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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 2699 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 297 p4p, 305 weight class). Drake's entrance music is Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. A fine choice. Roussel has chosen Manau - J'ai laissé là bas as his entrance music. Dexter Roussel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roussel in his tracks.
Roussel lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Dexter Roussel has been cut.
Roussel lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Drake has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roussel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake slips under a jab from Roussel.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Roussel moved out of range.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Roussel is out of range.
Drake lands a jab to the head.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roussel is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Roussel.
Roussel misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Roussel.
A head punch on the inside from Roussel fails to land.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake blocking some punches.
Roussel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roussel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Roussel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roussel prevents a body shot from Drake.
Roussel blocks a body shot from Drake.
Roussel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roussel.
Roussel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Roussel as the two fighters clinch.
Roussel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Roussel fails to land.
Roussel prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roussel is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roussel.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roussel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Roussel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Roussel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roussel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Roussel.
Roussel misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel lands a nice uppercut.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Roussel throws a head punch that misses.
Roussel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake misses with some punches.
Roussel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Roussel.
Roussel throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roussel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roussel is keeping busy.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Roussel controls his hands.
Drake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Roussel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Roussel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Roussel gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Roussel misses with some punches.
Roussel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roussel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roussel.
Drake looking to stall.
Roussel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Roussel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roussel lands a shoulder strike.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Roussel fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roussel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Roussel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Roussel.
 Drake is rocked!
Roussel lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roussel stalling.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Roussel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drake wants to clinch up but Roussel keeps it at a distance.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Roussel.
Roussel scores with a shot to the body.
Roussel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roussel slips a straight right by Drake.
Roussel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
Roussel connects with the punch.
Drake tries to clinch up but Roussel circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Roussel lunges at Drake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drake's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Drake drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Roussel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Drake's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Roussel!
Dexter Roussel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 2097 p4p, 2610 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 267 p4p, 314 weight class). Sleon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger cracks Sleon with a good jab.
Sleon works the jab nicely.
Sleon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burger connects with a body shot.
Burger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Burger.
A telegraphed right hand from Burger misses the target.
A slow jab from Sleon misses its intended target.
Burger blocks a head kick by Sleon.
Burger checks a low kick from Sleon.
Burger doesn't manage to clinch there - Sleon circles away.
Burger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sleon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Burger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burger closes the distance and clinches up with Sleon, looking for a takedown. Burger pushes Sleon against the cage but Sleon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burger scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burger throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger walks into a stiff left hand from Sleon.
Burger takes one to the side of the head.
Burger throws a head kick that half lands.
Burger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sleon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sleon misses the shot to the body.
Burger throws a body punch but Sleon moves out of range.
Burger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burger takes a swing at Sleon's ribcage but misses.
Burger swinging wildly here.
Burger throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
Sleon takes one on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Burger or perhaps it was just good defense by Sleon, which made it look bad.
Burger backing away here, and Sleon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burger moves out of range as Sleon strikes.
Burger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sleon under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sleon thumps Burger with a low kick.
Good shot there by Sleon.
Sleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burger.
Burger misses with a straight right.
Sleon lands a glancing blow to the side of Burger's head.
Sleon misses with a straight right.
Burger misses with a body shot.
Burger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sleon throws an overhand right that lands on Burger's shoulder, as Burger tries to avoid the shot.
Burger is looking to wear down Sleon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sleon scores with a sloppy right hand. Burger should have avoided that one.
Ham Burger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sleon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sleon manages to avoid it.
Burger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sleon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sleon avoids the body shot from Burger.
Sleon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sleon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burger.
Burger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burger scores with a decent looking hook.
Burger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sleon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Burger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burger shoots and misses
and Sleon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Sleon catches Burger right on the button with a cross.
Sleon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
Sleon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burger looks to score with a jab to the body but Sleon is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sleon to counter with a crisp jab.
Sleon ducks under a wild hook from Burger.
A big left from Sleon misses.
Sleon walks into a stiff left hand from Burger.
Sleon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burger. Burger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burger closes the distance and clinches up with Sleon, looking for a takedown. Burger pushes Sleon against the cage but Sleon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sleon.
