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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 2219 p4p, 1536 weight class) and Petr Stukov (ranked 285 p4p, 209 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sparta Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Just like you imagined. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diziz Sparta Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Stukov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Stukov misses.
Stukov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stukov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sparta Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stukov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sparta Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stukov connects with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stukov. That's going to slow Sparta Jr down.
Sparta Jr blocks a jab.
Sparta Jr blocks a jab.
Sparta Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stukov jabs Sparta Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stukov connects with a looping right hand.
Stukov misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stukov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta Jr defending well as Stukov loads up on a big left hand.
Sparta Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stukov manages to circle out of the way.
Sparta Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sparta Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stukov thuds a left hand into Sparta Jr's body.
Stukov connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Stukov.
Sparta Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Stukov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparta Jr drops his hands momentarily and Stukov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Sparta Jr is rocked!
Sparta Jr is aggressively charging in as Stukov backs up avoiding any damage. Stukov tosses out a jab and Sparta Jr runs right into it face first! Sparta Jr is out cold! Stukov dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sparta Jr's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petr Stukov!
Petr Stukov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Diziz Sparta Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to think about a new career. I love training.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Desceosarrafo (ranked 1995 p4p, 3016 weight class) and Rock Romero (ranked 239 p4p, 359 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Desceosarrafo!
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Desceosarrafo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Desceosarrafo.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Desceosarrafo counter with a right hand.
Romero misses with a hook. Desceosarrafo ducked under it nicely.
Desceosarrafo tries to bum rush Romero with a series of wild strikes but Romero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romero is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Desceosarrafo with a body shot.
Desceosarrafo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Desceosarrafo clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Desceosarrafo counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks from the clinch.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Desceosarrafo connects with a body shot that sends Romero 's belly button to the back.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desceosarrafo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Romero in his tracks.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Desceosarrafo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Romero misses with a wild body shot.
Desceosarrafo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Desceosarrafo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Desceosarrafo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Desceosarrafo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Desceosarrafo cracks Romero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo throws a hook but Romero avoids it easily.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desceosarrafo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romero has time to react.
A jab from Desceosarrafo finds it's way through Romero 's defenses.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Desceosarrafo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Desceosarrafo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Desceosarrafo pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Desceosarrafo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Desceosarrafo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Desceosarrafo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero slips a jab and a cross from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Desceosarrafo throws a big shot that misses.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Romero .
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Desceosarrafo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo moves away from the strike by Romero .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desceosarrafo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 It looks like Ricardo Desceosarrafo has been cut.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Desceosarrafo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desceosarrafo works over Romero 's head and body with a nice combination.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero thuds his right hand into Desceosarrafo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Romero misses with a hook
and Desceosarrafo counters with a nice uppercut.
Desceosarrafo pushes Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desceosarrafo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Desceosarrafo rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Romero .
Romero working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Desceosarrafo moves away and avoids it.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero slips under a jab from Desceosarrafo.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Desceosarrafo counters with a one-two to the body.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Desceosarrafo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Romero doesn't seem bothered though.
Desceosarrafo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Desceosarrafo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Desceosarrafo.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Desceosarrafo counters with a nice uppercut.
Desceosarrafo takes one on the button.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to Romero 's midsection.
Romero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romero throws a hook but Desceosarrafo avoids it easily.
Desceosarrafo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romero takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Desceosarrafo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is winning the standup battle so far.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Romero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Desceosarrafo blocks a jab.
It looked like Desceosarrafo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Romero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desceosarrafo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Romero throws out a loose jab but Desceosarrafo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Desceosarrafo finds it's way through Romero 's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desceosarrafo throws a right hand that misses
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Desceosarrafo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Romero misses its intended target.
Desceosarrafo feints a jab promting Romero to slip. Desceosarrafo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Romero .
Romero throws a series of punches but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Desceosarrafo dips to his left and cracks Romero with an uppercut!
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Romero has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Desceosarrafo lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desceosarrafo connects with a crisp jab.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Desceosarrafo ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Romero misses.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desceosarrafo circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Desceosarrafo has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Desceosarrafo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Desceosarrafo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Desceosarrafo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
letting Desceosarrafo counter with a right hand.
Desceosarrafo throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Desceosarrafo's head but Desceosarrafo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Desceosarrafo counter with a right hand.
Desceosarrafo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Desceosarrafo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo works over Romero 's head and body with a nice combination.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Desceosarrafo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Romero misses.
Desceosarrafo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Desceosarrafo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo clinches up with Romero and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desceosarrafo throws a good cross that connects.
Romero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Romero tries to keep at a distance but Desceosarrafo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch.
Desceosarrafo takes one to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Desceosarrafo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Desceosarrafo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a left hand.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desceosarrafo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a body punch
and Desceosarrafo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Romero throws the left hand but Desceosarrafo avoids the punch easily.
Desceosarrafo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romero connects with a right hand. Desceosarrafo shakes it off.
Desceosarrafo slips under a jab from Romero .
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
An attempted straight right counter from Desceosarrafo misses the target.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Romero on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Desceosarrafo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Desceosarrafo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Desceosarrafo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Desceosarrafo misses the target.
