot but Milka blocks it.
Milka keeps control of Nadadora as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Milka lands an uppercut.
Nadadora tries to break free but Milka pushes him back against the cage.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora blocks a body shot from Milka.
Milka lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Milka fails to land.
Milka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Milka fails to land.
Milka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Nadadora scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milka lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Milka on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milka lands with a right to the head.
Milka misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadadora can't break the clinch.
Milka misses with a body punch.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Milka won't allow it.
Nadadora misses with a punch on the inside.
Milka working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milka.
Milka tries a body shot but Nadadora blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nadadora is trying to break free.
Milka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nadadora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Milka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nadadora throws a series of punches but Milka moves out of range.
Nadadora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milka moves into the clinch.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
Milka lands a body shot.
Milka lands a nice uppercut.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nadadora misses with some punches.
Milka presses Nadadora against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Nadadora.
Milka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milka lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Milka.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Milka.
Milka working aggressively here.
Milka gets through Nadadora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Milka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka rushes Nadadora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Milka swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadadora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadadora has a couple of punches blocked by Milka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Milka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milka.
A nice left hand lands by Milka.
Milka tries a body shot but Nadadora blocks it.
Milka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milka tries a body shot but Nadadora blocks it.
Milka blocking some punches.
Nadadora throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milkas head.
Milka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nadadora is looking to break free of the clinch but Milka has double underhooks.
Milka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadadora tries to break free but Milka pushes him back against the cage.
Milka throws a head punch that misses.
Milka tries to work over Nadadora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nadadora can't break the clinch.
Nadadora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milka misses with the head strike.
Nadadora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milka misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milka.
Milka lands a body punch.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadadora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Milka.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Milka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nadadora misses with a punch on the inside.
Milka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milka cracks Nadadora with a nice body shot.
Milka lands with a right to the head.
Milka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nadadora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nadadora avoids the head kick by Milka.
Rapido Nadadora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milka rushes Nadadora and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milka.
Milka has a couple of punches blocked by Nadadora.
Nadadora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milka lands with a right to the head.
Milka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadadora tries to circle away but Milka has him pinned against the cage.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
Nadadora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milka lands with a kick to the temple. Nadadora shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadadora throws a nice looking combination but Milka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Milka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milka forces Nadadora back against the cage and clinches.
Milka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Milka.
Milka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nadadora or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Milka.
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!
Nadadora is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rico Milka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora working aggressively here.
Nadadora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milka takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Milka.
Nadadora throws a head punch that misses.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Nadadora avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
Milka prevents Nadadora from breaking the clinch.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
Nadadora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nadadora looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Milka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nadadora.
Nadadora wants to break free but Milka has control.
Nadadora blocking some punches.
Milka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadadora blocks a body shot from Milka.
Milka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadadoras head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Milka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rico Milka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Nadadora.
Milka moves into the clinch successfully.
Milka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Milka lands with a left to the head.
Milka misses with some punches.
Milka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nadadora's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nadadora lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nadadora.
Milka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Milka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Milka pushes Nadadora back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nadadora wants to get back to striking at distance but Milka won't allow it.
Nadadora takes a shot to the head.
Nadadora misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadadora blocking some punches.
Nadadora wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nadadora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milka backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadadora tries to circle away but Milka has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Milka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nadadora swings wildly with an uppercut but Milka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nadadora has had enough of the clinch but Milka keeps him there for the moment.
Nadadora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nadadora tries to break the clinch but Milka is controlling the position.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milka works on Nadadora's body with a couple of short punches.
Milka misses with a punch to the body.
Milka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nadadora's elbow.
Nadadora wants to break free but Milka has control.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Milka is controlling him.
Nadadora is trying to force a seperation but Milka has the dominant position.
Milka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Milka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nadadora backwards.
Nadadora wants to break free but Milka has control.
Milka misses with some punches.
Rapido Nadadora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rico Milka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora lands a nice uppercut.
Nadadora tries to circle away but Milka has him pinned against the cage.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nadadora lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Milka.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora is trying to break the clinch but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
Nadadora misses with the head strike.
Nadadora working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadadora is looking to break free of the clinch but Milka has double underhooks.
Milka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadadora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Milka has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nadadora.
Milka tries to throw a body punch but Nadadora avoids it by throwing Milka back against the cage.
Nadadora manages to break the clinch.
Milka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nadadora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nadadora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milka doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadadora circles away.
Milka pushes Nadadora up against the cage in a clinch.
Nadadora is trying to break free.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milka digs a right hand into Nadadora's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nadadora's gas tank.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Milka.
Nadadora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nadadora misses with a punch on the inside.
Nadadora wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Milka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nadadora's efforts to push away.
Nadadora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nadadora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milka lands with a light punch inside.
Nadadora lands with a right to the head.
Nadadora misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Milka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Milka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Milka!
Rico Milka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Illir (ranked 1787 p4p, 2297 weight class) and Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 181 p4p, 223 weight class). Kurou Nishiyama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mehdi Illir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nishiyama defends it nicely.
Illir slips a jab and a cross from Nishiyama.
Nishiyama leaves Illir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Illir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nishiyama was covering up waiting for the punch and Illir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nishiyama has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Illir off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nishiyama throws a series of punches but Illir avoids them all with ease.
Nishiyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Illir goes for a double leg but Nishiyama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nishiyama continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Illir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiyama misses with a knee to the head.
Illir has Nishiyama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nishiyama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Illir is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nishiyama is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Illir to the mat. Illir regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Illir's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Illir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nishiyama trying to control but Illir is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nishiyama is one step ahead there.
Nishiyama showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Illir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nishiyama slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nishiyama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Illir working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nishiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Illir is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Illir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Illir with that takedown attempt.
Nishiyama is looking for the big counter here.
Mehdi Illir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiyama shoots in and bounces Illir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nishiyama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Illir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Illir keeping moving, preventing Nishiyama from controlling successfully.
Nishiyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Illir is keeping the position for now.
Nishiyama trying to control but Illir is working from the bottom.
Illir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nishiyama defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Illir keeping full guard, as Nishiyama tries to pass.
Illir controlling the position.
Illir keeping moving, preventing Nishiyama from controlling successfully.
Nishiyama wants to pass the guard but Illir is keeping the position.
Illir is trying to keep Nishiyama in close.
Illir is working an open guard so Nishiyama takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nishiyama looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Illir keeping moving, preventing Nishiyama from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illir is looking to sweep but instead, Nishiyama has passed into half guard.
Illir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Illir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Illir is looking for a sweep. Nishiyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Illir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Illir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Illir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Illir postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurou Nishiyama dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nishiyama.
Illir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nishiyama to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nishiyama stopping the sweep attempt from Illir.
Nishiyama gets to his feet - Illir follows without any prompting.
Some bone on bone action there as Illir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Illir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nishiyama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Illir somewhat.
Nishiyama is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Illir misses with a takedown
and Nishiyama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishiyama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Illir shoots for a double leg takedown but Nishiyama sprawls well. He's pushed Illir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Illir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishiyama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Illir manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nishiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Illir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiyama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Illir looking for a sweep but Nishiyama has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nishiyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kurou Nishiyama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nishiyama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nishiyama prevents Illir from getting the reversal.
Illir is working hard here to advance position.
Nishiyama controlling the position easily from mount.
Nishiyama landing strikes from the mount and Illir is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama scoring with strikes but Illir is staying in there.
Illir slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Illir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nishiyama tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Illir.
Nishiyama trying to control the action but Illir is working from the bottom.
Illir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Illir working for a triangle but Nishiyama defends it easily.
Illir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illir thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nishiyama content to stall in guard here.
Illir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Illir works over Nishiyama with some ground and pound from guard.
Illir passes into half guard.
Nishiyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Illir.
Nishiyama is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Illir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Illir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nishiyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Illir is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurou Nishiyama 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. This is the final round!
Nishiyama thuds his right hand into Illir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nishiyama misses with a body shot.
Illir tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nishiyama defends well and Illir ends up having to push Nishiyama into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nishiyama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nishiyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Illir tries to keep at a distance but Nishiyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nishiyama stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Illir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illir is looking to control Nishiyama's arms but Nishiyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Illir has his back to the cage.
Nishiyama breaks the clinch.
Nishiyama darts in and clinches Illir up against the cage.
Nishiyama manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nishiyama did well to prevent Illir getting side control.
Nishiyama looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nishiyama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Illir content to stall in guard here.
Illir throws a strike but Nishiyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nishiyama stopping the sweep attempt from Illir.
Nishiyama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Illir is pulling down on Nishiyama's head. It's preventing any offense from Nishiyama, at least for the moment.
Illir keeping moving, preventing Nishiyama from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illir wants to sweep here but Nishiyama controlling him for the moment.
Illir is working an open guard so Nishiyama takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Illir misses with a takedown attempt
and Nishiyama counters with a low kick, right behind Illir 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mehdi Illir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Illir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nishiyama is fending him off so far but Illir persists. Nope, Nishiyama circles away and we're back to standing.
Nishiyama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Illir with a body shot.
Illir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Illir working away.
Nishiyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nishiyama is trying to control Illir's posture but Illir avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishiyama is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Illir asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Illir trying to control the position but Nishiyama is working away.
Nishiyama is trying to control Illir's posture but Illir avoids it.
Nishiyama is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Illir is staying active.
Illir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Check out the look on Illir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Nishiyama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nishiyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee asks Illir politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Illir prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nishiyama struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nishiyama takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mehdi Illir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurou Nishiyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nishiyama struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurou Nishiyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nishiyama 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurou Nishiyama!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 613 p4p, 1157 weight class) and Peter Gretel (ranked 42 p4p, 83 weight class). Wright comes to the cage accompanied by Come out to play . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gretel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Gretel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gretel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gretel catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been informed that Gretel 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.
Gretel scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
Gretel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gretel throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gretel.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright takes a swing at Gretel's ribcage but misses.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Peter Gretel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gretel lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Wright .
Gretel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 in the buildup to the fight.
Wright throws a hook but Gretel blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gretel throws an overhand right that lands on Wright 's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Gretel slips under a jab from Wright .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretel tests Wright 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gretel scores with a leg kick.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gretel misses with a wild body shot.
Gretel moves into the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gretel throws a head punch that misses.
Wright will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gretel up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wright .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretel has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Gretel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gretel scores with a shot to the side of Wright 's head.
Wright displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gretel up against the cage.
Gretel wants to stall.
