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GAMMA#1131 Cleever v Farquhars PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Francis (ranked 2016 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 66 p4p, 96 weight class). Thulani has chosen Zara - Sojaboy as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thulani misses with a body punch
and Thulani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thulani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thulani lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Jayson Francis has been cut.
Francis cracks Thulani with a good jab.
Thulani just misses with a punch to the body.
Thulani misses with a combination
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thulani misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that Thulani has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thulani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Francis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thulani throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thulani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Thulani throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
Francis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thulani counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thulani - just one landing.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Thulani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandlenkosi Thulani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Thulani.
Thulani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thulani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Francis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thulani throws a poor cross that misses
and Francis counters with a straight right hand.
Thulani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Francis walks into a left hand.
Oooooh!!! Francis has knocked Thulani down with a huge combo! Francis steps away and waves a wobbly Thulani back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Thulani 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!
Thulani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francis counters with a nice right hand that sends Thulani toppling to the canvas! Thulani scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Francis finish him?!
Thulani is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thulani misses the shot to the body.
Thulani looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Thulani seems to have recovered his senses.
Thulani scores with a hook.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Thulani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Francis throws a sloppy head kick and Thulani moves out of range easily.
Francis lands a big head kick that sends Thulani tumbling to the mat! Francis takes a step backwards and waves Thulani back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thulani gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Francis gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Thulani is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayson Francis!
Jayson Francis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alpharuis Omegon (ranked 2777 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 324 p4p, 142 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Omegon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabaton-Saboteur. Aaron Wolf 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpharuis Omegon !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omegon scores with a nice right hand.
Omegon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Omegon tries to pass to full mount but Wolf defends it.
Wolf moves into full guard.
Omegon won't allow Wolf to sweep him here.
Omegon is in close to Wolf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolf is trying to control the position but Omegon postures up.
Omegon 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.
Wolf keeping moving, preventing Omegon from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omegon looking to sit in guard and control but Wolf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolf stopping the sweep attempt from Omegon .
Wolf stands up out of Omegon 's guard for a moment - Omegon manages to land a nice upkick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omegon keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Omegon 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.
Omegon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Omegon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Omegon .
Wolf is looking to control Omegon 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?
Wolf looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wolf wants to control but Omegon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Omegon trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Omegon .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omegon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Omegon drops an elbow to the side of Wolf's head.
We've been hearing that Omegon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Omegon is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Omegon working Wolf over with strikes.
Omegon works his way into full mount!
Wolf tries to lock up and control but Omegon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Omegon lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omegon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wolf?
Wolf is looking to improve his position but Omegon isn't that keen on the idea.
Omegon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omegon dominating with strikes here.
Omegon cracks Wolf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Omegon .
Omegon unloading with bombs!
Omegon dominating with strikes here.
 It looks like Aaron Wolf has been cut.
Omegon is trying to control here but Wolf has managed to regain half guard.
Omegon trying to pass the guard but Wolf defending well.
Omegon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Omegon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omegon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Omegon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolf!
Omegon scoring with strikes but Wolf is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omegon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Omegon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Omegon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Omegon avoids the attempt from Wolf to control.
Omegon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That has opened up Aaron Wolf's cut even more.
Omegon scoring with strikes but Wolf is staying in there.
The cut above Aaron Wolf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wolf is squirming around, avoiding Omegon 's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omegon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wolf looks a forlorn figure.
Aaron Wolf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Wolf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alpharuis Omegon !
In defeat, Aaron Wolf stepped up to the mic, saying 'Get Over Here ! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 925 p4p, 947 weight class) and Marski Martola (ranked 93 p4p, 96 weight class). Vercetti comes to the cage accompanied by Vice City. Tommy Vercetti had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marski Martola!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vercetti throws a jab when Martola was well out of range.
Martola feints the counter takedown.
Martola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vercetti quickly recovers to half guard.
Vercetti is looking to get back to is feet but Martola passes into side control.
Vercetti prevents Martola from moving into mount.
Martola has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Vercetti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martola goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vercetti is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vercetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vercetti continues to stall.
