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NYF 87:Deiveredo vs Yordan III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 2886 p4p, 2674 weight class) and Colin Nox (ranked 269 p4p, 248 weight class). Oystenteller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka. Nox has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones as his entrance music. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Nox!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nox keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oystenteller throws a push kick but Nox slaps the foot to one side.
Nox is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Nox. Those never looked like landing.
Oystenteller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oystenteller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox throws a sloppy head kick and Oystenteller moves out of range easily.
Nox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oystenteller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oystenteller misses the body punch
and Nox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Nox.
Nox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oystenteller is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Colin Nox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oystenteller takes the fight into the clinch.
Oystenteller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oystenteller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nox avoids it really well and circles away.
Nox misses with a few strikes there.
Oystenteller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oystenteller throws a lazy right hand but Nox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller misses with a body shot.
Nox follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Oystenteller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nox! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darstknasset Oystenteller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oystenteller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nox.
Oystenteller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nox looks to land a combination. Oystenteller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oystenteller with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nox scores with a nice right hand.
Oystenteller tries to clinch up but Nox circles away and keeps his distance.
Darstknasset Oystenteller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller misses with a body kick.
Nox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oystenteller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Nox.
Nox throws a body shot but no joy.
Oystenteller attempts a counter takedown but Nox avoids it well and moves away.
Nox lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch combination from Oystenteller misses.
Oystenteller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nox's half guard.
Nox has one foot on Oystenteller's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nox misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Oystenteller misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nox throws a series of strikes that have Oystenteller backpedaling.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nox as he avoids it easily.
Oystenteller closes the distance and clinches up with Nox, looking for a takedown. Oystenteller pushes Nox against the cage but Nox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oystenteller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oystenteller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oystenteller.
Danga de danga de dang - Nox scores with a four punch combination!
Oystenteller tries to close the distance and clinch but Nox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nox. Oystenteller shrugs it off though.
Oystenteller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nox circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Nox dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oystenteller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oystenteller is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nox's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A shot to the body from Oystenteller misses
and Nox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oystenteller throws a big shot that misses.
Oystenteller scores with a shot to the body.
Colin Nox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oystenteller misses with the combination.
Nox digs a good hook to Oystenteller's body.
Nox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nox misses with a hook to the body
and Oystenteller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oystenteller misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller drives through and clinches with Nox against the cage.
Oystenteller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oystenteller wants a takedown but no success here.
Nox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oystenteller misses with a hook. Nox ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oystenteller - the referee stops the clock and Nox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oystenteller. Nox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Oystenteller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nox circles away quickly and effectively.
Oystenteller instigates a clinch.
Oystenteller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller working aggressively here.
Oystenteller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oystenteller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nox.
Oystenteller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nox lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oystenteller takes a step back to recover.
Oystenteller misses with a takedown
and Nox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oystenteller throws a push kick but Nox slaps the foot to one side.
Oystenteller throws a wild body kick that Nox sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Nox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the liver by Oystenteller. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nox scores with a nice right hand.
Oystenteller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oystenteller clinches up against the cage.
Oystenteller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oystenteller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nox is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oystenteller digs a good hook to Nox's body.
Nox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oystenteller is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller misses with a hook
and Oystenteller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nox avoids the body shot from Oystenteller.
Oystenteller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nox as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darstknasset Oystenteller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oystenteller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Nox misses.
Nox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nox is looking for the big counter here.
Nox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oystenteller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nox misses with a series of wild punches.
Oystenteller misses with a wild body shot.
Nox cracks Oystenteller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darstknasset Oystenteller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oystenteller swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Oystenteller misses with a lunging right hand
and Nox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nox lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oystenteller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Nox.
Oystenteller slips a jab and a cross from Nox.
Donk. Nox catches Oystenteller right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller misses with a takedown
and Nox counters with a stiff right hand.
Oystenteller tries to land a front kick but Nox steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Nox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nox throws a series of punches but Oystenteller moves out of range.
Oystenteller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oystenteller has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Oystenteller. Those never looked like landing.
Oystenteller doesn't manage to clinch there - Nox circles away.
Oystenteller shoots in and drives through. Nox sprawls well.
Nox moves out of range of the body kick.
Nox unleashes a big counter combination but Oystenteller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oystenteller closes the distance and pushes Nox back into the cage.
Oystenteller lands a nice knee to the body.
Oystenteller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Colin Nox has been cut.
Oystenteller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nox gets tackled into the cage by Oystenteller. Oystenteller maintains the clinch.
Oystenteller has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Nox clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Nox is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Oystenteller off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nox is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nox is keeping busy.
Oystenteller is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Oystenteller throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller is looking to control Nox but Nox is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nox is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Oystenteller gets his way!
Oystenteller working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Nox is doing well to defend. Oystenteller seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Nox is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darstknasset Oystenteller!
During a confident post fight interview, Darstknasset Oystenteller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 1849 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Kyoto Costa (ranked 220 p4p, 218 weight class). Blackwater comes into the arena with A$AP Rocky - Everyday blaring out of the sound system. Kyoto Costa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyoto Costa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwater feints a jab promting Costa to slip. Blackwater then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Costa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blackwater shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Costa defends it nicely.
Blackwater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Costa dips to his left and cracks Blackwater with an uppercut!