Burger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Burger - just one landing.
Burger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sleon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sleon throws a good cross that connects.
Burger throws a looping overhand right but Sleon ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Sleon dominated that round.
That's time! Burger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sleon misses the jab.
Burger tries to clinch but Sleon is having none of it.
Burger cracks Sleon with a good jab.
Sleon with the inside leg kick.
Sleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burger ducks right into an uppercut from Sleon.
Burger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sleon.
Burger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sleon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burger scrambles back to his feet.
Burger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleon.
Burger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sleon moves away from the strike by Burger.
And Sleon responds with a good body kick, but Burger manages to step out the way in time.
Burger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burger throws out the jab.
Sleon stuffs the takedown attempt from Burger. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
Burger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Burger.
A slow jab from Burger misses its intended target.
Sleon unleashes a big counter combination but Burger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Burger tries to close the distance and clinch but Sleon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sleon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleon.
Sleon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sleon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burger misses with a hook
and Sleon counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sleon 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.
Burger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sleon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edward Sleon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sleon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burger doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Sleon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger just misses with a punch to the body.
Burger tries to work over Sleon's front leg with a kick but Sleon checks it.
Burger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sleon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleon connects with a leg kick.
Burger misses with a hook.
It seemed like Sleon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sleon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sleon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sleon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burger under the eye.
Sleon circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Sleon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Sleon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but Sleon shows good takedown defense.
Edward Sleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Sleon. That snapped Burger's head back.
Burger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burger misses the body punch
letting Sleon counter with a right hand.
Sleon throws a good cross that connects.
Burger scores with a jab to the body.
Burger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sleon tenderised Burger's leg. Burger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sleon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burger.
Burger lands a really nice looking cross but Sleon seems unphased.
Burger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burger throws a one two combo.
Sleon lands a nice shot that snaps Burger's head back.
Sleon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sleon's head backwards.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sleon throws a big counter head kick but Burger avoids it with no problem.
Sleon cracks Burger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burger tries to move into range but Sleon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burger moves away from the strike by Sleon.
Sleon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burger on the side of the head.
Burger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sleon.
Burger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sleon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burger takes one on the button.
Burger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sleon is trying to defend but Burger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Burger is keen to just control but Sleon is a slippery customer.
Sleon wants to get back to full guard.
Burger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sleon regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burger stopping the sweep attempt from Sleon.
Burger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Sleon 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!
Burger loads up on a big right hand but Sleon slips the punch.
Sleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burger manages to avoid it.
Burger shoots for a double leg takedown but Sleon sprawls well. He's pushed Burger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burger shoots in and drives through. Sleon sprawls well.
Burger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sleon.
Sleon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burger.
A cross from Sleon lands.
Burger takes one to the side of the head.
Burger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sleon to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleon connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleon scores with a punch to the head.
Sleon throws a head kick but Burger moves out of range.
Sleon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Burger's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon throws a one two combo.
Sleon misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sleon throws out the jab.
Burger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burger misses with a takedown attempt
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burger shoots in looking for a takedown but Sleon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burger walks into a left hand.
Burger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sleon defends it nicely.
Burger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sleon swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Sleon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burger throws a lazy uppercut
and Sleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger shoots for a takedown but Sleon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A shot to the liver by Sleon. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Sleon.
Burger is rocked!
Sleon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Burger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sleon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burger's head backwards.
Sleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burger. Sleon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sleon circles away quickly and effectively.
Burger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon clobbers Burger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sleon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burger's hands.
Sleon throws an overhand right that drops Burger like a sack of potatoes! Sleon dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Sleon!
A relieved looking Edward Sleon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 1276 p4p, 1834 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 162 p4p, 234 weight class). Rock Romero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble slips a straight right by Romero .
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero slips a straight right by Camble.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero looks to land a combination but Camble avoids it well.
Camble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Camble 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.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Camble throws a jab when Romero was well out of range.
Camble slips a jab from Romero .
A left lands for Romero .
An inside leg kick lands from Camble.
Camble lands a body shot.
Camble lands a front kick.
A big right from Romero misses.