Martola looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vercetti has picked Martola up and slammed him! Martola can't keep hold of the triangle and Vercetti manages to pass to side control!
Vercetti tries to advance to mount but can't.
Martola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vercetti's best efforts.
Vercetti prevents Martola from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vercetti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Martola looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vercetti slows the pace down in half guard.
Martola is looking to get back to full guard here but Vercetti has managed to pass to side control instead.
Martola tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vercetti wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martola is looking for a sweep.
Martola regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martola wants to get back to full guard but Vercetti has passed into side control.
Martola is trying to get back to half guard.
Vercetti trying to control the action but Martola is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vercetti remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vercetti swings for the body but Martola moves out of range.
Martola shoots in but no luck this time.
Martola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martola advances nicely into full mount.
Martola goes for an armbar but Vercetti turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vercetti.
Marski Martola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vercetti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola wants to improve his position but instead Vercetti has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti is taking a breather. Martola says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martola manages to get to full guard.
Martola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vercetti defends it easily.
Martola looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vercetti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vercetti is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vercetti moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Martola.
Martola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vercetti's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola wants to get back to full guard.
Martola keeps trying to improve his position.
Martola slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vercetti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Martola wants to improve his position but instead Vercetti has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martola is pressing down on Vercetti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martola is still trying to improve position.
Vercetti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martola looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vercetti passes into side control.
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 Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martola tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martola. Vercetti shrugs it off though.
Vercetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martola.
Vercetti throws a big shot that misses.
Martola misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Vercetti lands with a nice combination. Martola backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Marski Martola has been cut.
Vercetti misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vercetti staying out of range there.
Vercetti looks to throw the jab but Martola is out of range.
Martola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vercettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vercetti throws a jab when Martola was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Martola.
Vercetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola lands an overhand right.
Nice sprawl there from Vercetti as Martola shoots in.
It looked like Vercetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vercetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martola manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vercetti on his heels. He'll look to pass Vercetti's guard now, I'm sure.
Martola is looking to work some ground and pound but Vercetti has wrist control.
Martola trying to move into half guard but instead Vercetti has managed to sweep!
Vercetti is stalling in the full guard.
Marski Martola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti preventing the sweep.
Vercetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vercetti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vercetti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martola has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vercetti has managed to get both his arms back between Martola's legs - danger averted.
Vercetti controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vercetti is one step ahead there.
Martola has an active guard here but Vercetti has managed to pass into half guard.
Martola actively working from the bottom here.
Vercetti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vercetti stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vercetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Martola misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Vercetti misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vercetti's waist but Vercetti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martola off to one side.
Martola throws a jab when Vercetti was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Vercetti misses the target.
Vercetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martola lands with a straight right. Vercetti didn't see that one coming.
Martola throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marski Martola.
I think Vercetti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marski Martola!
An out of breath Marski Martola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 1310 p4p, 1550 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 166 p4p, 199 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Yksi misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yksi.
Yksi throws a head punch that misses.
Yksi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yksi slows down the pace here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yksi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Yksi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yksi can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Yksi leaning against his opponent.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Yksi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yksi taking a breather.
Hunt is leaning against Yksi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt is leaning against Yksi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yksi blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yksi's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Yksi.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Yksi blocks an uppercut.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt is working Yksi over against the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Yksi throws a head punch that misses.
Yksi prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Yksi throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Yksi blocks an uppercut.
Yksi blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
Hunt pushes Yksi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Yksi misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Hunt.
A right hook to the body lands for Yksi.
Hunt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yksi misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Yksi controls his hands.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yksi slows down the pace here.
Yksi looking to slow down the pace here.
Yksi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yksi backwards.
Yksi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt working aggressively here.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yksi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yksi blocking some punches.
Yksi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yksi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Yksi throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Yksi.
Projekti Yksi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yksi misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hunt - that will leave a mark!
Hunt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Yksi's head but Yksi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yksi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yksi with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yksi avoids a kick to the body.
Yksi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Yksi's ribs.
Yksi scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt pushes Yksi away with a front kick.