Gretel scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Gretel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Gretel works on Wright 's body with a couple of short punches.
Gretel throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretel misses with some punches.
Gretel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gretel tries to work over Wright 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gretel scores with a hook to the body.
Gretel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright 's elbow.
Gretel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gretel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Gretel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gretel throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright .
Gretel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Gretel.
Wright avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gretel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gretel has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Wright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gretel is stalling here.
Gretel misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gretel lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright 's head.
A good leg kick by Gretel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gretel misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gretel dominated that round.
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.
Wright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peter Gretel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
Gretel moves into range and clinches up with Wright .
Gretel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Gretel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Gretel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gretel.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright taking a breather.
Gretel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gretel working aggressively here.
Gretel can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Gretel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretel misses with a punch to the body.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Gretel counters with a nice leg kick.
Gretel throws an overhand right that lands on Wright 's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wright . Gretel shrugs it off though.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gretel was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright .
Gretel doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Gretel. Those never looked like landing.
Gretel lands a jab.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright slips a straight right by Gretel.
Gretel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gretel connects with a right hand. Wright shakes it off.
Wright is rocked!
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Gretel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gretel throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Gretel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gretel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gretel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Gretel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright .
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gretel ducks under a wild hook from Wright .
Gretel throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gretel lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
Gretel slips a straight right by Wright .
Gretel throws out a powerful jab.
Nice jab there from Gretel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright . That did some damage!
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Wright . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright .
Gretel lands with an overhand left.
Gretel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gretel cracks Wright with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Gretel. Gretel maintains the clinch.
Wright is pushing Gretel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Gretel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretel swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gretel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gretel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gretel throws a head punch that misses.
Gretel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gretel blocks an uppercut.
Wright is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Gretel fails to land.
Gretel misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gretel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gretel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gretel scoring well with a low kick there.
Gretel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gretel lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gretel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gretel connects with a solid leg kick.
Gretel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gretel misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a good, hard body kick but Gretel shrugs it off.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretel.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gretel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright clobbers Gretel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright connects with a right hand. Gretel shakes it off.
Gretel clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright 's elbow.
Gretel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gretel keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gretel lands a right hand.
Gretel has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Gretel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Gretel back against the cage.
Wright misses with a punch to the body.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright has Gretel pushed against the cage.
Gretel lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gretel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peter Gretel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Gretel.
Gretel has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Gretel misses with the head strike.
Wright working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Gretel.
Gretel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peter Gretel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gretel misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Gretel moves away and avoids it.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gretel tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Gretel does it's job there.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gretel misses with a combination
and Gretel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gretel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright connects with a single shot there.
Gretel tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright misses with a hook
and Gretel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gretel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cleon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretel throws a leg kick which misses Wright 's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Gretel slips under a jab from Wright .
Gretel with a nice cross.
Gretel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gretel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wright 's head backwards.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gretel slips under a jab from Wright .
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Gretel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gretel tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Gretel connects with a body shot that sends Wright 's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gretel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gretel 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Gretel!
A relieved looking Peter Gretel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Cleon Wright stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kelvin (ranked 765 p4p, 719 weight class) and Luke Jackson (ranked 87 p4p, 79 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrew Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Kelvin.
It looks like Luke Jackson has been cut.
Jackson misses with a body punch
and Kelvin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelvin moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Kelvin loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelvin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelvin throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kelvin looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Kelvin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelvin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
A big right from Kelvin misses.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Kelvin avoids it with no problem.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Kelvin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kelvin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackson throws a jab when Kelvin was well out of range.
Donk. Kelvin catches Jackson right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Kelvin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Kelvin misses.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson throws a hook but Kelvin blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
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!
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Kelvin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kelvin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kelvin lands the left hand.
Kelvin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelvin slips a jab from Jackson.
Kelvin misses with a body punch
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kelvin.
Kelvin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Jackson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Kelvin misses.
Kelvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelvin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Kelvin swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Kelvin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelvin misses with a double jab.
Kelvin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Kelvin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kelvin misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jackson! But no joy.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelvin counters with a one-two to the body.
Kelvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelvin ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kelvin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kelvin lands an overhand right.
Kelvin misses with a two punch combination.
Kelvin scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelvin moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelvin looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
Jackson cracks Kelvin with an open hand slap.
Kelvin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Andrew Kelvin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Jackson's cut.
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.
Kelvin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kelvin scrambles back to his feet.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelvin swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson jabs Kelvin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kelvin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kelvin dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelvin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jackson under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelvin.
Kelvin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Kelvin ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Kelvin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelvin moves out of range of the strikes.
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!
Kelvin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin misses with a looping right.
Jackson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelvin.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelvin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelvin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Kelvin's head but Kelvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson works over Kelvin's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelvin loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Kelvin moved out of range.
Kelvin lands a two punch combo.
 Jackson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelvin finish him?
Kelvin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelvin looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Kelvin cracks Jackson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jackson falls backwards against the cage. Kelvin follows up with more strikes that drop Jackson to his knees. Kelvin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jackson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Kelvin!
After winning the bout, Andrew Kelvin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd (ranked 697 p4p, 1188 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 75 p4p, 124 weight class). Nerdspoof The 3rd comes to the cage accompanied by Loser. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paulson's waist but Paulson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nerdspoof The 3rd off to one side.
A cross from Nerdspoof The 3rd lands.