Blackwater throws the kick towards the body but Costa avoids it.
Nice body punch from Costa.
Blackwater tries to move into range but Costa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blackwater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blackwater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwater misses with a wild combination.
Costa digs a good body shot into Blackwater's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Blackwater blocks the leg kick.
Blackwater throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Costa's waist but Costa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blackwater off to one side.
Blackwater rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been told by Blackwater's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blackwater drops his hands momentarily and Costa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Blackwater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackwater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costa finds it's way round the side to connect with Blackwater's head.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackwater.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blackwater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackwater misses with a body kick.
Costa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackwater.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Costa enables Blackwater to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Costa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Costa has Blackwater pulled in close to control his posture.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck.
Costa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blackwater lands a couple of elbows.
Costa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Costa keeping full guard, as Blackwater tries to pass.
Costa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa looking for a sweep. Not yet Costa, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa is pulling down on Blackwater's head. It's preventing any offense from Blackwater, at least for the moment.
Blackwater advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackwater trying to control from half guard but Costa is working away.
Costa wants to sweep but Blackwater has passed to side control!
Costa wants to control but Blackwater postures up.
Costa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Costa is staying active underneath Blackwater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Costa wants to sweep but Blackwater has passed to side control!
Costa is not content to let Blackwater control the position.
Costa is trying to control Blackwater's posture but Blackwater avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater has an Americana. Costa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Blackwater is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Blackwater hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lorenz Blackwater!
A less than humble Lorenz Blackwater misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 1430 p4p, 3236 weight class) and Whole Nutz (ranked 184 p4p, 364 weight class). Vinicius Tonioli has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whole Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonioli scores with a three punch combo!
Nutz shoots for a takedown but Tonioli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nutz moves into the clinch successfully.
Nutz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nutz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tonioli prevents it.
Vinicius Tonioli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whole Nutz.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Tonioli stalling in the clinch.
Nutz is trying to maintain a safe position but Tonioli gets an underhook and turns Nutz into the cage.
Nutz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tonioli gets through Nutz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nutz leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Tonioli.
A bit of stalling here from Tonioli.
Tonioli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Tonioli.
Tonioli misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonioli lands a nice shot to the body.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tonioli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tonioli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tonioli misses with some punches.
Nutz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tonioli is defending well.
Nutz can't get the takedown.
Tonioli gets through Nutz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nutz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nutz has Tonioli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tonioli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tonioli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tonioli lands a body punch.
Nutz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nutz looks winded!
Tonioli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tonioli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonioli lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonioli lands with a left to the head.
Tonioli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
Nutz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tonioli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
 Nutz is rocked!
Come on Tonioli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tonioli effectively controlling the action here.
Tonioli gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tonioli misses with a punch on the inside.
Nutz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tonioli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tonioli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nutz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tonioli lands a right hand.
Nutz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tonioli after a bit of a struggle.
Nutz tries to score a body lock takedown but Tonioli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nutz has Tonioli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tonioli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tonioli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nutz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Tonioli.
Tonioli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nutz takes a shot to the head.
Nutz is working for takedown but Tonioli is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tonioli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonioli finish him?
Tonioli leaning against his opponent.
Nutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonioli drops Nutz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nutz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Whole Nutz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nutz blocking some punches.
Tonioli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonioli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonioli.
Tonioli throws a hook to the side of Nutz's head but Nutz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nutz walks straight into a right hand from Tonioli - that's dropped him! Tonioli jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nutz from any more punishment! Nutz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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.
Whole Nutz spoke after the fight, saying 'Death be to you all. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krypton Brussard (ranked 546 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Danny Hoover (ranked 71 p4p, 207 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krypton Brussard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hoover tries to clinch but Brussard moves out of range.
Brussard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danny Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoover closes the distance and pushes Brussard back into the cage.
Brussard has a couple of punches blocked by Hoover.
Brussard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brussard tries to work over Hoover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brussard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoovers head.
Good body shot from Brussard.
Hoover throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brussard.
Hoover can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Brussard.
Brussard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brussard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brussard lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brussard misses with a body punch.
Brussard works on Hoover's body with a couple of short punches.
Brussard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brussard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Brussard gets through Hoover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brussard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brussard pushes Hoover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brussard has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Hoover is trying to force a seperation but Brussard has the dominant position.
Brussard gets through Hoover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brussard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brussard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch but Brussard keeps him there for the moment.
Hoover takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Brussard as the two fighters clinch.
Brussard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brussard struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoover controls his hands.
Brussard blocks an elbow strike from Hoover.
Brussard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brussard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brussard lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brussard.
Hoover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brussard lands a shot to the body.
Hoover looks winded!
Brussard lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brussard digs a right hand underneath Hoover's ribcage. Hoover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brussard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoover or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard lands a right hand.
Brussard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Brussard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brussard digs a right hand underneath Hoover's ribcage. Hoover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brussard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brussard presses Hoover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brussard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Brussard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brussard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Brussard lands a left hand.
Brussard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brussard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Brussard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brussard scores with a shot to the side of Hoover's head.
Brussard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Brussard.
Brussard has Hoover pressed against the cage, preventing Hoover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brussard pushes Hoover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Brussard.
Brussard digs a right hand underneath Hoover's ribcage. Hoover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brussard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard scores with a shot to the side of Hoover's head.