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yksi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
A low kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt stuns Yksi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yksi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yksi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yksi moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Yksi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Yksi as he connects with a hook.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt tests Yksi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Yksi keeps it at a distance.
Yksi avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yksi scores with a shot to the body.
Yksi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yksi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Yksi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Yksi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yksi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Yksi.
Yksi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yksi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Yksi counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Yksi moved away.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt takes one on the button.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Yksi.
Yksi swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Yksi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt swinging wildly here.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Yksi ducks down to avoid it.
Yksi throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt tries to counter with a takedown but Yksi is quick to defend against it.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Yksi moves out of range easily.
Yksi misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Yksi's shoulder, as Yksi tries to avoid the shot.
Yksi with a jab.
Hunt moves out of range as Yksi strikes.
Hunt tests Yksi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yksi misses with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yksi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt slips a jab from Yksi.
Yksi throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yksi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yksi looks to throw the jab but Hunt is out of range.
James Hunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yksi scores with a nice head shot.
Yksi shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Yksi is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Yksi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yksi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Yksi is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yksi can do to turn this around?
Hunt misses the jab.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Yksi with an uppercut!
Yksi misses with a right hand
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Yksi scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yksi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt lands a jab to Yksi's midsection.
James Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Yksi misses with the combination.
Yksi throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Yksi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Yksi tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Yksi looks to move away, Hunt throws a big counter combo but Yksi just gets out of the way.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yksi.
Hunt lands a nice looking body kick.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yksi.
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 James Hunt will probably get the nod.
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. 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.
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
James Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yksi throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hunt.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yksi! But no joy.
Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hunt throws a front kick that sends Yksi stumbling back into the cage.
Yksi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Yksi tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yksi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Yksi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Yksi lands.
Yksi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Yksi throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
It appears Hunt was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Yksi shakes it off.
A jab from Yksi misses.
Hunt rushes Yksi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yksi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Yksi misses.
Yksi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunt throws out a loose jab but Yksi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hunt.
Hunt closes the distance and pushes Yksi back into the cage.
Projekti Yksi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yksi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yksi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yksi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yksi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hunt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yksi has his opponent's back but Hunt is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Yksi.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yksi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A jab from Yksi misses.
Donk. Yksi catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yksi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Yksi moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Yksi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Yksi avoids it.
Hunt lunges at Yksi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yksi's hand.
Yksi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yksi throws a shot to the body.
Hunt works Yksi's body with a nice hook.
Yksi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yksi throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yksi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yksi shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yksi misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a two punch combo.
Yksi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunt.
A cross from Hunt lands.
Yksi misses with a right hand
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Yksi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yksi.
Donk. Hunt catches Yksi right on the button with a cross.
Hunt throws a hook but Yksi avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hunt!
A less than humble James Hunt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between En Route (ranked 1488 p4p, 780 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 162 p4p, 83 weight class). En Route has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Niaz clinches.
Route misses with a body punch.
Niaz prevents a body shot from Route.
Route throws a punch but it's blocked by Niaz.
Niaz blocks a body shot from Route.
Niaz gets control of Route's arms and successfully pulls guard. Niaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Niaz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Route should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Niaz has tightened it up now! Route should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dick Niaz!
Dick Niaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dustfinger (ranked 556 p4p, 868 weight class) and John Paul (ranked 32 p4p, 24 weight class). Dustfinger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Paul!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paul scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Good leg kick by Dustfinger.
Paul swings for the body but Dustfinger moves out of range.
Paul fails with the takedown
and Dustfinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Paul moves forwards but Dustfinger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paul throws a right and a left that Dustfinger avoids nicely.
Paul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dustfinger counters with a left to the body.
Dustfinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
Paul misses with a looping right.
It looked like Dustfinger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paul.
Dustfinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dustfinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Paul's head.
Dustfinger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Paul throws a looping overhand right but Dustfinger ducks down to avoid it.
Dustfinger sends Paul crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dustfinger is motioning to the referee to let Paul up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that drops Paul like a sack of potatoes! Dustfinger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Dustfinger!