Decent striking displayed by Nerdspoof The 3rd there.
Nerdspoof The 3rd cracks Paulson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paulson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nerdspoof The 3rd moves in looking to clinch but Paulson pushes him off.
Nerdspoof The 3rd sets himself, and Paulson steps forward looking for the clinch! Nerdspoof The 3rd avoids it this time.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nerdspoof The 3rd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands a really nice looking cross but Paulson seems unphased.
Paulson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nerdspoof The 3rd tries to clinch but Paulson moves away
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulson wants to counter the offense by Nerdspoof The 3rd and move into the clinch position.
Nerdspoof The 3rd takes a swing at Paulson's ribcage but misses.
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Paulson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws out a loose jab but Paulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nerdspoof The 3rd breaks from the clinch.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a lazy right hand but Paulson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson moves forwards but Nerdspoof The 3rd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nerdspoof The 3rd cracks Paulson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Nerdspoof The 3rd misses.
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands with a hook. Paulson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paulson misses with an uppercut.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a big shot that misses.
Paulson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nerdspoof The 3rd circles away.
Paulson throws a body punch but Nerdspoof The 3rd moves out of range.
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but Nerdspoof The 3rd pushes him off.
Nerdspoof The 3rd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paulson sizes up Nerdspoof The 3rd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paulson leaves Nerdspoof The 3rd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson moves into range and clinches up with Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paulsons head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Paulson regains guard immediately.
Nerdspoof The 3rd trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Paulson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Paulson stays in close to Nerdspoof The 3rd's body and controls the position.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to sweep here but Paulson controlling him for the moment.
Paulson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nerdspoof The 3rd is proving hard to escape from.
Nerdspoof The 3rd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paulson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paulson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson stands and steps away. Nerdspoof The 3rd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice takedown defense from Paulson. No joy for Nerdspoof The 3rd on that attempt.
Paulson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nerdspoof The 3rd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nerdspoof The 3rd gets a takedown into half guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is looking to take a break and control but Paulson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paulson tries to kick Nerdspoof The 3rd off but Nerdspoof The 3rd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Paulson tries to kick Nerdspoof The 3rd off but Nerdspoof The 3rd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd trying to mount his opponent but Paulson defends it.
Paulson is refusing to be controlled, as Nerdspoof The 3rd sits in half guard.
Paulson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paulson slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Nerdspoof The 3rd thuds a left hand into Paulson's body.
Paulson lands a jab-cross combination.
Paulson slips under a jab.
Paulson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nerdspoof The 3rd cracks Paulson with a good jab.
Paulson misses the body punch
and Nerdspoof The 3rd counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulson misses with a hook
and Nerdspoof The 3rd counters with a nice uppercut.
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulson lands a really nice looking cross but Nerdspoof The 3rd seems unphased.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Nerdspoof The 3rd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nerdspoof The 3rd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nerdspoof The 3rd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulson misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Nerdspoof The 3rd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson drops his hands momentarily and Nerdspoof The 3rd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paulson looks to land a left hand but Nerdspoof The 3rd moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Nerdspoof The 3rd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paulson throws a shot to the body.
Nerdspoof The 3rd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulson moves away.
Paulson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nerdspoof The 3rd circles away.
Nerdspoof The 3rd tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.
Nerdspoof The 3rd lands with a shot to the body.
Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in for a takedown but Paulson shows good takedown defense.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulson can do to turn this around?
Paulson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nerdspoof The 3rd at a distance.
Paulson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nerdspoof The 3rd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson avoids the body shot from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Jake Paulson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nerdspoof The 3rd looks to land a right hand but Paulson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerdspoof The 3rd sizes up Paulson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Nerdspoof The 3rd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Paulson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nerdspoof The 3rd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nerdspoof The 3rd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulson darts in trying to clinch
and Nerdspoof The 3rd counters with a straight right hand.
Nerdspoof The 3rd misses with an uppercut.
Paulson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nerdspoof The 3rd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paulson is rocked!
Paulson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Paulson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nerdspoof The 3rd finish him?
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd is winning the standup battle so far.
Nerdspoof The 3rd misses with a body shot.
Paulson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nerdspoof The 3rd misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulson counters with a series of strikes. Nerdspoof The 3rd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paulson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nerdspoof The 3rd.
The fighters circling - Nerdspoof The 3rd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Nerdspoof The 3rd keeps the fight on the outside.
Nerdspoof The 3rd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paulson sprawls well. Paulson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nerdspoof The 3rd gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has Paulson up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Nerdspoof The 3rd blocks it.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Paulson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nerdspoof The 3rd is riding his opponent, not letting Paulson buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Paulson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Paulson for a finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson tries to break free.
Paulson trying to control the hands but Nerdspoof The 3rd breaks the grip.
Paulson tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd dominated that second round.
That's time! Nerdspoof The 3rd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nerdspoof The 3rd misses with an uppercut.
Paulson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nerdspoof The 3rd manages to avoid it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nerdspoof The 3rd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paulson looks to land a left hand but Nerdspoof The 3rd moved out of range nicely.
Nerdspoof The 3rd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nerdspoof The 3rd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nerdspoof The 3rd avoids the body shot from Paulson.
Paulson misses with a body shot.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson lands a jab to the head.
Nerdspoof The 3rd misses with a hook.