Desceosarrafo with a nice cross.
Jab from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Desceosarrafo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Desceosarrafo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Romero throws a body punch but Desceosarrafo moves out of range.
Desceosarrafo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero throws a jab when Desceosarrafo was well out of range.
Desceosarrafo lands with a nice body punch.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desceosarrafo was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero .
Romero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romero throws a jab when Desceosarrafo was well out of range.
Romero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Desceosarrafo - just one landing.
Desceosarrafo moves in looking to clinch but Romero pushes him off.
Desceosarrafo is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands with an overhand left.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Desceosarrafo circles away quickly and effectively.
Desceosarrafo scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desceosarrafo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romero .
A swing and a miss from Romero .
A swing and a miss from Romero .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws a combination that misses
and Desceosarrafo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Desceosarrafo slips a straight right by Romero .
Desceosarrafo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Desceosarrafo thuds his right hand into Romero 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desceosarrafo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romero throws out a counter right but Desceosarrafo avoids it with no problem.
Desceosarrafo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Romero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo works Romero 's body with a nice hook.
Desceosarrafo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romero back to the cage. Desceosarrafo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Desceosarrafo clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desceosarrafo staying out of range there.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Desceosarrafo throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Romero .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Desceosarrafo lands a shoulder strike.
Desceosarrafo is stalling here.
Desceosarrafo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Desceosarrafo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desceosarrafo blocking some punches.
Desceosarrafo has Romero pressed against the cage.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo scores with a nice head shot.
Desceosarrafo closes the distance and clinches.
Romero working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Desceosarrafo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Desceosarrafo lands with a left to the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desceosarrafo backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Desceosarrafo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Desceosarrafo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Desceosarrafos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desceosarrafo slips a jab and a cross from Romero .
Desceosarrafo rushes Romero and presses him up against the cage.
Desceosarrafo lands a shoulder strike.
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desceosarrafo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Desceosarrafo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desceosarrafo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romero .
Desceosarrafo's corner calls for a 1-2. Desceosarrafo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Desceosarrafo slips under a jab from Romero .
Desceosarrafo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Desceosarrafo to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Desceosarrafo.
Desceosarrafo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Desceosarrafo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero throws the left hand but Desceosarrafo avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Desceosarrafo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Desceosarrafo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Desceosarrafo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Raharu (ranked 824 p4p, 2512 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 105 p4p, 288 weight class). Roussel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Manau - J'ai laissé là bas kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Raharu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharu moves away.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu throws a poor cross that misses
and Roussel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Raharu's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Roussel looks to land a right hand but Raharu moved out of range.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu lands a nice shot that snaps Roussel's head back.
Raharu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel walks into a stiff left hand from Raharu.
Raharu throws a leg kick which misses Roussel's front leg but catches the back leg as Roussel tries to avoid it.
Roussel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roussel.
A big right from Raharu misses.
Raharu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roussel checks it well.
Roussel misses with a hook.
Roussel takes a swing at Raharu's ribcage but misses.
Omar Raharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharu slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu misses the shot to the body.
Raharu looks to throw the jab but Roussel is out of range.
Roussel moves out of range of the strikes.
Roussel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raharu. Raharu obviously looking to wear him down.
Roussel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roussel lands with a cross.
Raharu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raharu lands a jab-cross combination.
Roussel misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu with a hook.
Roussel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharu.
Roussel throws the left hand but Raharu avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Raharu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu lands with a cross.
Roussel just misses with a punch to the body.
Raharu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raharu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roussel scores with a body shot.
Roussel connects with the punch.
Roussel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roussel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Roussel.
It appears Raharu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Raharu 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.
Raharu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raharu moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharu.
Roussel misses with an uppercut
and Raharu counters with an inside leg kick.
Roussel swings for the body but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu is looking for a counter combo.
Roussel throws a big shot that misses.
Roussel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roussel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharu.
Roussel looks to land a left hand but Raharu moved out of range nicely.
Raharu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Roussel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raharu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roussel scrambles back to his feet.
Raharu scores with a nice strike.
Raharu takes a swing at Roussel's ribcage but misses.
Raharu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roussel's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharu.
Roussel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharu manages to avoid it.
Roussel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharu slips a straight right by Roussel.
Raharu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roussel.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Roussel misses with an uppercut. Raharu saw that one coming.
Roussel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raharu.
A nice leg kick from Raharu, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raharu, as that shot connected.
Raharu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roussel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a looping left.
Raharu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roussel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roussel avoids the body shot from Raharu.
Roussel misses with a hook. Raharu ducked under it nicely.
Raharu misses with a wild body shot.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussel.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Roussel.
Roussel misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roussel lands with a nice body punch.
Raharu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raharu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roussel takes a step back to recover.
Raharu moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that round.
That's time! Raharu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roussel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raharu.
Roussel throws out a loose jab but Raharu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roussel misses with a hook
and Raharu counters with a nice leg kick.
Omar Raharu is winning the standup battle so far.
Roussel slips a straight right by Raharu.