A very excited looking Henry Dustfinger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 403 p4p, 355 weight class) and Clive Hicks (ranked 57 p4p, 53 weight class). Santo Amaro comes to the cage accompanied by дигга на юг. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Clive Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks checks the leg kick.
Santo Amaro connects with a nice looking jab.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
A lazy body kick from Santo Amaro
so Hicks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hicks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santo Amaro keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hicks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santo Amaro seems keen to control Hicks's posture.
Hicks trying to control but Santo Amaro is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from Santo Amaro.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Santo Amaro blocks nicely.
Hicks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santo Amaro holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hicks with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Hicks scores with a body shot.
Santo Amaro missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santo Amaro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hicks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santo Amaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hicks punishes Santo Amaro's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Santo Amaro's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santo Amaro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is controlling Santo Amaro's trapped leg to prevent Santo Amaro from advancing to side control.
Hicks is looking for a sweep. Santo Amaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hicks is looking to control Santo Amaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hicks avoid being mounted?
Hicks gets full guard.
Santo Amaro preventing the sweep.
Hicks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hicks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hicks 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.
Hicks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Santo Amaro controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hicks controlling the position.
Santo Amaro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santo Amaro won't allow Hicks to sweep him here.
Santo Amaro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hicks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hicks wants to stand and escape but Santo Amaro is having none of it.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santo Amaro is one step ahead there.
Santo Amaro being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santo Amaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Hicks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junqueiro Santo Amaro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the side of Hicks's head but Hicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Hicks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santo Amaro scores with a spinning back kick!
Santo Amaro missing with a left hand there. Hicks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hicks can do to turn this around?
Hicks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hicks misses the body punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a solid body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hicks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro throws an off balance right hand
and Hicks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santo Amaro's guard.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Santo Amaro controlling Hicks's posture.
Santo Amaro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hicks is working Santo Amaro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Santo Amaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Santo Amaro keeps moving.
Santo Amaro is pulling down on Hicks's head to control his posture.
Hicks trying to control but Santo Amaro is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Hicks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santo Amaro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hicks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hicks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hicks feints the counter takedown.
Hicks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santo Amaro counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Amaro punishes Hicks's body with a nice straight punch.
Hicks throws a body punch but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
That kick from Santo Amaro tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Santo Amaro misses the target.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hicks slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a right hook to the body.
Hicks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santo Amaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hicks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hicks misses with a body punch
and Santo Amaro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Hicks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santo Amaro rather than just go for the knockout.
Santo Amaro avoids the body shot from Hicks.
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
And Hicks tries to counter it with a takedown but Santo Amaro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santo Amaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santo Amaro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Santo Amaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab.
Santo Amaro lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Santo Amaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Santo Amaro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hicks will feel that in the morning.
Hicks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santo Amaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hicks feints the counter takedown.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
Hicks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santo Amaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santo Amaro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Santo Amaro.
Hicks drops his hands momentarily and Santo Amaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hicks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a head kick. Hicks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hicks ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro looks for the body kick but Hicks saw that one coming.
Santo Amaro cracks Hicks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hicks darts in looking for a takedown but Santo Amaro gets double underhooks and turns Hicks into the cage.
Santo Amaro throwing a counter right hand but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santo Amaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santo Amaro takes a swing at Hicks's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro scores with a body shot.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santo Amaro scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Santo Amaro misses.
Hicks takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santo Amaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clive Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santo Amaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
Hicks throws a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a leg kick
and Hicks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santo Amaro thinking.
Santo Amaro throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks throws out a powerful jab.
Santo Amaro misses with a right hand
and Hicks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro tests Hicks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Santo Amaro there.
Hicks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santo Amaro throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Hicks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping right.
And Hicks tries to counter it with a takedown but Santo Amaro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santo Amaro misses with a low kick.
Santo Amaro throws a shot from downtown. Hicks moves away and avoids it.
Hicks tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hicks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hicks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Hicks moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Santo Amaro.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santo Amaro.
Hicks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santo Amaro gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hicks counters with a shoot takedown. Santo Amaro fights it but they end up in guard.
Santo Amaro trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.
Santo Amaro is trying to keep Hicks in close.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Santo Amaro blocks nicely.
