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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 21255 p4p, 23757 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 431 p4p, 417 weight class). Krzysztof Zakrzewski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakrzewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hageman as he jumps to the side.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch there but Hageman circles away.
Hageman shoots in and bounces Zakrzewski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hageman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zakrzewski being controlled here, momentarily.
Hageman trying to control the position from guard on top but Zakrzewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zakrzewski is looking to take a break and control but Hageman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zakrzewski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zakrzewski trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.
Zakrzewski wants to pass the guard but Hageman is keeping the position.
Hageman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zakrzewski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hageman.
Zakrzewski tries for a kimura but Hageman is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Zakrzewski wants to control but Hageman is keeping him busy.
Hageman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hageman keeps working.
Zakrzewski is working for a submission of some sort.
Zakrzewski is taking a breather. Hageman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hageman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zakrzewski is working away from the top position though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zakrzewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Zakrzewski thows a body kick. Hageman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hageman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zakrzewski looks winded!
Hageman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zakrzewski avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zakrzewski gets tackled into the cage by Hageman. Hageman maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Krzysztof Zakrzewski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zakrzewski doesn't manage to clinch there - Hageman circles away.
Zakrzewski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hageman is fending him off so far but Zakrzewski persists. Nope, Hageman circles away and we're back to standing.
Hageman clinches with his opponent.
Hageman struggles to land a body shot inside as Zakrzewski controls his hands.
Hageman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zakrzewski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hageman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hageman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman cracks Zakrzewski with a solid left hand.
Hageman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zakrzewski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hageman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zakrzewski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zakrzewski won't allow Hageman to sweep him here.
Zakrzewski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hageman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zakrzewski defends it easily.
Zakrzewski wants to control from the top but Hageman keeps moving.
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.
Hageman is looking to sweep but instead, Zakrzewski has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski tries to pass to full mount but Hageman defends it.
Zakrzewski stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick misses from Zakrzewski.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.
Hageman has managed to clinch.
Zakrzewski tries to pull guard but Hageman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diego Hageman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.
Zakrzewski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hageman pulls Zakrzewski into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying to control but Hageman is working from the bottom.
Zakrzewski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hageman is keeping the position for now.
Hageman has control of Zakrzewski's left arm, preventing Zakrzewski from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zakrzewski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hageman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Hageman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Zakrzewski or perhaps it was just good defense by Hageman, which made it look bad.
Zakrzewski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hageman's waist but Hageman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zakrzewski off to one side.
Zakrzewski fails to land the takedown.
Diego Hageman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.
Hageman rushes Zakrzewski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zakrzewski stops a takedown attempt from Hageman.
Hageman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zakrzewski can do to turn this around?
Zakrzewski is trying to pull guard but Hageman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zakrzewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zakrzewski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hageman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hageman tries to score a body lock takedown but Zakrzewski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hageman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zakrzewski backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski gets underhooks to prevent Hageman's takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Hageman.
Zakrzewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hageman has double underhooks.
Hageman drags the fight down to the ground.
Zakrzewski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hageman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hageman keeping moving, preventing Zakrzewski from controlling successfully.
Zakrzewski throws an elbow that misses. Hageman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zakrzewski's guard. Nice move by Hageman!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman trying to control the position from guard on top but Zakrzewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zakrzewski working a defensive guard here.
Hageman advances position into side control!
Zakrzewski is trying to get back to half guard.
Hageman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zakrzewski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hageman but great work by Zakrzewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zakrzewski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hageman keeps working.
Zakrzewski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hageman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hageman.
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.
Hageman pulls Zakrzewski in close to prevent any damage.
Zakrzewski postures up in Hageman's guard and throws a big left but Hageman blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hageman is controlling Zakrzewski's posture.
Zakrzewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Hageman is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Hageman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hageman 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Hageman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Mountain (ranked 3963 p4p, 24066 weight class) and Trent Bash (ranked 426 p4p, 546 weight class). Kari Mountain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Bash!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain connects with a high kick.
Bash should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mountain lands a really nice looking cross but Bash seems unphased.
Mountain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mountain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bash throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mountain was covering up waiting for the punch and Bash finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mountain has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bash has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bash tries to pull guard but Mountain holds him up against the cage and eventually Bash drops back down to his feet.
Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Bash shoots and misses
and Mountain counters with a left and a right that stings Bash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bash back to the cage. Mountain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bash has eaten all the pies!
Mountain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Kari Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Bash.
Mountain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bash doesn't seem bothered though.
Bash takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bash tries for a takedown but Mountain circles away easily
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bash fails with the takedown
and Mountain counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mountain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mountain throws a series of strikes that have Bash backpedaling.
Mountain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Bash's leg. Bash is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mountain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bash. That did some damage!