Camble fires out a quick counter leg kick but Romero just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Camble ducks down to avoid it.
Romero misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Camble looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Camble connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Camble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Romero misses with a combination
and Camble counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Romero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Camble swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romero misses with a hook
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero connects with a right hand. Camble shakes it off.
Camble lands a slapping body shot.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Romero ! But no joy.
Camble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Camble slips a jab from Romero .
Camble connects with an inside leg kick.
Camble throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Camble is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Camble slips a straight right by Romero .
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camble throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
A big right from Romero misses.
Romero looks to throw the jab but Camble is out of range.
Camble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Camble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero .
Romero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camble scores with a leg kick.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Camble counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Camble moves out of range as Romero strikes.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camble.
Camble catches Romero with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Camble slips the punch.
Camble slips a straight right by Romero .
Camble throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Camble is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Romero walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camble throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Camble scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Camble doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romero with a nice cross.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Camble saw that one coming.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camble looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero walks into a stiff left hand from Camble.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
Romero scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Camble.
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camble throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Romero .
Camble is rocked!
Camble displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Mike Camble will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Camble misses with a wild body shot.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Camble.
Mike Camble is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Camble tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
A punch lands to the side of Camble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Camble defending well as Romero loads up on a big left hand.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble counters with a nice kick to the body.
Camble throws a wild body kick that Romero sees coming a mile off.
Romero misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Romero scores with a hook.
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camble on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero scores with a jab to the head.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with a hook. Camble ducked under it nicely.
Camble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Camble counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Camble ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camble ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Camble moves away and avoids it.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Camble.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camble counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a thumping low kick.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Camble.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romero 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camble throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camble punishes Romero 's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Camble - that will leave a mark!
Romero slips a jab from Camble.
Camble darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camble slips a jab from Romero .
Good exchange - Camble coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camble. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Camble misses the target.
Romero misses with a few strikes there.
Camble tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
Camble tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Camble there.
Camble lands a jab to Romero 's midsection.
Camble thumps Romero with a low kick.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero misses with a shot to the body
and Camble counters with a stiff right hand.
Camble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romero . Romero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Romero .
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camble.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero throws a jab when Camble was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero moves forwards but Camble connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Romero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCamble.
Camble bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Camble.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble scoring well with a low kick there.
Camble digs a good hook to Romero 's body.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Camble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camble.
Camble scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Camble slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
The fighters circling - Romero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Camble.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Camble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Camble digs a good hook to Romero 's body.
Camble paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero blocks a low kick nicely.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Romero might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Camble has got the better of the exchanges.
Camble throws a leg kick which misses Romero 's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Camble lands a nice shot that snaps Romero 's head back.
Camble tries to move into range but Romero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Camble slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Camble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camble digs a good body shot into Romero 's ribs.
Camble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Camble ducks down to avoid it.
Romero misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Camble's head but Camble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Camble.
Romero looks to score with a jab to the body but Camble is just out of range.
Camble scores with a jab to the body.
Camble throws out a powerful jab.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camble. Camble circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Camble lands the left hand.
Romero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Camble scores with a jab.
Camble moves away from the strike by Romero .
The fighters circling - Camble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camble connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Camble makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camble throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camble misses the jab.
Romero just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Camble coming out on top.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Camble was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Camble.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero .
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camble lands an overhand right.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Camble thinks about countering with a body kick.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Camble moved out of range.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Camble.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camble.
Camble throws a poor cross that misses
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Camble blocks a jab.
Camble lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero scores with the left hand. Camble knows he should have avoided that one.
Camble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Romero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camble moves out of range of the strikes.
Camble missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camble circles away quickly and effectively.
Camble is looking to counter punch.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero misses with a left hand
and Camble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camble looks to land a right hand but Romero moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Camble misses the target.
Camble throws a series of punches but Romero moves out of range.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camble lands a nice shot to the body.
Camble scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble tries a head kick but it misses.
Camble with the inside leg kick.
Romero blocks a jab.
Mike Camble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Camble moved out of range nicely.