Santo Amaro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santo Amaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
An out of breath Junqueiro Santo Amaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iov Kuzmin (ranked 344 p4p, 629 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 47 p4p, 81 weight class). Kuzmin comes to the cage accompanied by La Caution - Thé à la Menthe. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a body shot.
Kuzmin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuzmin scores with a jab to the jaw.
River tries to bum rush Kuzmin with a series of wild strikes but Kuzmin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuzmin throws a lazy uppercut
and River counters with a left to the body.
Kuzmin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
River wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuzmin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
River looks to land a left hand but Kuzmin moved out of range nicely.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Iov Kuzmin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuzmin to score with a decent uppercut.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuzmin manages to avoid it.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuzmin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River loads up on a big right hand but Kuzmin slips the punch.
Kuzmin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuzmin.
River tests Kuzmin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from River does no damage.
Clint River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuzmin. Kuzmin gets slowly back to his feet.
River cracks Kuzmin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kuzmin falls to his knees and River doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint River !
Clint River thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 185 p4p, 272 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 23 p4p, 31 weight class). Buster Glover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakaromanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakaromanov misses with a straight left.
Glover looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glover tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glover misses with a hook
and Shakaromanov counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Shakaromanov misses.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakaromanov's coach down at Ironbound MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shakaromanov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Glover fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shakaromanov checks it well.
Glover connects with a leg kick.
Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glover punishes Shakaromanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
Shakaromanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Glover coming out on top.
Glover with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakaromanov catches Glover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shakaromanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
A punch combination from Shakaromanov misses.
Glover 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.
Shakaromanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover catches Shakaromanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glover throws out a leg kick but Shakaromanov moves out of range and Glover only half commits.
Shakaromanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shakaromanov throws a head kick that misses.
Shakaromanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover.
Shakaromanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shakaromanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shakaromanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shakaromanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shakaromanov keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Shakaromanov misses.
Glover throws a chopping leg kick but Shakaromanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shakaromanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakaromanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Shakaromanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glover cracks Shakaromanov with an open hand slap.
Shakaromanov 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.
Shakaromanov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Buster Glover has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakaromanov on the side of the head.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
and Shakaromanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover sizes up Shakaromanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glover will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Glover getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glover connects with a body shot that sends Shakaromanov's belly button to the back.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glover jabs Shakaromanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glover motions for Shakaromanov to come forward. Glover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shakaromanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakaromanov is looking for the big counter here.
Glover misses with a low kick.
Shakaromanov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Glover lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Glover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Shakaromanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shakaromanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Shakaromanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
A big right from Shakaromanov misses.
Shakaromanov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shakaromanov throws a shot from downtown. Glover moves away and avoids it.
Glover throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shakaromanov counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Glover misses its intended target.
Glover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakaromanov.
A big left from Glover misses.
Shakaromanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glover. Glover obviously looking to wear him down.
Glover keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shakaromanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glover throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakaromanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glover is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Glover attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glover changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakaromanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to clinch there but Shakaromanov circles away.
Glover scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Glover.
Glover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shakaromanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shakaromanov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov staying out of range there.
Glover misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shakaromanov connects with the punch.
Shakaromanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glover will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glover lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakaromanov.
Glover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakaromanov on the side of the head.
Glover lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shakaromanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buster Glover's cut.
That's time! Glover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shakaromanov lands a leg kick that knocks Glover off balance momentarily.
Glover throws a hook but Shakaromanov avoids it easily.
Glover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov ducks right into an uppercut from Glover.
Glover throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Glover with a nice calf kick.
Buster Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
Shakaromanov misses with a straight right.
Shakaromanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
Shakaromanov checks a leg kick.
Glover lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Glover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shakaromanov's sensitive parts.
Shakaromanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover scores with a nice head shot.
Shakaromanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Shakaromanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shakaromanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover digs a good hook to Shakaromanov's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov looks to land a combination but Glover avoids it well.
Glover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Glover catches Shakaromanov right on the button with a cross.
Shakaromanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shakaromanov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Glover has got the better of the exchanges.