A right hand to the body from Brussard.
A nice left hand lands by Brussard.
Brussard scores with a shoulder strike.
Brussard tries to throw a body punch but Hoover avoids it by throwing Brussard back against the cage.
Good body shot from Brussard.
A right handed body shot lands from Brussard.
Still in the clinch, Brussard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Brussard.
A short right from Brussard on the inside.
Brussard pushes Hoover back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brussard lands a nice shot to the body.
Brussard lands a body shot.
Brussard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Brussard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brussard as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Brussard.
Brussard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brussard lands with a right to the head.
Brussard lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard pushes Hoover back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brussard lands with a short shot to the head.
Brussard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brussard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brussard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brussard.
Brussard lands an uppercut.
Brussard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoover.
Brussard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brussard scores with a shoulder strike.
Brussard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brussard is leaning against Hoover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brussard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brussard lands a body shot.
Brussard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoover takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brussard scores with a hook to the body.
Brussard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brussard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoover is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Brussard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krypton Brussard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brussard drops Hoover with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hoover looks back up at him and smiles so Brussard waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hoover is still on wobbly legs! Can Brussard finish him?
A slow jab from Brussard misses its intended target.
Danny Hoover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brussard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoover seems to have recovered his senses.
Brussard connects with a leg kick.
Hoover throws an off balance right hand
and Brussard counters with a leg kick.
Jab from Hoover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brussard looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoover is just out of range.
Hoover fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoover misses with the combination.
Hoover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brussard.
Some wild striking there from Hoover.
Hoover is breathing heavily.
Hoover slips a straight right by Brussard.
Brussard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brussard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brussard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brussard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brussard connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Hoover does no damage.
Brussard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Brussard lands a body shot.
Brussard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brussard lands a slapping body shot.
Brussard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brussard cracks Hoover with a left hook right on the temple and Hoover goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Brussard lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Hoover is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krypton Brussard!
A victorious Krypton Brussard 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Burton (ranked 803 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 91 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Benzo there.
Burton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benzo.
Benzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benzo looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Benzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benzo throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Benzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Benzo loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benzo manages to avoid it.
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!
Benzo misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Burton.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Benzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Benzo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burton eats them both and turns towards Benzo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benzo throws out a powerful jab.
Burton is looking to wear down Benzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Burton.
Benzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burton.
Burton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benzo looks for the body kick but Burton saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
A head kick misses from Benzo.
Benzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Benzo.
No joy there for Benzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benzo scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benzo.
Benzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton slips a straight right by Benzo.
Burton walks into a stiff left hand from Benzo.
Burton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
Benzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A cross from Benzo lands.
Benzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burton works over Benzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Burton throws a right hand that Benzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Benzo also avoids with ease.
Benzo lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Burton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burton on the side of the head.
Benzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Benzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burton looks to land a combination but Benzo avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burton.
Benzo looks to land a combination. Burton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burton connects with a body shot.
Burton with a jab.
Benzo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burton throws a series of punches but Benzo moves out of range.
Burton ducks right into an uppercut from Benzo.
Burton scores with a punch to the head.
Benzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burton.
Burton connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton misses with a wild combination.
Benzo connects with a single shot there.
Benzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Benzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benzo misses with a kick to the body.
Burton tries to bum rush Benzo with a series of wild strikes but Benzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benzo throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benzo misses with a body shot.
Benzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burton checks a low kick from Benzo.
Burton is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Benzo misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Burton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Burton.
A counter left hand to the body from Burton misses its target.
Burton walks into a left hand.
Benzo misses with a hook. Burton ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burton swings for the body but Benzo moves out of range.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burton with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benzo misses with a wild body shot.
Benzo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benzo throws the left hand but Burton avoids the punch easily.
Benzo avoids the body shot from Burton.
Benzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burton is out of range and Benzo settles back down.
Burton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benzo scores with a nice body kick.
Burton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Benzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benzo scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benzo.
Benzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burton misses with some punches.
Benzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burton blocks a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Benzo controls his hands.
Burton misses with a body punch.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton lands with a short shot to the head.
Benzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Benzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton breaks the clinch.
Burton lands a body shot.
Benzo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big left from Benzo misses.
Burton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benzo tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Benzo.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Benzo.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Benzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Benzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benzo throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Benzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burton. Burton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benzo.
Benzo feints a counter leg kick.
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burton 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.
Benzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
A counter left hand to the body from Burton misses its target.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton looks to land a combination but Benzo avoids it well.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benzo.
A jab from Burton misses.
Benzo scores with a jab.
Benzo throws a wild body kick that Burton sees coming a mile off.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo misses with a looping left.
Benzo throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Burton jabs at Benzo's body.
Burton misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo throws a hook but Burton blocks it.
Benzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burton. That did some damage!
Benzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Benzo.
Benzo with a nice calf kick.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benzo tries to bum rush Burton with a series of wild strikes but Burton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Benzo misses the target.
Benzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Benzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benzo misses with a leg kick
and Burton counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Burton.
Burton throws a series of punches but Benzo avoids them all with ease.
Burton cracks Benzo with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Benzo misses.
Burton jabs Benzo right on the nose. Benzo blinks but takes it well.
Burton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burton misses with the combination.
Benzo scores with a nice head shot.
Benzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daniel Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benzo lands with a cross.
Benzo misses with a hook.
Benzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benzo looks to land a combination. Burton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Benzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Benzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burton digs a right hand into Benzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benzo's gas tank.
Benzo tries a body shot but Burton blocks it.
Benzo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
Burton prevents a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benzo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burton.
Burton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benzo backwards.
Benzo is pushing Burton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with the head strike.
A short right from Benzo.
A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land.
Burton manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Benzo throws out a powerful jab.
Benzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burton throws a big counter combination but Benzo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benzo keeps control of Burton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Benzo fails to land.
Burton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benzo manages to break the clinch.
Benzo drops his hands momentarily and Burton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Burton in the body.
Burton moves out of range as Benzo throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benzo clinches with his opponent.
Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benzo misses with a head kick.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton scores with a hook to the body. Benzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Benzo dodges the punch combination from Burton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a series of strikes that have Benzo backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benzo throws a right hand that Burton ducks under and follows up with a left that Burton also avoids with ease.
Ritanzo Benzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burton lunges at Benzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benzo's hand.
Benzo throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Burton throws a body punch but Benzo moves out of range.
Burton fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benzo dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Benzo counters with a body kick.
Benzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benzo throws out the jab.
Burton stalks Benzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benzo's face. Benzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniel Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Benzo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritanzo Benzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benzo 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritanzo Benzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Breno Belmiro (ranked 281 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 28 p4p, 149 weight class). Volodimir Borrisinov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Breno Belmiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Borrisinov has time to react.
A big left from Borrisinov misses.
Belmiro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Volodimir Borrisinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borrisinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmiro.
Borrisinov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belmiro defends it nicely.
Borrisinov blocks a jab.
Belmiro throws a looping overhand right but Borrisinov ducks down to avoid it.
Belmiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borrisinov misses the jab.
Belmiro misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borrisinov's coach down at Copes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Borrisinov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Borrisinov dives in and grabs Belmiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belmiro pushes down on Borrisinov's head and hops out.
Borrisinov catches Belmiro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borrisinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borrisinov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borrisinov tests Belmiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Belmiro but Belmiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Breno Belmiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volodimir Borrisinov.
Borrisinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Belmiro should have avoided that one.
Borrisinov lands a jab to Belmiro's midsection.
Belmiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Belmiro.
Belmiro slips under a jab from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmiro.
Borrisinov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Borrisinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Borrisinov.
Borrisinov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Belmiro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Borrisinov lands a nice forearm strike.
Belmiro is looking to reverse the position.
Belmiro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Borrisinov scores with punches from side control.
Belmiro sneaks back into half guard.
Belmiro actively working from the bottom here.
Belmiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borrisinov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belmiro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Borrisinov is working away from the top position though.
Borrisinov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belmiro's head.
Belmiro gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro trying to control the position.
Belmiro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Borrisinov's guard.
Belmiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Borrisinov pulls Belmiro in to control the position.
Belmiro stopping the sweep attempt from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belmiro won't allow Borrisinov to sweep him here.
Belmiro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borrisinov's guard.
Borrisinov is trying to control but can't.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belmiro is working away from the top position though.
Belmiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belmiro is working for a kimura but Borrisinov is defending it quite comfortably.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura but Borrisinov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belmiro to get the leverage.
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Borrisinov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro.
Belmiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Volodimir Borrisinov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Borrisinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belmiro.
Borrisinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belmiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borrisinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Belmiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Borrisinov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belmiro momentarily.
Borrisinov throws a body punch but Belmiro moves out of range.
Borrisinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Belmiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belmiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Borrisinov misses.
Belmiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borrisinov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belmiro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Borrisinov sprawls well initially but Belmiro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Belmiro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura here.
Borrisinov is looking for a sweep. Belmiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro is pressing down on Borrisinov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borrisinov is holding on for now.
Borrisinov tries to roll over but Belmiro keeps him under control.
Borrisinov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Borrisinov is staying active underneath Belmiro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Borrisinov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belmiro is working away from the top position though.
Belmiro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Borrisinov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Belmiro.
Belmiro working Borrisinov over with strikes.
Borrisinov trying to control from the bottom.
Belmiro wants to control but Borrisinov is keeping him busy.
Belmiro moves into full mount! Borrisinov won't be happy about that!
Borrisinov tries to hold on but Belmiro pushes him away.
Borrisinov is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Borrisinov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Borrisinov shrugs it off.
Belmiro lands with some strikes.
Borrisinov wants to control but Belmiro is having none of it.
Borrisinov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Belmiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borrisinov can do to turn this around?
Belmiro working Borrisinov over with strikes.
Borrisinov manages to get to full guard.
Belmiro throwing strikes from guard but Borrisinov blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov pulls Belmiro in close to prevent any damage.
Belmiro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borrisinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borrisinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Belmiro controls the pace.
Belmiro wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belmiro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Belmiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Borrisinov has wrist control.
Borrisinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Breno Belmiro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Borrisinov misses with a hook.
Belmiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borrisinov.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut. Borrisinov saw that one coming.
Belmiro lands a nice hook to Borrisinov's body. Borrisinov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borrisinov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belmiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belmiro jabs Borrisinov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belmiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belmiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borrisinov.
Borrisinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belmiro's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belmiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Borrisinov quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borrisinov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belmiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belmiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov wants to improve his position but Belmiro is controlling well.
Belmiro throwing shots but Borrisinov is blocking nicely.
Belmiro prevents Borrisinov from improving his position.
Belmiro is looking for a kimura here.
Belmiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borrisinov is just riding it out for now. Belmiro eventually gives up the hold.
Borrisinov gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belmiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Belmiro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belmiro is fighting to break Borrisinov's control of his arms but Borrisinov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Belmiro looking to pass the guard.
Borrisinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Belmiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borrisinov defends it easily.
Belmiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Belmiro, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov wants to control from the top but Belmiro keeps moving.
Borrisinov chips away with some ground and pound.
Borrisinov cracks Belmiro with a solid left hand.
Borrisinov working some strikes from top position.
Breno Belmiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belmiro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belmiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Borrisinov pushing down on Belmiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belmiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belmiro.
Belmiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borrisinov is aware though and is defending well.
Borrisinov is pushing down on Belmiro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Belmiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Borrisinov has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro has hold of Borrisinov's hands but Borrisinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belmiro has hold of Borrisinov's hands but Borrisinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Borrisinov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belmiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belmiro looking for submissions off his back.
Borrisinov prevents Belmiro from improving his position.
Belmiro has hold of Borrisinov's hands but Borrisinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belmiro works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borrisinov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Borrisinov postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Breno Belmiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belmiro 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Breno Belmiro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1892 p4p, 1427 weight class) and Leonidas Vidalotis (ranked 229 p4p, 180 weight class). Russ Simons has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonidas Vidalotis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidalotis defending well as Simons loads up on a big left hand.
Vidalotis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Simons.
Vidalotis tries to clinch but Simons moves out of range.
Simons lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Leonidas Vidalotis has been cut.
A left lands for Vidalotis.
Simons moves out of range as Vidalotis throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Simons misses the target.
Simons walks into a left hand.
Simons looks to land a combination but Vidalotis avoids it well.
A punch combination from Vidalotis misses.
Vidalotis takes a swing at Simons's ribcage but misses.
Simons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Simons misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons defending well as Vidalotis loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Simons was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vidalotis lands a really nice looking cross but Simons seems unphased.
 It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
A big right from Vidalotis misses.
Vidalotis throws a lazy body kick
and Simons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vidalotis with a hook.
Vidalotis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vidalotis thuds his right hand into Simons's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vidalotis slips a jab from Simons.
Vidalotis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simons misses the jab.
Vidalotis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vidalotis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vidalotis throws a big elbow that misses.
Vidalotis is working Simons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Simons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis is stalling in the full guard.
Vidalotis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis wants to control from the top but Simons keeps moving.
Vidalotis throws a big elbow that misses.
Vidalotis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Simons manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vidalotis has Simons in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vidalotis wants to sweep here but Simons controlling him for the moment.
Vidalotis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Simons is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons stopping the sweep attempt from Vidalotis.
Vidalotis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vidalotis wants to sweep but no luck.
Simons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Simons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vidalotis is pulling down on Simons's head. It's preventing any offense from Simons, at least for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vidalotis misses with a left hand
and Vidalotis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Simons does no damage.
Vidalotis scores with a sloppy right hand. Simons should have avoided that one.
Vidalotis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simons feints a jab promting Vidalotis to slip. Simons then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vidalotis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That has opened up Leonidas Vidalotis's cut even more.
Simons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Simons there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidalotis throws a body shot but no joy.
Vidalotis clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Vidalotis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vidalotis blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Vidalotis scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Simons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simons throws a head punch that misses.
Vidalotis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simons is keeping busy.
Simons prevents the takedown attempt.
Vidalotis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidalotis looks to score with a jab to the body but Simons is just out of range.
Simons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vidalotis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simons lands a left and a right that send Vidalotis crashing to the mat, dazed. Simons thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vidalotis backs away from a small jab... but Simons lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Vidalotis crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Simons with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Russ Simons!
After winning the bout, Russ Simons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 217 p4p, 675 weight class) and Jeff Christ (ranked 31 p4p, 90 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Christ!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crusher stuffs the takedown.
Christ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Christ takes a swing at Crusher 's ribcage but misses.
Christ shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crusher pinned against the cage. Crusher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Crusher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christ.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Christ.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ shoots in but Crusher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Crusher tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Christ manages to circle out of the way.
Good shot there by Christ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crusher is looking to improve his position.
Crusher won't allow Christ to pass to mount.
Christ slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Christ has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crusher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Christ passes Crusher 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crusher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Christ is trying to control the action in half guard but Crusher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christ throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crusher missing with punches from the bottom.
Crusher is not content to let Christ control the position.
Crusher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Well, if Christ is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crusher looking for submissions off his back.
Christ throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Christ there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crusher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crusher trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crusher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Christ is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christ is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Christ wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher trying to keep a closed guard but Christ is proving a slippery customer.
Christ wants to control from the top but Crusher keeps moving.
Crusher wants to sweep but no luck.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Christ can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Christ with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christ postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crusher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crusher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Christ dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for Christ.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crusher working the head and body with strikes.
Crusher trying to control from half guard but Christ is working away.
Crusher throws a strike but Christ avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Christ is looking for a triangle but Crusher pushes his legs off easily.