Roussel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raharu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raharu cracks Roussel with an open hand slap.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Roussel.
Raharu lands a jab.
Raharu sizes up Roussel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raharu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roussel can do to turn this around?
A jab from Roussel misses.
Raharu dips to his left and cracks Roussel with an uppercut!
Raharu misses with a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Roussel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Raharu has got the better of the exchanges.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roussel defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Roussel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roussel defending well as Raharu loads up on a big left hand.
Roussel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raharu jabs Roussel right on the nose. Roussel blinks but takes it well.
Roussel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raharu lands with an overhand left.
Raharu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raharu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roussel's sensitive parts.
Raharu lands a lovely overhand right.
Raharu throws a hook to the side of Roussel's head but Roussel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roussel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roussel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharu.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raharu lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Roussel misses.
Raharu throws a body punch but Roussel moves out of range.
Raharu scores with a jab. Roussel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharu misses with a left hand
and Roussel counters with a nice body shot.
Roussel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raharu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roussel.
Roussel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raharu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roussel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raharu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raharu scores with a hook to the body. Roussel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raharu avoids the body shot from Roussel.
Raharu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roussel at a distance.
Raharu scores with a leg kick.
Raharu lands with a good body shot.
Raharu connects with a single shot there.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussel throws out the jab.
Roussel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Raharu misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roussel throws out the jab.
Raharu connects with the punch.
Roussel throws a body punch but Raharu moves out of range.
Raharu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roussel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roussel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raharu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raharu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharu lands a jab.
Raharu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roussel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharu. Roussel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roussel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Roussel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharu scores with a hook to the body. Roussel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raharu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharu throws a jab but it's blocked by Roussel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharu lunges at Roussel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roussel's hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roussel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roussel misses with a straight left.
Raharu throws out a powerful jab.
Raharu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roussel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Raharu coming out on top.
Roussel jabs at Raharu's body.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roussel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raharu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharu lands a jab to the nose.
Raharu ducks under a wild hook from Roussel.
Raharu lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Raharu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raharu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roussel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharu throws the left hand but Roussel avoids the punch easily.
Roussel walks into a jab.
Roussel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharu cracks Roussel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roussel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raharu scores with a jab. Roussel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raharu throws a hook to the side of Roussel's head but Roussel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roussel drops his hands momentarily and Raharu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raharu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raharu throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Raharu misses its intended target.
Roussel misses with a wild body shot.
Raharu scores with a body shot.
Raharu misses with an uppercut. Roussel saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Raharu finds it's way through Roussel's defenses.
Raharu misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu misses with a hook. Roussel ducked under it nicely.
Raharu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raharu sizes up Roussel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roussel moves away.
Roussel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raharu finds it's way round the side to connect with Roussel's head.
Raharu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raharu connects with the punch.
Roussel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roussel there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roussel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
Raharu lands with a hook. Roussel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Raharu lands.
Roussel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Raharu.
Raharu sizes up Roussel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raharu misses with a looping left.
Raharu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raharu jabs Roussel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raharu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roussels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharu.
Roussel throws a body shot but no joy.
Raharu clobbers Roussel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raharu slips a jab from Roussel.
Raharu lands a leg kick that knocks Roussel off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharu scores with a jab to the head.
Roussel looks to score with a jab to the body but Raharu is just out of range.
Raharu clobbers Roussel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roussel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raharu throws out a loose jab but Roussel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharu throws a leg kick which misses Roussel's front leg but catches the back leg as Roussel tries to avoid it.
Raharu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussel.
Roussel ducks under a wild hook from Raharu.
Roussel lands a slapping body shot.
Raharu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raharu looks to score with a jab to the body but Roussel is just out of range.
Roussel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raharu scores with a nice right hand.
Raharu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raharu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Raharu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roussel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raharu was well out of range. Poor timing from Roussel.
Raharu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raharu slips a straight right by Roussel.
Raharu throwing a counter right hand but Roussel manages to avoid it.
Roussel blocks a jab.
Raharu scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Omar Raharu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raharu throws a shot to the body.
Raharu throws a lazy right hand but Roussel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Roussel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharu slips under a jab from Roussel.
Raharu lands with a straight right. Roussel didn't see that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raharu, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roussel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharu.
Dexter Roussel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roussel misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Raharu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raharu 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omar Raharu!
Omar Raharu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafthor Kruger (ranked 1151 p4p, 975 weight class) and Michel Blanc (ranked 156 p4p, 137 weight class). Kruger's entrance music is Right On- Showcore. A fine choice. Michel Blanc has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hafthor Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Michel Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger catches Blanc with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Michel Blanc has been cut.
Blanc throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.
Blanc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Hafthor Kruger has been cut.
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Kruger tenderised Blanc's leg. Blanc is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Kruger misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Blanc was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Blanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kruger lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blanc avoids the head kick by Kruger.
Kruger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kruger throws a head kick but Blanc moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blanc tries to bum rush Kruger with a series of wild strikes but Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Kruger.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Blanc avoids nicely.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Macto Legion Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Blanc slips a straight right by Kruger.
A little jabbing left from Blanc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blanc.