Shakaromanov throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Good shot there by Glover.
Glover connects with a body shot that sends Shakaromanov's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Shakaromanov misses its intended target.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakaromanov can do to turn this around?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shakaromanov checks a leg kick.
Shakaromanov throws a hook but Glover blocks it.
Shakaromanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Glover.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Shakaromanov.
Glover throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws out a leg kick but Shakaromanov moves out of range and Glover only half commits.
Shakaromanov throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
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!
Glover throws a body punch but Shakaromanov moves out of range.
Shakaromanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Glover.
That kick from Glover tenderised Shakaromanov's leg. Shakaromanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glover moves out of range as Shakaromanov strikes.
Glover thumps Shakaromanov with a low kick.
Shakaromanov misses the jab.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Shakaromanov.
Glover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice cross by Glover.
Glover tries to clinch up.
Shakaromanov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range.
Glover swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Glover scores with a hook.
Glover tries to clinch there but Shakaromanov circles away.
Glover connects with an inside leg kick.
Shakaromanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glover thumps Shakaromanov with a low kick.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
A big left from Shakaromanov misses.
Glover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shakaromanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glover connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shakaromanov scrambles back to his feet.
Glover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glover eats them both and turns towards Shakaromanov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakaromanov.
Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakaromanov.
As Glover backs off Shakaromanov throws a huge counter combo but Glover manages to avoid it all.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakaromanov controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Glover gets an underhook and turns Shakaromanov into the cage.
Shakaromanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Shakaromanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shakaromanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Glover gets an underhook and turns Shakaromanov into the cage.
Shakaromanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glover tries a body shot but Shakaromanov blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Shakaromanov.
Glover digs a right hand underneath Shakaromanov's ribcage. Shakaromanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Glover.
Shakaromanov is breathing heavily.
Shakaromanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakaromanov trying to stall but Glover improves his position.
Shakaromanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glover's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glover.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buster Glover's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Glover scores with a jab to the body.
Glover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakaromanov moves away.
Glover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov scores with a jab. Glover acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shakaromanov avoids the body shot from Glover.
Glover scores with a jab. Shakaromanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shakaromanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glover throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakaromanov on the side of the head.
Glover scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shakaromanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Shakaromanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Shakaromanov misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buster Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Glover moves into the clinch.
Shakaromanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glover misses with some punches.
Shakaromanov lands a right hand.
Shakaromanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakaromanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shakaromanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glover scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shakaromanov in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
Shakaromanov walks into a stiff left hand from Glover.
A nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shakaromanov in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shakaromanov under the eye.
Glover lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Glover jabs Shakaromanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Glover with a nice cross.
Shakaromanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Shakaromanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakaromanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shakaromanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shakaromanov throws a hook to the side of Glover's head but Glover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover has Shakaromanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Shakaromanov misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Shakaromanov avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Glover lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glover lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Shakaromanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buster Glover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakaromanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Glover won't allow it.
Glover keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shakaromanov's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shakaromanov wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shakaromanov misses with the head strike.
Mehmet Shakaromanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glover scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buster Glover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Glover 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Glover!
Buster Glover decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 241 p4p, 30 weight class) and Miet Cleever (ranked 33 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Miet Cleever enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquharson misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Malcolm Farquharson has been cut.
Cleever takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farquharson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cleever to counter with a crisp jab.
Farquharson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleever.
Farquharson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cleever walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleever. Farquharson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cleever takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cleever throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farquharson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever tries to clinch up but Farquharson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cleever closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleever.
Cleever throws an elbow but it misses.
Cleever lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Cleever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farquharson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Farquharson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farquharson is struggling to control the position.
Farquharson dodges an elbow strike from Cleever.
A head punch on the inside from Cleever fails to land.
Farquharson stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Cleever swings wildly with an uppercut but Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farquharson blocks a body shot from Cleever.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cleever throws an elbow but misses.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as Farquharson controls the action.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleever scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farquharson wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleever creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farquharson's defenses.
Cleever stalling the fight.
Farquharson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleever slips under a jab from Farquharson.