It seemed like Paulson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nerdspoof The 3rd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nerdspoof The 3rd cracks Paulson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulson tries to clinch up.
Nerdspoof The 3rd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson defending well as Nerdspoof The 3rd loads up on a big left hand.
Paulson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nerdspoof The 3rd scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab, jab by Nerdspoof The 3rd - just one landing.
Nerdspoof The 3rd drives through with a takedown into Paulson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nerdspoof The 3rd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerdspoof The 3rd trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nerdspoof The 3rd wants to pass the guard but Paulson is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nerdspoof The 3rd throws a lazy right hand but Paulson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulson tries to clinch up.
Paulson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nerdspoof The 3rd is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Nerdspoof The 3rd slips a jab and a cross from Paulson.
Paulson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paulson scores with a nice right hand.
Nerdspoof The 3rd feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paulsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Paulson finds it's way through Nerdspoof The 3rd's defenses.
Paulson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jake Paulson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson cracks Nerdspoof The 3rd with an open hand slap.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nerdspoof The 3rd moves away.
Paulson slips a straight right by Nerdspoof The 3rd.
Paulson misses with a wild body shot.
Nerdspoof The 3rd feints and as Paulson raises his hands in defense, Nerdspoof The 3rd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nerdspoof The 3rd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Paulson wants to control the position but Nerdspoof The 3rd says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Paulson is staying active underneath Nerdspoof The 3rd, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nerdspoof The 3rd has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nerdspoof The 3rd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd!
After winning the bout, Percival Nerdspoof The 3rd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gage Mickey (ranked 575 p4p, 803 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 39 p4p, 57 weight class). Lars Kay has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gage Mickey's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Mickey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay scores with a punch to the head.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kay.
Kay moves away from the strike by Mickey.
Mickey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kay misses the jab.
Mickey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kay has time to react.
Kay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gage Mickey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mickey tries to clinch up but Kay circles away and keeps his distance.
Mickey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mickey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mickey throws Kay to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mickey moves away.
Kay lands with a hook. Mickey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mickey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mickey wants to clinch.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mickey as he jumps to the side.
Mickey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mickey misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey sizes up Kay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mickey throws a sloppy body shot
and Kay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mickey has one foot on Kay's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mickey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mickey wants to land a leg kick but Kay is out of range.
Kay moves out of range of the body kick from Mickey.
Kay darts in looking for a takedown but Mickey gets double underhooks and turns Kay into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickey forces Kay back against the cage and clinches.
Kay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mickey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mickey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kay working aggressively here.
Kay throws a punch but it's blocked by Mickey.
Kay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mickey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kay is leaning against Mickey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mickey throws a punch but it's blocked by Kay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kay misses with some punches.
Kay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kay lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kay wants to pass the guard but Mickey is defending well.
Kay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mickey controlling the position for now.
Mickey tries to get to full guard but Kay has control of the leg.
Mickey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kay prevents Mickey from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kay throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mickey to regain full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mickey holds on and takes a little breather.
Kay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kay throws a big right hand that misses.
Mickey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mickey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mickey has his hands on Kay's head, controlling the position.
Kay won't allow Mickey to sweep him here.
Kay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kay won't allow Mickey to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mickey looking for a sweep. Not yet Mickey, not yet.
Kay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mickey controlling Kay's posture.
Kay lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mickey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mickey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mickey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mickey has momentary wrist control but Kay slips an elbow through the middle.
Kay landing some decent shots from guard.
Mickey pulls Kay in close to his closed guard and prevents Kay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mickey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mickey is wriggling around but Kay manages to pass to half guard.
Kay tries to pass to full mount but Mickey defends it.
Mickey manages to get to full guard.
Kay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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 Gage Mickey will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mickey avoids the body shot from Kay.
Mickey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice straight punches there by Mickey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mickey.
Mickey throws a hook but Kay avoids it easily.
Mickey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mickey blocks a jab.
Kay defending well as Mickey loads up on a big left hand.
Kay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kay shoots in and drives through. Mickey sprawls well.
Kay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mickey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mickey with a nice cross.
Mickey connects with a crisp jab.
Mickey sizes up Kay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickey throws a hook but Kay avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kay as he connects with a hook.
Mickey throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Mickey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey throws the left hand but Kay avoids the punch easily.
Kay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mickey. Mickey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
Gage Mickey is winning the standup battle so far.
Mickey blocks a jab.
Mickey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kay or perhaps it was just good defense by Mickey, which made it look bad.
Mickey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kay blocks a jab.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mickey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mickey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mickey throws a body shot but no joy.
Kay feints the counter takedown.
Mickey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kay.
Kay ducks under a wild hook from Mickey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a lazy right hand but Mickey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickey swings for the body but Kay moves out of range.
Kay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mickey tries to score with a low kick but Kay moves his leg out of the way.
Kay throws a body punch but Mickey moves out of range.
Kay throws the left hand but Mickey avoids the punch easily.
Mickey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kay.
Mickey throws an overhand right that lands on Kay's shoulder, as Kay tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Kay misses.
Gage Mickey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kay checks a leg kick nicely.
Kay jabs Mickey right on the nose. Mickey blinks but takes it well.
Mickey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Mickey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Kay tries to get set, Mickey tries to push him back and clinch up but Kay manages to avoid the attempt.