Blanc lands a slapping body shot.
Kruger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blanc just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blanc eats them both and turns towards Kruger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kruger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Blanc saw that one coming.
Blanc drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blanc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Kruger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kruger.
Blanc stuns Kruger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blanc looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Blanc walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
Kruger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blanc.
Blanc checks a leg kick.
Blanc throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kruger counter with a right hand.
That kick from Kruger tenderised Blanc's leg. Blanc is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger misses with a double jab.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Kruger moved out of range nicely.
Kruger wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Blanc.
Kruger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kruger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruger throws a chopping leg kick but Blanc manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blanc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruger moves away.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Blanc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger scores with a push kick.
Kruger avoids a kick to the body.
Blanc moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hafthor Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
No joy there for Blanc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruger scores with a push kick.
Kruger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blanc. Blanc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blanc misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blanc. That one must have hurt.
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!
Kruger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blanc is out of range and Kruger settles back down.
Blanc misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Kruger.
Blanc is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Michel Blanc's cut even more.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger lands with a straight right. Blanc didn't see that one coming.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger thumps Blanc with a low kick.
Kruger misses with a hook. Blanc ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanc.
Blanc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruger finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanc's head.
Jab from Kruger.
 Blanc is rocked!
Kruger scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hafthor Kruger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kruger throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Blanc is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hafthor Kruger!
Hafthor Kruger took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Warpath Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Till (ranked 1225 p4p, 1813 weight class) and Ham Burger (ranked 159 p4p, 216 weight class). Neo Till could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ham Burger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neo Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Till connects with a jab.
Burger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Till keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Till feinted with a counter takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Burger 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.
Burger looks to land a right hand but Till moved out of range.
Burger lands a right hook to the body.
Burger throws a jab when Till was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Till on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burger misses the body punch
and Till counters with a straight right hand.
Till scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Till has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A jab from Burger finds it's way through Till's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Burger scores with a four punch combination!
Till avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Till swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Till uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burger.
Jab, jab by Burger - just one landing.
Burger throws a lazy right hand but Till sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burger. That's going to slow Till down.
Burger looks to land a left hand but Till moved out of range nicely.
Till lands with an overhand left.
Till cracks Burger with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Till throws out a loose jab but Burger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Till looks to score with a jab to the body but Burger is just out of range.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Till throws out the jab.
Burger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch lands to the side of Till 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Till tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Till.
Burger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Till looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Till avoids the body shot from Burger.
Till is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Till counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Till lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burger doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Till catches Burger right on the button with a cross.
Burger throws an overhand right that lands on Till's shoulder, as Till tries to avoid the shot.
Burger avoids the body shot from Till.
Till throws a body shot but no joy.
Burger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burger misses with an uppercut
and Till cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Till throws a lazy uppercut
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till shoots in and bounces Burger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Till wants to control from the top but Burger keeps moving.
Till chips away with some ground and pound.
Till stopping the sweep attempt from Burger.
Till postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Till keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burger's head.
Burger is trying to control the position but Till postures up.
Till is looking to work some ground and pound but Burger has wrist control.
Till scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burger is rocked!
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 Neo Till will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Till dips to his left and cracks Burger with an uppercut!
Burger is still on wobbly legs! Can Till finish him?
Burger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Till shoots in looking for a takedown. Burger tries to sprawl out of it but Till keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Till cracks Burger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Till lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Burger falls backwards - clearly groggy! Till dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neo Till!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedov (ranked 1257 p4p, 1462 weight class) and Bradley Rainey (ranked 163 p4p, 184 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bradley Rainey enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Zabit Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Rainey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rainey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rainey connects with a looping right hand.
Rainey wants to clinch but Magomedov slips to the side
and Magomedov counters with an outside leg kick.
Magomedov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rainey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Rainey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Magomedov down.
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!
Magomedov is trying to improve his position.
Magomedov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rainey wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Rainey lands a few punches from side control.
Magomedov is not content to let Rainey control the position.
Magomedov gets back to half guard.
Magomedov is trying to stand.
Magomedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magomedov tries to get out of the position.
Rainey wants to take a breather but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rainey.
Magomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rainey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rainey prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
Rainey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Magomedov gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rainey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magomedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rainey on the ground.
Rainey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rainey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rainey is in close to Magomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Magomedov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Rainey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Magomedov - that landed with a thud.
Rainey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Rainey's head.
Rainey throws a head punch that misses.
Rainey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rainey tries to pull guard but Magomedov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Rainey avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Rainey blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rainey controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rainey blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rainey backwards.
Rainey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rainey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Rainey lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Rainey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Rainey blocks it.
Rainey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rainey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rainey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rainey takes a shot to the head.
Magomedov is working Rainey over against the cage.
Rainey can't get the takedown.
Zabit Magomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bradley Rainey.
Rainey tries for a takedown but Magomedov manages to get underhooks.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
A short right from Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bradley Rainey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zabit Magomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rainey fails with the takedown.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Magomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rainey moves out of range of the body kick from Magomedov.