Camble just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camble connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Romero swings for the body but Camble moves out of range.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Camble slips the punch.
Camble connects with a jab.
Romero misses with a hook
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camble.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Camble feints and then cracks Romero 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Camble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Camble has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Camble!
Mike Camble got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alcide Almunecar (ranked 601 p4p, 732 weight class) and Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 84 p4p, 100 weight class). Klaus Von Alkum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Almunecar misses its intended target.
Von Alkum flicks out a counter leg kick but Almunecar steps away.
Von Alkum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Almunecar thuds his right hand into Von Alkum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Alkum takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Von Alkum lands with a cross.
It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Von Alkum is looking to slow Almunecar down with leg kicks.
Von Alkum ducks under a wild hook from Almunecar.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Almunecar is looking to score with low kicks.
Almunecar connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almunecar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almunecar misses with a leg kick
and Almunecar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Almunecar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Almunecar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
Almunecar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
Von Alkum throws a head kick but Almunecar moves out of range.
Almunecar tried to counter with a leg kick but Von Alkum avoided it.
Decent striking displayed by Almunecar there.
Von Alkum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Von Alkum throws a wild body kick that Almunecar sees coming a mile off.
Almunecar looks to land a left hand but Von Alkum moved out of range nicely.
Von Alkum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almunecar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses.
Von Alkum throws a hook but Almunecar blocks it.
Almunecar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Von Alkum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almunecar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Von Alkum backs away, Almunecar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Almunecar misses.
Von Alkum just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Alkum tries to clinch up
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Alkum throws the left hand but Almunecar avoids the punch easily.
Von Alkum tries to clinch there but Almunecar circles away.
Nice body kick there by Von Alkum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar lands a nice hook to Von Alkum's body. Von Alkum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Almunecar blocks a head kick by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throws a jab but it's blocked by Almunecar.
Almunecar is looking to counter punch.
Almunecar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Almunecar.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick but Almunecar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Almunecar avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
Almunecar misses with a hook
and Von Alkum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Von Alkum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Almunecar scores with a hook to the body. Von Alkum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Alkum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almunecar blocks a head kick by Von Alkum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Almunecar's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Von Alkum as he checks the leg kick.
Von Alkum throws an overhand right that lands on Almunecar's shoulder, as Almunecar tries to avoid the shot.
Von Alkum throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
Almunecar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Von Alkum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Almunecar on the side of the head.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Alkum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almunecar is rocked!
Alcide Almunecar's cut is getting worse.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Almunecar.
Oh Almunecar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almunecar jabs Von Alkum right on the nose. Von Alkum blinks but takes it well.
Von Alkum tries to bum rush Almunecar with a series of wild strikes but Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Almunecar seems to have got his legs back now.
Almunecar lands a head kick. Von Alkum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Von Alkum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
That's time! Almunecar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Almunecar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Alkum takes a swing at Almunecar's ribcage but misses.
Almunecar connects with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Almunecar blocks the leg kick.
Almunecar throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum feints a counter leg kick.
Von Alkum moves in looking to clinch but Almunecar pushes him off.
Von Alkum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almunecar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Almunecar thuds a left hand into Von Alkum's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Alkum loads up on a big right hand but Almunecar slips the punch.
Almunecar 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.
Almunecar scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Alkum should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Von Alkum tries to land a leg kick but Almunecar saw it coming and moves away.
Almunecar is looking to counter punch.
Von Alkum loads up on a big right hand but Almunecar slips the punch.
Almunecar is looking to chop away at Von Alkum's legs.
Almunecar connects with a crisp jab.
Von Alkum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Almunecar counters with a leg kick.
Almunecar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Von Alkum tries to clinch but Almunecar is having none of it.
Almunecar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum is looking to slow Almunecar down with leg kicks.
Almunecar throws a series of punches but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Almunecar takes one on the button.
Almunecar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Almunecar has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almunecar misses with a body shot.
Von Alkum misses with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice body shot.
Von Alkum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almunecar.
Von Alkum misses with a hook
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Von Alkum is predictable there
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almunecar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Von Alkum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Alkum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Von Alkum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Almunecar has got the better of the exchanges.