Christ has control of Crusher 's left arm, preventing Crusher from doing any damage.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher looking to pass the guard.
Christ manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crusher manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ stands up over Crusher , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Christ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christ trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crusher pulls Christ in close to prevent any damage.
Christ sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crusher looking for a sweep. Not yet Crusher , not yet.
Christ cracks Crusher with a solid left hand.
Crusher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christ is one step ahead there.
Crusher is striking off his back. Christ thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christ pulls his head out easily.
Crusher wants to improve his position but Christ is controlling well.
Christ wants to pass to mount but Crusher is defending the position.
Crusher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Christ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crusher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crusher has hold of Christ's hands but Christ slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crusher gets full guard.
Christ lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crusher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christ is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crusher wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Crusher has locked up a guillotine! Crusher 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Christ is holding on here and Crusher must be using up a lot of energy. Christ has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Crusher gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Crusher !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall Ferguson (ranked 122 p4p, 342 weight class) and Bobojo Makoba (ranked 17 p4p, 45 weight class). Makoba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zilbacore 2097 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bobojo Makoba has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Niall Ferguson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobojo Makoba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a hook to the body
and Makoba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferguson thinking.
Makoba punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Makoba blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Makoba misses with a wild body shot.
As Makoba looks to move away, Ferguson throws a big counter combo but Makoba just gets out of the way.
Makoba scores with a jab.
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Makoba cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
Ferguson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferguson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makoba swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Makoba cracks Ferguson with an open hand slap.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Makoba ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoba blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson looks to throw a body kick
and Makoba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makoba misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferguson lands a slapping body shot.
Makoba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferguson. Ferguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Makoba.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Makoba looks to land a body kick but Ferguson moved away.
Nice body punch from Ferguson.
Makoba lands with a nice combination. Ferguson backs away looking to recover.
Makoba throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Bobojo Makoba has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Makoba.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makoba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makoba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Makoba throws a low kick but Ferguson avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferguson.
Makoba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Makoba tries a quick counter leg kick but Ferguson is wise to it.
Makoba misses with a low kick as Ferguson jumps back.
Ferguson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferguson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Makoba throws a head kick but Ferguson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makoba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferguson checks it well.
Ferguson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Makoba in his tracks.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makoba. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Makoba connects with a body shot.
Makoba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makoba.
Ferguson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makoba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson blocks a head kick by Makoba.
Ferguson throws a hook but Makoba blocks it.
Makoba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makoba throws a low kick but Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Makoba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makoba with a nice calf kick.
Makoba throws a low kick, looking for Ferguson's leg but Ferguson calmly moves out of range.
Ferguson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ferguson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Makoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makoba steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobojo Makoba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut
and Makoba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferguson scores with a hook.
That has opened up Bobojo Makoba's cut even more.
Ferguson lunges at Makoba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makoba's hand.
Ferguson cracks Makoba with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ferguson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Makoba to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Makoba falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ferguson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niall Ferguson!
Niall Ferguson retains his heavyweight title!
Niall Ferguson very nearly forgot to thank Wrestler Wayfare amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 100 p4p, 222 weight class) and Daud Yordan (ranked 10 p4p, 19 weight class). Deiveiredo comes to the cage accompanied by Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yordan drops his hands momentarily and Deiveiredo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deiveiredo's head.
Deiveiredo lands a lovely overhand right.
Yordan swings widly with a right hand
and Deiveiredo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deiveiredo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deiveiredo throws a front kick aimed at Yordan's knee but Yordan avoids it well.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
A little feinted left hand from Deiveiredo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yordan slips under a jab from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Deiveiredo throws a hook but Yordan blocks it.
Yordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Deiveiredo.
A lazy left from Yordan finds it's target.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
A punch lands to the side of Yordan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yordan is rocked!
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!
Deiveiredo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yordan is still in real trouble! Can Deiveiredo finish him?
Deiveiredo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Deiveiredo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yordan's legs.
Yordan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Deiveiredo misses with a few strikes there.
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Deiveiredo moved out of range nicely.
Yordan swings for the body but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan digs a good hook to Deiveiredo's body.
Yordan throws a hook to the side of Deiveiredo's head but Deiveiredo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deiveiredo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Yordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yordan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Yordan clobbers Deiveiredo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Deiveiredo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deiveiredo tries for a takedown but Yordan circles away easily
and Yordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yordan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daud Yordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yordan with a hook.
Deiveiredo misses with a wild body shot.
Deiveiredo throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan moves away from the strike by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yordan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Yordan does it's job there.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yordan throws out the jab.
Deiveiredo shoots in but Yordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yordan connects with a right hand. Deiveiredo shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Deiveiredo.
Yordan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Deiveiredo with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo cracks Yordan with an open hand slap.
Deiveiredo throws a combination that misses
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deiveiredo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick by Yordan misses
and Deiveiredo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Yordan.
Yordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yordan punishes Deiveiredo's body with a nice straight punch.
Yordan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan lands a jab to Deiveiredo's midsection.
Yordan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yordan defending well as Deiveiredo loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan digs a good body shot into Deiveiredo's ribs.
Deiveiredo avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Deiveiredo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a hook but Deiveiredo avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo motions for Yordan to come forward. Deiveiredo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yordan throws out a leg kick but Deiveiredo moves out of range and Yordan only half commits.