Mountain stuffs the takedown attempt from Bash. Bash gets slowly back to his feet.
Mountain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Bash shoots and misses
and Bash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bash.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mountain!
Mountain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bash back to the cage. Mountain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mountain leaves Bash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mountain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mountain lands a head kick. Bash smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mountain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mountain throws a combination. Bash tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mountain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kari Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountain lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mountain lands a nice shot to the body.
Mountain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bash throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mountain tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bash is in Mountain's guard.
Mountain wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bash manages to pass to side control.
Mountain controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bash is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain tries to kick Bash off but Bash keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bash can do to turn this around?
Bash is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Mountain as he works his way to 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.
Mountain wriggles free and stands up.
Bash on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Mountain does it's job there.
Mountain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain stalks Bash and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bash's face. Bash staggers backwards, shaken.
Bash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mountain counters with an outside leg kick.
Mountain scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice combination there by Mountain.
Mountain lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Mountain coming out on top.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain lands a jab-cross combination.
Bash has his takedown stuffed
and Bash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kari Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Bash.
Mountain lands with a nice combination. Bash backs away looking to recover.
Bash drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bash takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mountain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bash dives in and grabs Mountain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mountain pushes down on Bash's head and hops out.
Bash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that second round.
That's time! Mountain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Bash 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mountain looks to land a combination. Bash sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mountain lands with a nice combination. Bash backs away looking to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Mountain scores with a four punch combination!
Mountain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bash back to the cage. Mountain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mountain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Bash is rocked!
Mountain is pawing at Bash, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Bash's nose. Bash is badly hurt! Mountain pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Bash tries desperately to hold on but Mountain is relentless in his assault! As Bash receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Mountain away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Mountain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 3618 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 398 p4p, 390 weight class). Franco comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. Atunes has chosen Makeba as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cavalho Atunes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franco doesn't seem bothered though.
Franco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franco.
Franco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Franco stalks Atunes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Atunes's face. Atunes staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Franco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franco tries to bum rush Atunes with a series of wild strikes but Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Franco's ribs.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Franco.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Franco in the body.
Atunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Franco is predictable there
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Franco rather than just go for the knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atunes looking to throw knees to the head but Franco is blocking nicely.
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco tries to circle away but Atunes has him pinned against the cage.
Atunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franco or not.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco tries to circle away but Atunes has him pinned against the cage.
Franco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Atunes stalls.
Franco letting Atunes take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Atunes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Atunes lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Atunes to work.
Atunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franco is breathing heavily.
A short right from Atunes.
Franco being controlled against the cage.
Atunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco misses with a double jab.
Franco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Franco.
Franco missing with a left hand there. Atunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Atunes slips a jab and a cross from Franco.
Atunes thuds his shin into the meat of Franco's side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Atunes.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Franco.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes has Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco can't break the clinch.
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atunes tries to land knees in the clinch but Franco avoids the damage to the body.
Atunes stalling the fight.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Atunes is controlling the position.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Franco's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes digs a right hand into Franco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Franco's gas tank.
Franco tries to throw a body punch but Atunes avoids it by throwing Franco back against the cage.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atunes.
Franco working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Atunes on the inside.
Atunes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atunes lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franco letting Atunes take a breather here.
Atunes crunches a lovely knee into Franco's ribcage.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Atunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cavalho Atunes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Franco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Atunes throws a combination. Franco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good shot there by Atunes.
 Franco is rocked!
Atunes lands a nice looking body shot.
Franco misses with a double jab.
Atunes lands a nice hook to Franco's body. Franco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atunes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Atunes cracks Franco with a good jab.
Cavalho Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atunes moves into the clinch successfully.
Franco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Atunes.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Atunes lands with a light punch inside.
Atunes stalling.
Atunes blocks a body shot from Franco.
Atunes drops Franco onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Franco is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Atunes lands a big right hand that drops Franco! The killer instinct kicks in and Atunes finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Atunes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cavalho Atunes!
Cavalho Atunes looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Quero agradecer aos fãs e ao meu treinador!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 2040 p4p, 22747 weight class) and Ethan Campbell (ranked 263 p4p, 575 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tarlah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Campbell!
Tarlah slows the pace down.
Tarlah working the head with strikes.
Tarlah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tarlah is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Campbell's shoulder. That is not cool.
Campbell tries to bench press Tarlah off him but Tarlah keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell is being controlled here.
Tarlah lands a decent elbow from side control.
Campbell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tarlah in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to improve position but can't.
Tarlah is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Campbell's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two 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.
You can see the frustration on Campbell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Campbell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
Tarlah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Campbell.