Almunecar connects with a body shot that sends Von Alkum's belly button to the back.
Von Alkum throws a sloppy body shot
and Almunecar counters with a straight right hand.
Alcide Almunecar is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Almunecar.
Almunecar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Alkum doesn't seem bothered though.
Almunecar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almunecar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Almunecar moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Alkum throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
Almunecar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Almunecar cracks Von Alkum with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Alkum counters with a thumping low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Von Alkum misses with a double jab.
Almunecar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Almunecar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Almunecar connects with a leg kick.
Von Alkum misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Almunecar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Von Alkum doesn't seem phased though.
Von Alkum misses with a hook. Almunecar ducked under it nicely.
Von Alkum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Almunecar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Almunecar scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alcide Almunecar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Almunecar avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Almunecar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Alkum tries to move into range but Almunecar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Almunecar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almunecar connects with a jab.
Almunecar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum wants to clinch up but Almunecar keeps it at a distance.
Almunecar avoids the head kick by Von Alkum.
An attempted straight right counter from Almunecar misses the target.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
Almunecar lands with a kick to the temple. Von Alkum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Alkum on the side of the head.
Almunecar scores with a leg kick.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Von Alkum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Von Alkum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almunecar has time to react.
Almunecar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Almunecar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Von Alkum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Almunecar moves forwards but Von Alkum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Almunecar misses with a wild body shot.
Von Alkum misses with a hook
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Alkum throws a jab when Almunecar was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Almunecar misses the target.
Von Alkum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunecar lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Von Alkum misses
and Almunecar counters with a thumping low kick.
Almunecar scores with a leg kick.
Von Alkum tries a head kick but it misses.
Almunecar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Almunecar takes a swing at Von Alkum's ribcage but misses.
Von Alkum looks to score with a jab to the body but Almunecar is just out of range.
Almunecar blocks a jab.
Von Alkum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Almunecar.
A little feinted left hand from Almunecar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almunecar.
Von Alkum wants to land a leg kick but Almunecar is out of range.
A low kick from Von Alkum misses
and Almunecar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Almunecar checks a low kick from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Almunecar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Von Alkum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Von Alkum drives through and clinches with Almunecar against the cage.
Von Alkum lands a hook that snaps the head of Almunecar backwards.
Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Almunecar.
Von Alkum throws a lazy head kick
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almunecar looks to land a left hand but Von Alkum moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almunecar connects with an inside leg kick.
Von Alkum looks to land a right hand but Almunecar moved out of range.
Von Alkum scores with a nice head shot.
Von Alkum misses with an uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Von Alkum misses
and Almunecar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almunecar. That's going to slow Von Alkum down.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Almunecar feints and then cracks Von Alkum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Alkum down.
Von Alkum tries to score with a low kick but Almunecar moves his leg out of the way.
Almunecar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alcide Almunecar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Almunecar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcide Almunecar!
A victorious Alcide Almunecar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 418 p4p, 485 weight class) and Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 38 p4p, 46 weight class). Liwa Kursiwa has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuguego scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kursiwa fails with the takedown.
Fuguego connects with a leg kick.
Fuguego cracks a nice hook into Kursiwa's ribs.
Fuguego looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuguego lands a right hook to the body.
Kursiwa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Fuguego catches Kursiwa right on the button with a cross.
Fuguego connects with a body shot that sends Kursiwa's belly button to the back.
Kursiwa closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuguego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fuguego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kursiwa lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kursiwa content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kursiwa is aware though and is defending well.
Fuguego is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fuguego wants to control position but Kursiwa is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Fuguego here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liwa Kursiwa!
Liwa Kursiwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Karokaro (ranked 688 p4p, 206 weight class) and Adrian Rose (ranked 95 p4p, 31 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adrian Rose was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Rose!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karokaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karokaro misses with a wild body shot.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karokaro.
Karokaro swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Karokaro - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Karokaro off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karokaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Karokaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karokaro tries to move into range but Rose moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karokaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Karokaro misses with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rose has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Karokaro misses with a head kick.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karokaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rose.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Karokaro counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Karokaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Rose lands a jab to Karokaro's midsection.