Rainey throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rainey with a nice cross.
Magomedov slips a straight right by Rainey.
Magomedov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rainey shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov shows good takedown defense.
Rainey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Magomedov checks the leg kick.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
Magomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Rainey misses its intended target.
Magomedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rainey lands a jab to the head.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Rainey.
Rainey avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Rainey.
Magomedov throws a right hand that Rainey ducks under and follows up with a left that Rainey also avoids with ease.
Magomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rainey misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov throws a lazy body kick
and Rainey counters with a shoot takedown. Magomedov fights it but they end up in guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Rainey from controlling successfully.
Magomedov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rainey wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Rainey has gone for a leg lock! Magomedov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rainey's guard.
Rainey controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Magomedov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rainey looking for a sweep. Not yet Rainey, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magomedov trying to control but Rainey is working from the bottom.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Rainey is retaining full guard.
Rainey wants to sweep but no luck.
Magomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rainey is on top in guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Rainey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Magomedov is trying to keep Rainey in close.
Magomedov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rainey wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rainey trying to move into half guard but instead Magomedov has managed to sweep!
Rainey is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Magomedov has his hands clasped together but Rainey extends and breaks Magomedov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rainey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bradley Rainey!
Bradley Rainey spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 445 p4p, 412 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 41 p4p, 38 weight class). Katsu Yamasaki 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki misses with a hook to the body
and Kursiwa counters with a shoot takedown. Yamasaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamasaki 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.
Kursiwa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kursiwa throws a big right hand that misses.
Kursiwa throws a strike but Yamasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kursiwa is looking for a triangle but Yamasaki pushes his legs off easily.
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
Kursiwa is trying to keep Yamasaki in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Kursiwa is retaining full guard.
Yamasaki passes into half guard.
Kursiwa trying to hold on to Yamasaki's head to control him but Yamasaki postures up.
Kursiwa regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamasaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Yamasaki stops Kursiwa from standing up.
Kursiwa working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kursiwa gets caught flat footed, as Yamasaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kursiwa trying to keep a closed guard but Yamasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Kursiwa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kursiwa working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa working for a triangle but Yamasaki defends it easily.
Kursiwa working a defensive guard here.
Yamasaki forces his way into half guard.
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but Kursiwa defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamasaki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kursiwa sees it coming and defends easily.
Yamasaki is looking to advance position but Kursiwa won't allow it.
Kursiwa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kursiwa keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kursiwa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kursiwa.
Kursiwa goes for a double leg but Yamasaki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yamasaki continues to drive forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsu Yamasaki 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.
Kursiwa throws a leg kick but Yamasaki checks it.
Yamasaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab lands there for Kursiwa.
Yamasaki moves out of range as Kursiwa strikes.
Kursiwa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Kursiwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa darts in trying to clinch
and Yamasaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa seems keen to control Yamasaki's posture.
Yamasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kursiwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamasaki passes Kursiwa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kursiwa trying to control here.
Yamasaki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two 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.
Kursiwa makes his way to full guard, as Yamasaki worked for a kimura.
Kursiwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamasaki passes into half guard.
Kursiwa manages to get to full guard.
Kursiwa has his hands on Yamasaki's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa is trying to keep Yamasaki in close.
Yamasaki passes into half guard.
Kursiwa is trying to control but can't.
Kursiwa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Yamasaki manages to move to mount!
Yamasaki fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa is trying to escape the mount.
Kursiwa is squirming around, avoiding Yamasaki's attempts to control the action.
Katsu Yamasaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kursiwa just holding on.
Kursiwa is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kursiwa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Yamasaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kursiwa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamasaki defends it nicely.
Yamasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yamasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa staying out of range there.
Kursiwa lands a jab to Yamasaki's midsection.
Kursiwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamasaki manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa tries for a takedown but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kursiwa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liwa Kursiwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamasaki drives through with a takedown into Kursiwa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kursiwa pushes Yamasaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kursiwa.
Kursiwa dives in and grabs Yamasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yamasaki pushes down on Kursiwa's head and hops out.
Kursiwa tries for a takedown but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
Yamasaki misses with a takedown attempt - Kursiwa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kursiwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamasaki manages to avoid it.
Yamasaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kursiwa defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kursiwa shoots and misses
and Yamasaki counters by clinching up.
Yamasaki leaning against his opponent.
Kursiwa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamasaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yamasaki looks for a takedown but Kursiwa sprawls well.
Kursiwa misses with a body kick.
Yamasaki with the counter takedown but Kursiwa avoids it easily.
Liwa Kursiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kursiwa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamasaki looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liwa Kursiwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kursiwa is looking for a triangle here but Yamasaki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Yamasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamasaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsu Yamasaki!
Katsu Yamasaki took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 188 p4p, 275 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 24 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River lands a nice hook to Khanna's body. Khanna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River misses with a hook. Khanna ducked under it nicely.
River pushes Khanna up against the cage in a clinch.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River has Khanna pressed against the cage, preventing Khanna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
Khanna blocks an uppercut.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Khanna.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khanna is breathing heavily.