Tarlah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tarlah feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Campbell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tarlah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tarlah digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
Tarlah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tarlah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tarlah content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah prevents Campbell from improving his position.
Tarlah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tarlah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarlah pushing down on Campbell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tarlah is taking a breather. Campbell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah working over Campbell with some ground and pound. Campbell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tarlah with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tarlah lands a nice short elbow.
Tarlah is taking a breather. Campbell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tarlah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Tarlah.
Tarlah working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah slips a nice elbow through Campbell's hands, connecting with Campbell's forehead.
Tarlah has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tarlah moves into full mount! Campbell won't be happy about that!
Tarlah punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tarlah controlling his opponent.
Tarlah is landing with some decent strikes but Campbell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campbell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tarlah prevents Campbell from getting the reversal.
Tarlah controlling his opponent.
Tarlah with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tarlah controlling the pace for now.
Tarlah punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tarlah controlling the position easily from mount.
Tarlah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Campbell tries to hold on but Tarlah postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balink Tarlah dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tarlah dives in and scores a takedown into Campbell's guard.
Campbell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarlah controls the pace.
Tarlah seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Campbell for as long as he can get away with.
Tarlah forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlah working Campbell over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlah controlling the pace.
Campbell trying to hold on to Tarlah's head to control him but Tarlah postures up.
Tarlah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tarlah controlling the pace.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Further stalling from Tarlah.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarlah manages to avoid it.
Tarlah drives through with a takedown into Campbell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Campbell is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tarlah dives into side control.
Tarlah happy to just control the position for now.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Tarlah is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarlah continues to hold on tight.
Balink Tarlah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarlah scores with punches from side control.
Campbell seems a little lost for a moment, as Tarlah dominates the positioning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tarlah lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balink Tarlah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarlah 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balink Tarlah!
An out of breath Balink Tarlah 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1171 p4p, 3465 weight class) and Dax Ryan (ranked 150 p4p, 427 weight class). Dax Ryan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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9 - 11 - 0 |
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dax Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjurstrom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryan! But no joy.
Bjurstrom scores with a jab.
Bjurstrom clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan wants the takedown. Bjurstrom is fighting it off but Ryan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bjurstrom's guard against the cage.
Bjurstrom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Ryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bjurstrom working a defensive guard here.
Ryan stands up over Bjurstrom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bjurstrom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bjurstrom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bjurstrom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
Bjurstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryan postures up.
Ryan is working Bjurstrom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
Ryan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ryan lands a couple of elbows.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bjurstrom is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjurstrom keeping full guard, as Ryan tries to pass.
Ryan is in close to Bjurstrom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Bjurstrom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bjurstrom working a defensive guard but Ryan passes into half guard.
Bjurstrom seems to have got his legs back now.
Bjurstrom is looking to control Ryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bjurstrom avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Ryan there.
Bjurstrom trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
Ryan lands with a punch from half guard.
Ryan unloads with some huge strikes here! Bjurstrom is out! Ryan wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!
Dax Ryan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Picogram (ranked 2182 p4p, 1744 weight class) and Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 273 p4p, 229 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Zuev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Picogram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Picogram misses with a lunging right hand
and Zuev counters with a three punch combo that has Picogram backing up. Picogram nods at Zuev to acknowledge the strikes.
Zuev lands with an uppercut that bounces Picogram off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Picogram.
Zuev jabs Picogram to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Zuev. Beautiful body shot.
Picogram scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev throws a hook to the side of Picogram's head but Picogram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuev. Picogram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Picogram tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Zuev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev cracks a nice hook into Picogram's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picogram avoids the head kick by Zuev.
Picogram throws a push kick but Zuev slaps the foot to one side.
Zuev misses with a double jab.
Zuev lands a jab to the head.
Picogram misses with a leg kick
and Zuev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zuev gets a clinch.
Zuev being controlled against the cage.
Zuev lands with a right to the head.
Zuev wants to break free but Picogram has control.
Picogram throws an elbow that misses.
Zuev trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picogram tries to clinch up but Zuev circles away and keeps his distance.
Aleksandr Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuev catches Picogram with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zuev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Picogram. Picogram obviously looking to wear him down.
Zuev lands a jab to the head.
A lazy body kick from Picogram
and Zuev counters with a crisp one two that drops Picogram! Zuev thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Picogram to his feet! Picogram is in big trouble!
Picogram is rocked!
Picogram misses with a lunging right hand
and Zuev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Picogram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Picogram gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Picogram tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Zuev is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Picogram buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Picogram!! Picogram is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Zuev throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 881 p4p, 3373 weight class) and Alan West (ranked 115 p4p, 420 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pick up man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180
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170
5 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 40 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
West misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan West.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson controlling the pace.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! West is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sparky Anderson!