Karokaro works Rose's body with a nice hook.
Karokaro looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Rose as he connects with a hook.
Karokaro is looking to land body kicks.
Karokaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Karokaro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karokaro misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Karokaro throws a head kick that misses.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adrian Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karokaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a sloppy body shot
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose digs a good body shot into Karokaro's ribs.
Karokaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A clash of legs there as Karokaro blocks the low kick.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Karokaro lands an overhand right.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karokaro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rose.
Karokaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Rose throws a body punch but Karokaro moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karokaro throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karokaro throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose wants to clinch
and Karokaro counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karokaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Rose.
Rose lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Karokaro fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Karokaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karokaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose works Karokaro's body with a nice hook.
Karokaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rose to score with a decent uppercut.
Rose clobbers Karokaro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karokaro throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose with a nice cross.
Rose takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Rose swings for the body but Karokaro moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Karokaro misses its target.
Adrian Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose connects with a right hand. Karokaro shakes it off.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karokaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karokaro thinking.
Karokaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karokaro is looking to counter punch.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Karokaro is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Karokaro misses the target.
Rose takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Karokaro misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karokaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Karokaro motions for Rose to come forward. Karokaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose dodges the punch combination from Karokaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karokaro staying out of range there.
Karokaro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rose misses with a hook
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karokaro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Karokaro is looking to break free of the clinch but Rose has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose tests Karokaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose avoids the body shot from Karokaro.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Karokaro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Adrian Rose has been cut.
Karokaro motions for Rose to come forward. Karokaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws a body punch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose swings for the body but Karokaro moves out of range.
Karokaro throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Karokaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karokaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose digs a good body shot into Karokaro's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Karokaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Karokaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karokaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Karokaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Karokaro counters with a two punch combo.
Karokaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Karokaro slips a jab from Rose.
Rose wants to clinch up but Karokaro keeps it at a distance.
Karokaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adrian Rose'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. This is the final round!
Karokaro looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karokaro swinging wildly here.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Rose tries to clinch but Karokaro moves out of range.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Karokaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Karokaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karokaro.
Rose slips a straight right by Karokaro.
Rose punishes Karokaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Karokaro.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Rose. That snapped Karokaro's head back.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karokaro.
Karokaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karokaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karokaro on the side of the head.
Karokaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose instigates a clinch.
Karokaro tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose keeps control of Karokaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karokaro has had enough of the clinch but Rose keeps him there for the moment.
Rose displaying some good clinch control by pressing Karokaro up against the cage.
Rose tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karokaro's elbow.
Karokaro is trying to break the clinch but Rose is controlling him.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karokaro tries to circle away but Rose has him pinned against the cage.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Karokaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Karokaro is trying to force a seperation but Rose has the dominant position.
Karokaro can't break the clinch.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karokaro.
Karokaro blocks an uppercut.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.
Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karokaro backwards.
Rose breaks the clinch.
Rose scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Karokaro looks for the body kick but Rose saw that one coming.
Rose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karokaro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose moves into the clinch.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Rose stalling against the cage.
Rose tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karokaro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karokaro breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Rose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rose 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Rose!
Our winner, Adrian Rose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Akutagawa (ranked 304 p4p, 404 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 43 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Akutagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonioli ducks under a wild hook from Akutagawa.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akutagawa lands with a cross.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
A lazy left from Tonioli finds it's target.
It looks like Ryu Akutagawa has been cut.
Akutagawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tonioli.
Akutagawa avoids the body shot from Tonioli.
Tonioli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akutagawa throws an off balance right hand
and Tonioli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tonioli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akutagawa finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonioli's head.
Akutagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonioli.
Akutagawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akutagawa misses with a two punch combination.
Akutagawa missing with a left hand there. Tonioli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akutagawa sets himself, and Tonioli steps forward looking for the clinch! Akutagawa avoids it this time.
Akutagawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonioli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tonioli wants to counter the offense by Akutagawa and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Akutagawa.