Cleever let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farquharson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cleever!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever wants to get back to his feet but Farquharson drags him back down.
Cleever can't do much from the bottom here.
Farquharson working the ground and pound.
Cleever is trying to buck Farquharson off.
Check out the look on Farquharson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
Cleever sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cleever wants to get back to his feet.
Farquharson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Farquharson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson thows a huge punch but Cleever dodges it nicely.
Farquharson thows a huge punch but Cleever dodges it nicely.
Cleever told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Farquharson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleever wants to control but Farquharson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farquharson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cleever is trying to maintain the position but Farquharson is very close to passing his half guard.
Cleever is not content to let Farquharson control the position.
Farquharson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cleever taking some punishment here, with Farquharson in his half guard.
Cleever manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Farquharson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miet Cleever will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farquharson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cleever.
Farquharson is looking to wear down Cleever with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cleever lands a head shot.
Farquharson lands a nice looking body shot.
Cleever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farquharson.
Farquharson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleever is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cleever throws a head kick that misses.
Farquharson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cleever.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleever.
Farquharson throwing a counter right hand but Cleever manages to avoid it.
Cleever displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farquharson throws out the jab.
Cleever takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever forces Farquharson back against the cage and clinches.
Cleever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleever tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleever looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farquharson blocks an elbow strike from Cleever.
Cleever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farquharson is looking to control Cleever's arms but Cleever gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farquharson has his back to the cage.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
Farquharson blocking some punches.
Cleever looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleever throws a head punch that misses.
Farquharson jumps guard but Cleever turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Cleever - that landed with a thud.
Cleever has a couple of punches blocked by Farquharson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Farquharson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cleever keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Farquharson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cleever with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farquharson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cleever is looking to escape.
Cleever has hold of Farquharson's hands but Farquharson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Cleever pushes Farquharson off and gets back to his feet.
Cleever misses with a wild body shot.
Cleever takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever with a nice cross.
Cleever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malcolm Farquharson is winning the standup battle so far.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cleever.
Farquharson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farquharson scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleever looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farquharson scores with a decent looking hook.
Cleever bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cleever is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farquharson with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleever.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Farquharson moves out of range easily.
Cleever uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farquharson.
Farquharson throws the left hand but Cleever avoids the punch easily.
Cleever throws a sloppy head kick and Farquharson moves out of range easily.
Farquharson moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson misses with a body shot.
Farquharson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farquharson looks to land a right hand but Cleever moved out of range.
Cleever lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miet Cleever will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Farquharson shoots in and bounces Cleever off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cleever managing to control the position.
Farquharson throwing strikes but missing.
Cleever preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleever is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farquharson stops Cleever from standing up.
Farquharson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleever is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farquharson prevents Cleever from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleever keeping moving, preventing Farquharson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cleever moves to clinch but Farquharson breaks away
and Farquharson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cleever slips a straight right by Farquharson.
Cleever throws a lazy uppercut
and Farquharson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleever misses the target.
Farquharson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farquharson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Farquharson lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleever blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farquharson.
Cleever is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farquharson wants to take a breather but Cleever is having none of it.
Farquharson slips a nice elbow through Cleever's hands, connecting with Cleever's forehead.
Farquharson trying to control the action but Cleever is working from the bottom.
Farquharson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farquharson 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.
Farquharson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cleever pushes Farquharson off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleever misses with a body shot.
Malcolm Farquharson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleever! But no joy.
Cleever throws a right hand that misses
and Farquharson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farquharson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Farquharson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cleever tries to close the distance and clinch but Farquharson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farquharson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Farquharson throws a body shot but no joy.
Farquharson lands with a nice body punch.
Cleever scores with a leg kick.
Cleever avoids the body shot from Farquharson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cleever.
Cleever throws a looping overhand right but Farquharson ducks down to avoid it.
Farquharson misses with an uppercut
and Cleever counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farquharson thinking.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Miet Cleever is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cleever throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cleever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
Farquharson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleever on the side of the head.
Miet Cleever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Miet Cleever's cut even more.
Cleever darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Farquharson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cleever has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malcolm Farquharson!
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