Post fight, an emotional Sparky Anderson said 'It's great to be the new champion, thanks to all my team around me'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 1132 p4p, 2533 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 146 p4p, 333 weight class). Shima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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33
182
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44
175
27 - 41 - 1 |
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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 42 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima misses with a hook.
Shima has Averescu up against the cage in a clinch.
Shima stalling.
Averescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shima.
Shima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Averescu.
Shima working aggressively here.
Averescu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shima stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Averescu.
Shima stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima presses Averescu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Averescu is looking to control Shima's arms but Shima gets an underhook and turns him. Now Averescu has his back to the cage.
Shima is pushing Averescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shima seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tetsuo Shima.
Shima darts in and clinches Averescu up against the cage.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima breaks from the clinch.
Shima clinches up with Averescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Shima lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shima working aggressively here.
Shima displaying some good clinch control by pressing Averescu up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima lands a shoulder strike.
Shima makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Averescu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shima is keeping busy.
Shima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shima effectively controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Averescu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shima has Averescu up against the cage in a clinch.
Shima is pushing Averescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima stalls.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shima stalling in the clinch.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shima lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Averescu stalling.
Shima is pushing Averescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shima tries a body shot but Averescu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is trying to push Shima away but Shima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shima just leaning against Averescu, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shima stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tetsuo Shima.
Shima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Averescu.
Averescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Averescu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Averescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
Shima misses with a left hand
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Shima misses with a double jab.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Shima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shima moves into range and clinches up with Averescu.
Shima tries to work over Averescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima avoiding damage.
A bit of stalling here from Averescu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shima looks to land a combination. Averescu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima moves in looking to clinch but Averescu pushes him off.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Shima. Those never looked like landing.
Shima has Averescu up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Averescu! But no joy.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch but Averescu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Averescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Shima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Averescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Shima scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Averescu looking to stall.
Averescu wants to stall.
Averescu is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima stalling against the cage.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Averescu wants to stall.
Shima stalling the fight.
Averescu slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shima is pushing Averescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Averescu looking to slow down the pace here.
Averescu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Averescu.
Sloppy strikes from Shima. Those never looked like landing.
Shima throws a series of strikes that have Averescu backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries to clinch but Averescu is having none of it.
Shima cracks Averescu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shima throws a combination that misses
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Averescu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Averescu circles away quickly and effectively.
Averescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shima.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Averescu! But no joy.
Shima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shima swings widly with a right hand
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
Shima swings for the body but Averescu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Averescu.
Shima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Averescu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tetsuo Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
Shima throws a right and a left that both miss.
Averescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shima throws a body shot but no joy.
Averescu throws out a counter right but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Shima misses with a left hand
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shima misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu moves away from the strike by Shima.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Averescu! But no joy.
Averescu blocks a jab.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Averescu's shoulder, as Averescu tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Averescu avoids it really well and circles away.
Averescu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Averescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shima.
Averescu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shima clinches up with Averescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Shima is pushing Averescu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Averescu letting Shima take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shima.
Shima's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Shima.
Shima lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Averescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Averescu just leaning against Shima, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Averescu.
Shima lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Averescu backwards.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Averescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shima works on Averescu's body with a couple of short punches.
Averescu stalling in the clinch but Shima improves position.
Shima stalling in the clinch.
Averescu is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
Shima is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Averescu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Averescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shima tries to clinch there but Averescu circles away.
Shima scores with a shot to the body.
Shima clinches up with Averescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Averescu blocking some punches.
Averescu tries to stall but Shima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Averescu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Averescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a series of wild punches.
Averescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Averescu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shima throws a body punch but Averescu moves out of range.
No joy there for Shima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Averescu throws out a counter right but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Averescu, pushing him back against the cage.
Averescu is trying to stall.
Averescu tries to circle away but Shima has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima had his way with Dan Averescu in that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Averescu's cut.
That's time! Shima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Shima instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shima lands a right hand.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Shima does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Averescu taking a breather.
Averescu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shima stalling the fight.
Shima just leaning against Averescu, taking a breather.
Averescu looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Still in the clinch, Shima scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Shima.
Averescu trying to stall but Shima improves his position.
Averescu is trying to stall.
Shima stalling.
Averescu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Averescu.
Shima moves into the clinch successfully.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu tries to stall but Shima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Averescu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Averescu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Averescu prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima has Averescu pressed against the cage.
Shima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Averescu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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.
Shima will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Averescu up against the cage.
Shima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Averescus head.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Averescu effectively controlling the action here.
Averescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Averescu receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shima 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:44
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima retains his welterweight title!
Tetsuo Shima looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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