River lands a left hand.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River scores with a knee to the head.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River misses with a knee strike.
Khanna avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River working Khanna over with knees to the body.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River lands an uppercut.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
River blocking some punches.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
Khanna wants to get back to striking at distance but River won't allow it.
River digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khanna or not.
River stalling the fight.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
River digs a right hand underneath Khanna's ribcage. Khanna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from River.
River prevents a body shot from Khanna.
A hook to the body from River.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna letting River take a breather here.
River digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River working Khanna over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
A right hand to the body from River.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River is leaning against Khanna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River with an attempt at a knee that misses.
River lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from River.
River crunches a lovely knee into Khanna's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River landing knees to the head.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Khanna takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from River.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River crunches a lovely knee into Khanna's ribcage.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River missing with knees to the body.
River prevents Khanna from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanna takes a knee to the side of the body.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River stalls.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River keeps control of Khanna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bill River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanna avoids the damage to the body.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khanna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River lands with a left to the head.
River tries to land a knee to the head but Khanna blocks with his arms.
Khanna tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River lands with a right to the head.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River working Khanna over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from River.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanna.
River has Khanna pressed against the cage.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from River.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khanna up against the cage.
Khanna misses with some punches.
River lands a knee to the body.
River has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khanna seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if River can turn it around.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River lands a nice uppercut.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanna.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from River.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from River on the inside.
River lands with a right to the head.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khanna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River lands a knee to the head.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on River - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khanna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from River misses.
River misses with a jab to the body
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanna throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Khanna 's knee.
River scores with a jab to the body.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
A big right from Khanna misses.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khanna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bill River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River takes a swing at Khanna's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanna. River shrugs it off though.
River misses with an uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Khanna misses with a few strikes there.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River with the inside leg kick.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River jabs at Khanna's body.
River lands with a good body shot.
Khanna throws a sloppy body shot
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from River does it's job there.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanna.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
River 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.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanna throws out the jab.
River jabs at Khanna's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River clinches up against the cage.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from River.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khanna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from River.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River lands a right hand.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River stalling against the cage.
Khanna manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from River.
River is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khanna rather than just go for the knockout.
River blocks a leg kick.
Khanna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River blocks a jab.
Khanna throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna throws a hook but River blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
River throws a shot to the body.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
River stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid body kick from River.
Khanna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River lands a right hook to the body.
River moves into the clinch.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill River!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill River thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Benandonner (ranked 139 p4p, 326 weight class) and Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). Giant Benandonner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerome Kyrylo's chin.
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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giant Benandonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Kyrylo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyrylo throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner throws a hook to the side of Kyrylo's head but Kyrylo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kyrylo cracks Benandonner with a good jab.
It looks like Giant Benandonner has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benandonner.
Giant Benandonner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benandonner jabs at Kyrylo's body.
Benandonner staying out of range there.
Kyrylo blocks a jab.
Kyrylo works Benandonner's body with a nice hook.
Kyrylo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benandonner throws a sloppy body shot
and Kyrylo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benandonner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benandonner darts in and clinches Kyrylo up against the cage.
I was talking to Benandonner's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benandonner effectively controlling the action here.
Kyrylo wants to get back to striking at distance but Benandonner won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kyrylo throws a head kick that misses
and Benandonner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Benandonner.
Kyrylo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benandonner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kyrylo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kyrylo.
Nice shot lands for Benandonner.
Benandonner throws a leg kick that misses.
Benandonner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benandonner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kyrylo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benandonner scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyrylo should have avoided that one.
It looks like Jerome Kyrylo has been cut.
Kyrylo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benandonner on the side of the head.
Benandonner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benandonner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kyrylo throws a jab when Benandonner was well out of range.
Kyrylo scores with a decent looking hook.
Kyrylo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kyrylo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benandonner counters with a nice uppercut.
Benandonner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyrylo throws out the jab.
Kyrylo throws a hook but Benandonner blocks it.
Benandonner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyrylo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo cracks Benandonner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Kyrylo misses
letting Benandonner counter with a right hand.
Benandonner misses with a combination
and Benandonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benandonner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyrylo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benandonner throws a sloppy body shot
and Kyrylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benandonner throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Kyrylo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kyrylo checks a leg kick.
Kyrylo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benandonner.
Kyrylo throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Benandonner counter with a right hand.
Kyrylo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner throws the kick towards the body but Kyrylo avoids it.
Kyrylo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benandonner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kyrylo misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benandonner's corner calls for a 1-2. Benandonner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benandonner moves into the clinch successfully.
Kyrylo is trying to push Benandonner away but Benandonner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Benandonner on the inside.
Benandonner lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kyrylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benandonner breaks from the clinch.
Kyrylo circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Benandonner backs off Kyrylo throws a huge counter combo but Benandonner manages to avoid it all.
Benandonner tries to clinch up.
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 Giant Benandonner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benandonner misses with a body punch
and Benandonner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benandonner cracks Kyrylo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kyrylo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benandonner misses with a left hand
and Kyrylo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benandonner thuds a left hand into Kyrylo's body.
Benandonner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo is looking for the big counter here.