Mickey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mickey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands an overhand right.
Mickey ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kay or perhaps it was just good defense by Mickey, which made it look bad.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gage Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Kay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mickey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Kay throws a jab when Mickey was well out of range.
Mickey avoids the body shot from Kay.
Mickey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Mickey connects with a right hand. Kay shakes it off.
Kay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mickey moves away.
Mickey wants to clinch up but Kay keeps it at a distance.
Kay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mickey on the side of the head.
Kay throws the left hand but Mickey avoids the punch easily.
Mickey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mickey takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mickey moves away.
Mickey blocks a jab.
Mickey misses with a straight left.
Mickey misses with an uppercut. Kay saw that one coming.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Kay - just one landing.
Mickey slips a jab from Kay.
Kay loads up on a big right hand but Mickey slips the punch.
Mickey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mickey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mickey defends it well.
Mickey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mickey misses the target.
Kay tries to move into range but Mickey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kay slips under a jab from Mickey.
Mickey throws a wild body kick that Kay sees coming a mile off.
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 Gage Mickey will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kay moves out of range of the strikes.
Kay lands a nice looking body shot.
Mickey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mickey looks to land a right hand but Kay moved out of range.
Mickey connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Mickey as Kay shoots in.
Mickey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kay just manages to avoid it.
Mickey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Kay fails to land with a series of punches.
It appears Mickey was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kay takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Kay misses.
Kay lands with a cross.
Mickey throws a solid leg kick but Kay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mickey.
Mickey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mickey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kay.
Mickey tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kay manages to circle out of the way.
Kay looks to score with a jab to the body but Mickey is just out of range.
Kay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kay misses with an uppercut. Mickey saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Mickey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mickey takes the fight into the clinch.
Kay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kay has a couple of punches blocked by Mickey.
Mickey scores with a hook to the body.
Mickey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mickey lands with a right to the head.
Mickey gets underhooks to prevent Kay's takedown attempt.
Mickey looking to stall.
Mickey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mickey misses with a punch on the inside.
Mickey presses Kay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mickey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kay backwards.
Mickey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kay backwards.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay misses with the head strike.
Mickey effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kay.
Kay misses with a body punch.
Mickey has Kay pressed against the cage.
Kay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kay misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mickey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mickey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kay up against the cage.
Mickey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kay backwards.
Mickey working aggressively here.
Kay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kay trying to control the position but instead, Mickey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kay into the cage.
Kay tries to throw a body punch but Mickey avoids it by throwing Kay back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mickey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kay.
Kay lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kay.
Kay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mickey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gage Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Kay.
Kay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mickey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mickey prevents a body shot from Kay.
Mickey stalling against the cage.
Kay is trying to drag Mickey to the mat but Mickey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kay lands with a right to the head.
Mickey pushes Kay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kay working aggressively here.
Mickey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Mickey.
Kay blocking some punches.
Mickey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickey misses with a punch on the inside.
Kay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mickey after a bit of a struggle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mickey.
Mickey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mickey misses with the head strike.
Kay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mickey blocks a body shot from Kay.
Mickey lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Mickey.
Gage Mickey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Mickey fails to land.
Kay can't find room to land a body shot as Mickey controls the action.
Kay is looking for a takedown.
Mickey misses with a body punch.
Mickey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mickey scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gage Mickey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mickey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gage Mickey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Landen Novak (ranked 4403 p4p, 4099 weight class) and Kameron Garrett (ranked 484 p4p, 469 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Landen Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kameron Garrett!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Novak gets the takedown into side control.
Garrett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Novak wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Novak has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Novak content just to control the position here.
Novak seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Garrett for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett wants to control but Novak is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Novak is staying active.
Novak wants to finish this one by submission but Garrett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Novak.
Novak controlling the pace for now.
Garrett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Novak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Novak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Novak looking to secure an arm triangle but Garrett defends it well.
Novak has control of Garrett's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Garrett regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Novak controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Novak controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novak has isolated one of Garrett's arms. Garrett looking to fight him off but Novak twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Landen Novak!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 556 p4p, 398 weight class) and Kimi Enqvist (ranked 38 p4p, 28 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimi Enqvist!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist throws a wild body kick that Sprintin sees coming a mile off.
Sprintin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sprintin misses with a lunging right hand
and Enqvist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin looks to land a right hand but Enqvist moved out of range.
Sprintin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enqvist manages to avoid it.
Sprintin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sprintin lands a lovely overhand right.
Enqvist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Sprintin takes a swing at Enqvist's ribcage but misses.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprintin throws a body shot but no joy.
Enqvist instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sprintin.
Sprintin digs a right hand into Enqvist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Enqvist's gas tank.
Enqvist is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sprintin.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enqvist's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
Sprintin breaks from the clinch.
Enqvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprintin.
Enqvist throws a head kick that misses
and Sprintin counters with a left to the body.
Sprintin cracks Enqvist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sprintin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Enqvist cracks Sprintin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sprintin misses with a lunging right hand
and Enqvist counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Enqvist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sprintin throws a low kick but Enqvist moves out of range easily.
Enqvist flicks out a counter leg kick but Sprintin steps away.
Enqvist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sprintin misses with a left hand
and Enqvist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enqvist.
Enqvist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sprintin with a body shot.
Enqvist takes one on the button.
Enqvist misses the shot to the body.
Enqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
Enqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sprintin tries to land a leg kick but Enqvist saw it coming and moves away.
Enqvist blocks a jab.
Enqvist avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Enqvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enqvist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sprintin misses with a leg kick
enabling Enqvist to counter with a crisp jab.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Enqvist slips the punch.
Enqvist is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Enqvist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Enqvist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sprintin throws a jab but it's blocked by Enqvist.
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Enqvist is out of range.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Enqvist ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Sprintin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sprintin.
Sprintin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Enqvist finds it's way round the side to connect with Sprintin's head.
A nice leg kick from Sprintin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin lands with an uppercut that bounces Enqvist off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprintin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sprintin thuds a left hand into Enqvist's body.
Enqvist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Enqvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sprintin misses with a straight left.
Sprintin is looking to score with low kicks.
Enqvist follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Enqvist misses
and Sprintin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sprintin, as that shot connected.
Sprintin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Enqvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Enqvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Enqvist throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sprintin scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Enqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Enqvist.
It looked like Sprintin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Enqvist manages to break the clinch.
Enqvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sprintin misses with a hook.
Sprintin lunges at Enqvist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Enqvist's hand.
Sprintin blocks a jab.
It looked like Sprintin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Enqvist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enqvist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprintin was well out of range. Poor timing from Enqvist.
Enqvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Enqvist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a hook but Enqvist blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Enqvist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Enqvist manages to break the clinch.
Enqvist takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sprintin.
Enqvist presses Sprintin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enqvist scores with a shot to the side of Sprintin's head.
Sprintin blocking some punches.
Enqvist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sprintin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enqvist tries a body shot but Sprintin blocks it.
Enqvist misses with a punch to the body.
Sprintin cracks Enqvist with a nice body shot.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
Enqvist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
Sprintin lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enqvist presses Sprintin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enqvist misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist lands a left hand.
Enqvist lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Enqvist.
Enqvist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sprintin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sprintin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enqvist cracks Sprintin with a nice body shot.
Enqvist working aggressively here.
Enqvist tries a body shot but Sprintin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sprintin.
Enqvist pushes Sprintin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enqvist avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Enqvist is looking for the big counter here.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Enqvist cracks a nice hook into Sprintin's ribs.
Enqvist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sprintin throws a lazy uppercut
and Enqvist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Enqvist misses with a body shot.
Phil Sprintin is winning the standup battle so far.
Enqvist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Enqvist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sprintin throws a poor cross that misses
and Enqvist counters with a straight right hand.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprintin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Enqvist in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Enqvist.
Enqvist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sprintin looks to score with a jab to the body but Enqvist is just out of range.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Enqvist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Enqvist connects with a crisp jab.
Sprintin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enqvist can do to turn this around?
Sprintin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin throws a right hand that misses
and Enqvist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sprintin is rocked!
Jab from Enqvist.
Oh Sprintin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Enqvist staying out of range there.
Enqvist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sprintin throws a looping overhand right but Enqvist ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sprintin misses the body punch
and Enqvist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Enqvist.
Enqvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Enqvist.
Enqvist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sprintin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enqvist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Enqvist controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sprintin fails to land.
Sprintin swings wildly with an uppercut but Enqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Enqvist - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Enqvist.
A body shot lands from Sprintin.
Sprintin blocks an uppercut.
Enqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kimi Enqvist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enqvist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sprintin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enqvist. That one must have hurt.
Sprintin throws a jab but it's blocked by Enqvist.
Despite the aggression on Enqvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sprintin throws out a loose jab but Enqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enqvist drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sprintin right on the button. Sprintin goes down! Enqvist follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Enqvist gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimi Enqvist!
A very excited looking Kimi Enqvist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Hanselman (ranked 373 p4p, 216 weight class) and Volodymyr Kersikov (ranked 27 p4p, 16 weight class). Kersikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DEF LEPPARD - Pour Some Sugar On Me. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Hanselman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Volodymyr Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanselman cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanselman shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Hanselman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanselman misses with a two punch combination.
Hanselman misses with a body shot.
Kersikov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hanselman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kersikov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kersikov wants to control but Hanselman is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanselman pulls his head out easily.
Hanselman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kersikov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kersikov controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
Kersikov is pressing down on Hanselman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanselman works over Kersikov with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing that Hanselman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kersikov keeping moving, preventing Hanselman from controlling successfully.
Kersikov looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kersikov is on top in guard.
Kersikov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kersikov throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov stands up over Hanselman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanselman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanselman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kersikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hanselman is thwarting Kersikov's attempts to control the position.
Kersikov manages to get to full guard.
Kersikov has his hands on Hanselman's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kersikov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hanselman throws a strike but Kersikov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kersikov distracts Hanselman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hanselman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hanselman preventing the sweep.
Hanselman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kersikov's head.
Hanselman postures up in Kersikov's guard and throws a big left but Kersikov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov controls Hanselman momentarily but Hanselman frees himself.
Kersikov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hanselman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kersikov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hanselman throws an elbow that misses. Kersikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanselman's guard. Nice move by Kersikov!
Hanselman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanselman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanselman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanselman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hanselman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanselman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Hanselman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hanselman moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
Hanselman throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanselman.
Kersikov feints the counter takedown.
Hanselman misses with a body shot.