Akutagawa's corner calls for a 1-2. Akutagawa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tonioli scores with the left hand. Akutagawa knows he should have avoided that one.
Akutagawa throws a head kick that misses.
Akutagawa staying out of range there.
Akutagawa is looking for a counter combo.
Akutagawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akutagawa misses with a kick to the body.
Akutagawa misses with a straight left.
Tonioli connects with a body shot that sends Akutagawa's belly button to the back.
Tonioli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akutagawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryu Akutagawa's cut is getting worse.
Akutagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonioli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akutagawa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akutagawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonioli shapes to counter with a head kick.
Akutagawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tonioli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Akutagawa misses with an uppercut. Tonioli saw that one coming.
Akutagawa tries to bum rush Tonioli with a series of wild strikes but Tonioli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonioli wants to counter the offense by Akutagawa and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Tonioli misses.
Akutagawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonioli.
Tonioli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akutagawa avoids the body shot from Tonioli.
Tonioli lands a left and a right that send Akutagawa crashing to the mat, dazed. Tonioli thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Akutagawa misses with a wild combination.
Akutagawa misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut there from Tonioli.
Ryu Akutagawa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Akutagawa misses with a looping left.
Akutagawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akutagawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akutagawa slips under a jab.
Tonioli connects with a body shot that sends Akutagawa's belly button to the back.
Akutagawa throws a big shot that misses.
Tonioli throws a right hand that Akutagawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Akutagawa also avoids with ease.
As Tonioli looks to move away, Akutagawa throws a big counter combo but Tonioli just gets out of the way.
Akutagawa throws a right and a left that Tonioli avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Akutagawa misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tonioli as he connects with a hook.
Tonioli lands a big uppercut and Akutagawa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Akutagawa looks OK. Tonioli waves Akutagawa back to his feet!
Jeez, Ryu Akutagawa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryu Akutagawa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vinicius Tonioli!
Vinicius Tonioli really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 30th Century Beer Store logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledley King (ranked 336 p4p, 380 weight class) and Giant Benandonner (ranked 10 p4p, 23 weight class). Giant Benandonner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ledley King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Benandonner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benandonner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Benandonner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
King throws a head kick but Benandonner moves out of range.
Benandonner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
It looks like Ledley King has been cut.
Benandonner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benandonner finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Benandonner off the cage and back into range.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Benandonner.
Benandonner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benandonner scores with a jab to the jaw.
King is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Benandonner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from King misses.
Benandonner misses with a wild body shot.
Benandonner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King with a poor takedown
and Benandonner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benandonner throws a jab when King was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benandonner. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King avoids the body shot from Benandonner.
Benandonner avoids the head kick by King.
Benandonner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Benandonner.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Benandonner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
King is breathing heavily.
Benandonner connects with the punch.
Benandonner circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! King drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Benandonner follows King to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giant Benandonner!
Giant Benandonner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 324 p4p, 832 weight class) and Sergei Sarkisov (ranked 21 p4p, 51 weight class). Jang Jai comes to the cage accompanied by Snake Shadow. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Sarkisov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang Jai is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sarkisov lands a lovely overhand right.
Sarkisov misses the body punch
and Jang Jai counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisov connects with a right hand. Jang Jai shakes it off.
Jang Jai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarkisov slips a straight right by Jang Jai.
Jang Jai lands with a big left! Sarkisov is wobbled badly! Jang Jai comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sarkisov to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wang Jang Jai!
An out of breath Wang Jang Jai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Petrov (ranked 7 p4p, 80 weight class) and Leon Smith (ranked 2 p4p, 15 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Черная Волга. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Leon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrov moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrov.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Petrov's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Smith working aggressively here.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrov into the cage.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith looks winded!
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov lands a body shot.
Petrov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov is working Smith over against the cage.
Petrov tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Petrov.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Petrov controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petrov.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Petrov lands a right hand.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Petrov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
 Smith is rocked!
Petrov drops Smith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
A short left from Petrov.
Petrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short right from Petrov on the inside.
Petrov creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Smith's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Smith drops to his knees and Petrov pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Petrov!
Ivan Petrov retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Ivan Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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