Yordan works Deiveiredo's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Deiveiredo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Yordan digs a good body shot into Deiveiredo's ribs.
Yordan throws a low kick, looking for Deiveiredo's leg but Deiveiredo calmly moves out of range.
Deiveiredo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Figueson Deiveiredo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Deiveiredo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Deiveiredo counters with a stiff right hand.
Daud Yordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deiveiredo sizes up Yordan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Deiveiredo throws a hook to the side of Yordan's head but Yordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Deiveiredo lands a glancing blow to the side of Yordan's head.
Yordan throws a hook but Deiveiredo blocks it.
Yordan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deiveiredo. Deiveiredo obviously looking to wear him down.
Deiveiredo avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Deiveiredo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deiveiredo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yordan.
Deiveiredo jabs at Yordan's body.
Deiveiredo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Figueson Deiveiredo has been cut.
Deiveiredo throws a lazy uppercut
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Deiveiredo catches Yordan right on the button with a cross.
Yordan scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice takedown defense from Yordan. No joy for Deiveiredo on that attempt.
Yordan misses with a straight right.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo slips under a jab.
Yordan tests Deiveiredo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yordan. Yordan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yordan misses with a body punch
and Deiveiredo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yordan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Deiveiredo there.
Deiveiredo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yordan.
Deiveiredo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 Deiveiredo is rocked!
Yordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yordan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deiveiredo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yordan.
Yordan lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Deiveiredo takes one to the chin there.
Oh Deiveiredo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deiveiredo drives through and clinches with Yordan against the cage.
Deiveiredo seems to have got his legs back now.
Yordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Deiveiredo won't allow it.
Deiveiredo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yordan is defending well for now.
Deiveiredo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
Yordan scores with a shot to the side of Deiveiredo's head.
Yordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Deiveiredo pushes Yordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yordan fails to land.
Deiveiredo tries to pull guard but Yordan holds him up against the cage and eventually Deiveiredo drops back down to his feet.
Deiveiredo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yordan controls his hands.
Deiveiredo blocks an uppercut.
Deiveiredo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Figueson Deiveiredo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deiveiredo lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deiveiredo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yordan's brow.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yordan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Yordan blocks the leg kick.
Yordan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Deiveiredo with a body shot.
Yordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a stiff right hand.
Yordan misses the jab.
Yordan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yordan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Deiveiredo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yordan is out of range.
Deiveiredo tries to land a leg kick but Yordan saw it coming and moves away.
Deiveiredo darts in and clinches Yordan up against the cage.
Deiveiredo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yordan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Deiveiredo.
Yordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yordan lands a right hand.
Deiveiredo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yordan lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Deiveiredo.
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!
Yordan has a couple of punches blocked by Deiveiredo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deiveiredo.
Yordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Deiveiredo. Deiveiredo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deiveiredo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yordan.
Yordan thumps Deiveiredo with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Yordan.
Deiveiredo throws the left hand but Yordan avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Yordan finds it's way through Deiveiredo's defenses.
Deiveiredo throws a looping overhand right but Yordan ducks down to avoid it.
Yordan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deiveiredo.
Good work by Yordan as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Yordan misses.
Deiveiredo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan with a jab.
Deiveiredo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deiveiredo somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Figueson Deiveiredo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deiveiredo moves in looking to clinch but Yordan pushes him off.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deiveiredo walks into a left hand.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Deiveiredo slips the punch.
Yordan stuns Deiveiredo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daud Yordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deiveiredo throws a right hand that misses
and Yordan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yordan throws a head kick but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Deiveiredo slips under a jab.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Yordan.
Yordan moves out of range as Deiveiredo strikes.
Good work by Yordan as he checks the leg kick.
Deiveiredo loads up on a big right hand but Yordan slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Yordan. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yordan misses with a wild body shot.
Yordan lands with a hook. Deiveiredo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deiveiredo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo looks to land a left hand but Yordan moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deiveiredo.
Yordan lands a really nice looking cross but Deiveiredo seems unphased.
A slow jab from Deiveiredo misses its intended target.
Deiveiredo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo misses with a wild body shot.
Yordan lands a jab to Deiveiredo's midsection.
Deiveiredo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yordan is out of range.
Yordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deiveiredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Yordan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Deiveiredo takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yordan throws a hook but Deiveiredo blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Deiveiredo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Deiveiredo throws a leg kick but Yordan checks it.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
Deiveiredo throws out a leg kick but Yordan moves out of range and Deiveiredo only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo shoots in looking for a takedown but Yordan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deiveiredo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deiveiredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yordan.
Yordan looks to land a left hand but Deiveiredo moved out of range nicely.
Yordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deiveiredo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yordan. Yordan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Deiveiredo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deiveiredo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yordan. Yordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Deiveiredo lands with an overhand left.
Yordan jabs Deiveiredo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yordan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Deiveiredo tests Yordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yordan lands a lovely overhand right.
Deiveiredo throws a front kick aimed at Yordan's knee but Yordan avoids it well.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan throws a body kick that misses.
Deiveiredo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yordan to the mat! Yordan manages to get full guard.
Yordan wants to sweep here but Deiveiredo controlling him for the moment.
Yordan is still trying to improve position.
Deiveiredo is stalling in the full guard.