And Kersikov tries to counter it with a takedown but Hanselman pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Hanselman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov slips a jab from Hanselman.
Kersikov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov slips a jab from Hanselman.
Kersikov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman scores with a nice head shot.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Hanselman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanselman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Hanselman's belly button to the back.
Hanselman tries to clinch up but Kersikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanselman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hanselman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanselman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hanselman misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov with the counter takedown but Hanselman avoids it easily.
Stevie Hanselman is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Hanselman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kersikov!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control but Hanselman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kersikov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanselman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanselman's back!
Kersikov keeps control of the position as Hanselman tries to break free.
Kersikov lands a shot to the head.
Hanselman is covering up but some of the strikes from Kersikov are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kersikov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hanselman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov is nestled in close to Hanselman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kersikov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kersikov uses his free foot to push down on Hanselman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hanselman.
A nice elbow there by Kersikov.
Kersikov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kersikov prevents Hanselman from getting the reversal.
Kersikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanselman is looking to escape.
Kersikov dominating with strikes here.
Hanselman taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman working to try and regain half guard.
Hanselman is in a horrible position here. Kersikov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanselman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Kersikov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hanselman is looking to escape.
BOOM! Kersikov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanselman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodymyr Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanselman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanselman misses the shot to the body.
Hanselman misses with a looping right.
Kersikov lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Hanselman.
Hanselman missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hanselman throws a series of punches but Kersikov avoids them all with ease.
Kersikov with the counter takedown but Hanselman avoids it easily.
Hanselman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanselman throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Hanselman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov moves out of range as Hanselman strikes.
Kersikov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kersikov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kersikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kersikov lands a couple of elbows.
Kersikov lands a couple of digs.
Hanselman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanselman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kersikov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kersikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kersikov is one step ahead there.
Kersikov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Hanselman.
Hanselman keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
Kersikov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kersikov stopping the sweep attempt from Hanselman.
Hanselman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kersikov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kersikov lands strikes from half guard.
Kersikov trying to control the pace.
Hanselman wants to get back to full guard but Kersikov has mounted him!
Kersikov lands a big elbow.
Hanselman tries to reverse the position but Kersikov maintains control.
Kersikov landing strikes from the mount.
Hanselman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kersikov lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kersikov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hanselman is just riding it out for now. Kersikov eventually gives up the hold.
Hanselman taking some punishment here, with Kersikov in his half guard.
Kersikov controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Volodymyr Kersikov really dominated that round.
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.
Hanselman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hanselman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Hanselman slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Hanselman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hanselman throws a right hand that Kersikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kersikov also avoids with ease.
Hanselman throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Hanselman.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
Hanselman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanselman throws out the jab.
Hanselman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov throws a jab when Hanselman was well out of range.
Hanselman feinted with a counter takedown.
Hanselman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Hanselman keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanselman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanselman is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kersikov trying to hold on to Hanselman's head to control him but Hanselman postures up.
Kersikov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Hanselman prevents Kersikov from getting the reversal.
Hanselman is landing with some decent strikes but Kersikov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Volodymyr Kersikov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kersikov prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kersikov regains half guard.
Kersikov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanselman lands a nice short elbow.
Hanselman wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Hanselman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanselman looks to land a strike but Kersikov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kersikov has his foot on Hanselman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanselman works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kersikov is trying to keep Hanselman in close.
Kersikov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanselman manages to get himself to full guard.
Kersikov with a nice head shot there.
Hanselman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanselman is thwarting Kersikov's attempts to control the position.
Kersikov wants to improve his position but Hanselman is controlling well.
Kersikov is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hanselman lands a couple of elbows.
Hanselman chips away with some ground and pound.
Hanselman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanselman throws an elbow that misses. Kersikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanselman's guard. Nice move by Kersikov!
Kersikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kersikov postures up.
Hanselman wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hanselman had his way with Volodymyr Kersikov in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Hanselman moved out of range nicely.
Hanselman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hanselman ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov stuns Hanselman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanselman throws out the jab.
Hanselman drives through and clinches with Kersikov against the cage.
Kersikov prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kersikov.
Hanselman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov tries to stall but Hanselman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kersikov is pressed up against the cage. Hanselman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kersikov down to the mat. Kersikov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanselman moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Hanselman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov working the head and body with strikes.
Kersikov scoring with punches and elbows.
Kersikov landing strikes.
Hanselman is trying to improve his position.
Kersikov scores with punches from side control.
Hanselman is looking to regain half guard here but Kersikov keeps moving and retains side control.
Hanselman is trying to control Kersikov's posture but Kersikov avoids it.
Hanselman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kersikov connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanselman is looking for a sweep.
Kersikov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanselman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hanselman tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
Hanselman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kersikov connects with a decent elbow.
Kersikov wants to control for a moment but Hanselman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanselman is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanselman is working hard here to advance position.
Hanselman taking some punishment here, with Kersikov in his half guard.
Kersikov is trying to control. Hanselman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kersikov working Hanselman over with strikes.
Kersikov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kersikov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanselman is refusing to be controlled, as Kersikov sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kersikov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kersikov drops an elbow to the side of Hanselman's head.
Hanselman manages to get to full guard.
Kersikov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanselman keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Hanselman wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volodymyr Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kersikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volodymyr Kersikov! Volodymyr Kersikov retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Volodymyr Kersikov 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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