Benandonner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Kyrylo finds it's target.
Benandonner moves in looking to clinch but Kyrylo pushes him off.
Benandonner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benandonner lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benandonner throws a hook but Kyrylo blocks it.
Benandonner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benandonner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kyrylo misses with a hook
and Benandonner counters with a stiff right hand.
Giant Benandonner is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benandonner.
Benandonner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benandonner throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Kyrylo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benandonner misses with a wild body shot.
Kyrylo throws out a leg kick but Benandonner moves out of range and Kyrylo only half commits.
Kyrylo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benandonner.
Kyrylo moves out of range of the body kick from Benandonner.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
Benandonner scores with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner looks to throw the jab but Kyrylo is out of range.
Kyrylo walks into a jab.
Benandonner throws a body punch but Kyrylo moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benandonner wants to clinch.
Kyrylo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kyrylo misses with a hook. Benandonner ducked under it nicely.
Benandonner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kyrylo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Benandonner does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benandonner lands a slapping body shot.
Kyrylo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benandonner closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kyrylo counter with a right hand.
Kyrylo tries to work over Benandonner's front leg with a kick but Benandonner checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyrylo misses the target.
Benandonner is looking to counter punch.
Benandonner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benandonner lands with a straight right. Kyrylo didn't see that one coming.
Benandonner scoring well with a low kick there.
Benandonner cracks Kyrylo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benandonner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kyrylo misses the shot to the body.
Kyrylo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benandonner just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kyrylo scores with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo throws out a loose jab but Benandonner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyrylo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kyrylo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrylo loads up on a big right hand but Benandonner slips the punch.
Kyrylo throws a monster overhand right that drops Benandonner! Kyrylo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Kyrylo!
An out of breath Jerome Kyrylo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 15 p4p, 26 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class). Babcock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raiders Attack Vault City. Honorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock throws a low kick, looking for Honorio's leg but Honorio calmly moves out of range.
Honorio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babcock.
Honorio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Babcock. Babcock obviously looking to wear him down.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown but Babcock shows good takedown defense.
Babcock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babcock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sloppy strikes from Honorio. Those never looked like landing.
Babcock digs a good hook to Honorio's body.
Honorio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babcock staying out of range there.
Honorio lands a nice shot to the body.
Honorio just misses with a punch to the body.
Honorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honorio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Babcock throws a lazy body kick
and Honorio counters with a single leg into guard. Babcock didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Honorio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Babcock.
Honorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio is pulling down on Babcock's head to control his posture.
Babcock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Honorio keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Honorio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Honorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Honorio is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Honorio trying to control the position.
Honorio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honorio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honorio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babcock.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babcock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honorio trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Babcock misses.
Honorio connects with a jab.
Babcock lands with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Babcock is predictable there
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
so Honorio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Babcock has momentary wrist control but Honorio slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Honorio is looking to work some ground and pound but Babcock has wrist control.
Babcock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
Honorio stands and throws Babcock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Babcock sneaks back into half guard.
Babcock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Babcock wants to sweep here but Honorio controlling him for the moment.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honorio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Honorio holds on and takes a little breather.
Babcock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Honorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Honorio wants to sweep here but Babcock controlling him for the moment.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Honorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Honorio is retaining full guard.
Honorio looking to control.
Honorio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinicius Honorio will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babcock thows a leg kick but Honorio checks it
and Honorio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Honorio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Babcock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Honorio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Honorio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honorio controlling from the top position.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Babcock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Honorio passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio seems to be looking for submissions.
Babcock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Honorio.
Babcock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Babcock.
Babcock is looking for a triangle but Honorio pushes his legs off easily.
Babcock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Babcock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Honorio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Honorio holds on and takes a little breather.
Honorio trying to keep a closed guard but Babcock is proving a slippery customer.
Vinicius Honorio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honorio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babcock is one step ahead there.
Honorio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Honorio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Babcock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babcock is refusing to be controlled, as Honorio sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Babcock looking for a sweep. Not yet Babcock, not yet.
Honorio stands up over Babcock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Honorio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Honorio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Babcock's head.
Babcock wants to sweep here but Honorio controlling him for the moment.
Honorio trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock has momentary wrist control but Honorio slips an elbow through the middle.
Babcock trying to control the position.
Babcock has his foot on Honorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Honorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Honorio postures up and lands a big shot to Babcock's brow.
Honorio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Honorio throws a strike but Babcock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babcock being controlled here momentarily.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babcock distracts Honorio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Babcock throws a body kick that misses
and Honorio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Honorio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Honorio is working Babcock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Honorio won't allow Babcock to sweep him here.
Honorio lands a couple of digs.
Babcock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honorio is looking to work some ground and pound but Babcock has wrist control.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Babcock working for a triangle but Honorio defends it easily.
Honorio lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio passes into half guard.
Honorio trying to control from half guard but Babcock is working away.
Babcock gets back to full guard.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honorio is one step ahead there.
Honorio trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Babcock 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Honorio stands up over Babcock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Honorio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honorio won't allow Babcock to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Babcock being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Honorio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Babcock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio misses with a takedown attempt
and Babcock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Babcock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honorio checks a low kick from Babcock.