Deiveiredo stops Yordan from standing up.
Yordan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yordan. That's going to slow Deiveiredo down.
Deiveiredo looks to land a body kick but Yordan moved away.
Yordan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yordan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Deiveiredo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deiveiredo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yordan.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo connects with a body shot.
Deiveiredo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yordan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Deiveiredo throws a right and a left that Yordan avoids nicely.
Deiveiredo throws an overhand right that lands on Yordan's shoulder, as Yordan tries to avoid the shot.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch there but Yordan circles away.
Yordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yordan scores with a nice strike.
Yordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deiveiredo manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Deiveiredo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yordan.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deiveiredo.
The fighters circling - Yordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deiveiredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deiveiredo 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.
Deiveiredo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deiveiredo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deiveiredo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Deiveiredo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yordan works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Yordan misses.
Yordan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yordan swings for the body but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo defending well as Yordan loads up on a big left hand.
Yordan throws a shot from downtown. Deiveiredo moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a leg kick which misses Yordan's front leg but catches the back leg as Yordan tries to avoid it.
Yordan misses the shot to the body.
Deiveiredo lands a glancing blow to the side of Yordan's head.
Deiveiredo darts in and clinches Yordan up against the cage.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deiveiredo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yordan moves away.
Yordan checks a low kick from Deiveiredo.
A combination from Deiveiredo does no damage.
Deiveiredo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Deiveiredo.
Yordan scores with a shot to the body.
Yordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deiveiredo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Yordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yordan throws a body punch but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan throws a solid leg kick but Deiveiredo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yordan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deiveiredo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deiveiredo with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yordan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Deiveiredo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deiveiredo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deiveiredo is looking to clinch.
Yordan throws out a counter right but Deiveiredo avoids it with no problem.
Yordan misses with a looping left.
Yordan misses with a left hand
and Deiveiredo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deiveiredo throws out a loose jab but Yordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yordan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Deiveiredo checks it well.
Yordan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deiveiredo counters with a nice uppercut.
Deiveiredo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo scores with a shot to the body.
Yordan looks to throw the jab but Deiveiredo is out of range.
Yordan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo misses with an uppercut. Yordan saw that one coming.
Yordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Deiveiredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deiveiredo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Deiveiredo misses with a low kick.
Deiveiredo walks into a left hand.
Yordan throws a jab when Deiveiredo was well out of range.
Deiveiredo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yordan scores with a jab to the body.
Deiveiredo moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Deiveiredo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yordan scores with a jab to the head.
Yordan with a nice cross.
Deiveiredo tries to close the distance and clinch but Yordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Deiveiredo ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan lands a high kick!
The crowd cheers as Deiveiredo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yordan doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deiveiredo clinches up with Yordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Deiveiredo takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yordan.
Deiveiredo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yordan is looking to control Deiveiredo's arms but Deiveiredo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yordan has his back to the cage.
Deiveiredo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yordan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Deiveiredo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deiveiredo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yordan.
Yordan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deiveiredos head.
Nice body punch from Yordan.
Yordan tries a body shot but Deiveiredo blocks it.
Deiveiredo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Deiveiredo.
A head punch on the inside from Yordan fails to land.
Deiveiredo lands an elbow that stopped Yordan in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Figueson Deiveiredo'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!
Jab by Yordan.
Yordan scores with a nice head shot.
Yordan digs a good hook to Deiveiredo's body.
Yordan lands a head shot.
Yordan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deiveiredo throws out a leg kick but Yordan moves out of range and Deiveiredo only half commits.
Yordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Yordan.
Deiveiredo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yordan manages to avoid it.
Deiveiredo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deiveiredo finds it's way round the side to connect with Yordan's head.
Yordan misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Deiveiredo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Yordan.
Yordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deiveiredo was well out of range. Poor timing from Yordan.
Yordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deiveiredo.
Yordan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses.
Yordan throws out a powerful jab.
Yordan loads up on a big right hand but Deiveiredo slips the punch.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deiveiredo misses the jab.
Figueson Deiveiredo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands with a good body shot.
Deiveiredo staying out of range there.
Yordan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deiveiredo tries to clinch but Yordan is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yordan swings for the body but Deiveiredo moves out of range.
Yordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deiveiredo moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Yordan does it's job there.
Yordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deiveiredo.
Yordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Deiveiredo misses.
Deiveiredo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yordan is able to avoid easily.
A low kick lands for Deiveiredo.
Yordan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deiveiredo throws a body punch but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Deiveiredo's head.
Deiveiredo lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Yordan.
Yordan throws a jab when Deiveiredo was well out of range.
Deiveiredo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Deiveiredo's head.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Deiveiredo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Deiveiredo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Deiveiredo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Yordan as he connects with a hook.
Yordan lands a jab.
Yordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deiveiredo tries a head kick but it misses.
Yordan throws a big counter head kick but Deiveiredo avoids it with no problem.
Yordan scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yordan.
Yordan scores with a jab to the head.
Yordan scores with a nice head shot.
Deiveiredo throws a wild body kick that Yordan sees coming a mile off.
Yordan scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Yordan.
Deiveiredo jabs at Yordan's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yordan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
Daud Yordan is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Daud Yordan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Figueson Deiveiredo had this to say: 'Dude got lucky, but luck runs out.'.
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