Honorio misses with a combination
and Babcock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Honorio.
Babcock is looking to counter punch.
Honorio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Babcock.
Honorio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Babcock defends well and Honorio ends up having to push Babcock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jim Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honorio darts in looking for a takedown but Babcock gets double underhooks and turns Honorio into the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babcock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babcock throws a front kick aimed at Honorio's knee but Honorio avoids it well.
Honorio with the counter takedown but Babcock avoids it easily.
Honorio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babcock.
Honorio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Babcock slams his shin into Honorio's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babcock motions for Honorio to come forward. Babcock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babcock throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Honorio with that takedown attempt.
Honorio shoots for a takedown but Babcock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Honorio lands a two punch combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babcock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Babcock.
Babcock throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Honorio counters with a straight right hand.
Babcock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babcock throws a body shot but no joy.
Babcock feints and then cracks Honorio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honorio down.
Honorio avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Honorio with the counter takedown but Babcock avoids it easily.
Babcock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babcock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jim Babcock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Honorio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Babcock is fending him off so far but Honorio persists. Nope, Babcock circles away and we're back to standing.
Babcock throws a big counter combination but Honorio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Babcock throws a leg kick but Honorio checks it.
Babcock stuffs the takedown.
Babcock tries to work over Honorio's front leg with a kick but Honorio checks it.
Honorio misses with a double jab.
Babcock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Babcock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honorio.
Honorio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Babcock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Babcock. No joy for Honorio on that attempt.
Jim Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio clobbers Babcock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Babcock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honorio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Babcock moves forwards but Honorio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honorio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Honorio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Honorio is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Babcock ducks under a wild hook from Honorio.
Babcock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Honorio shoots in looking for a takedown. Babcock tries to sprawl out of it but Honorio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Babcock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Honorio shoots and misses
and Honorio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babcock slips a jab and a cross from Honorio.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Honorio checks a leg kick.
Babcock tries to land a front kick but Honorio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Honorio misses with a straight left.
Honorio 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.
Babcock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Babcock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Babcock works the jab nicely.
Babcock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Honorio avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babcock manages to avoid it.
Babcock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Honorio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babcocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babcock sets himself, and Honorio steps forward looking for the clinch! Babcock avoids it this time.
Babcock swings for the body but Honorio moves out of range.
Babcock lands a nice shot that snaps Honorio's head back.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Honorio.
Nice shot by Honorio.
No joy there for Honorio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babcock connects with a looping right hand.
Honorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Babcock sprawls well. He's pushed Honorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Honorio throws out a loose jab but Babcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babcock scores with a sloppy right hand. Honorio should have avoided that one.
Honorio throws a hook to the side of Babcock's head but Babcock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Honorio counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock tries to work over Honorio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babcock stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Babcock.
Honorio cracks Babcock with a nice body shot.
Babcock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honorio is looking for a takedown.
Babcock breaks the clinch.
Babcock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babcock punishes Honorio's body with a nice straight punch.
Honorio closes the distance and clinches up with Babcock, looking for a takedown. Honorio pushes Babcock against the cage but Babcock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babcock misses with a straight right.
Babcock misses with a jab to the body
and Honorio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Babcock
and Honorio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Babcock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honorio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Honorio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Honorio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honorio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Honorio lands a nice forearm strike.
Babcock gets back to half guard.
Babcock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Honorio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babcock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Honorio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babcock defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jim Babcock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Honorio throws a series of strikes that have Babcock backpedaling.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honorio darts in looking for a takedown but Babcock gets double underhooks and turns Honorio into the cage.
Babcock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Honorio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Honorio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babcock misses with a low kick.
Babcock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Babcock misses with the body kick
and Honorio counters with a single leg into guard. Babcock didn't expect that.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock looking to control.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Babcock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honorio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Honorio controls the pace.
Honorio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babcock is trying to control the position but Honorio postures up.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Babcock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honorio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Babcock scoring with some ground and pound.
Honorio controlling Babcock's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock throws a big right hand that misses.
Honorio is trying to control the position but Babcock postures up.
Babcock won't allow Honorio to sweep him here.
Honorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Babcock manages to get himself to full guard.
Honorio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Babcock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Honorio preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio lands a couple of digs.
Honorio won't allow Babcock to sweep him here.
Honorio throws a big elbow that misses.
Babcock wants to sweep but no luck.
Honorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babcock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babcock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babcock 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Babcock is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Honorio as he connects with a hook.
Honorio throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Honorio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babcock doesn't seem phased though.
Honorio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Babcock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babcock throws a jab but it's blocked by Honorio.
Babcock is looking to slow Honorio down with leg kicks.
Babcock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Honorio will feel that in the morning.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Babcock circles away.
Honorio checks a low kick from Babcock.
Honorio needs to keep his hands up - Babcock had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Babcock misses
so Honorio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Babcock looking for a sweep. Not yet Babcock, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Honorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honorio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Babcock!
Jim Babcock retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Jim Babcock thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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