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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stavros Halkias (ranked 2308 p4p, 3618 weight class) and Rulla Kebab (ranked 273 p4p, 387 weight class). 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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rulla Kebab!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kebab tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halkias sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kebab somewhat.
A punch combination from Halkias misses.
Kebab shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halkias as he avoids it easily.
Kebab shoots in for a takedown but Halkias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Halkias tries to counter with a takedown but Kebab is quick to defend against it.
Stavros Halkias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rulla Kebab.
Kebab shoots in for a takedown but Halkias shows good takedown defense.
Kebab tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Halkias defends well and Kebab ends up having to push Halkias into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kebab shoots in but Halkias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Halkias was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kebab.
Halkias leaves Kebab with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Halkias scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kebab closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halkias circles away.
Halkias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kebab.
Kebab misses with a takedown
and Halkias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Kebab with that takedown attempt.
Stavros Halkias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kebab shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halkias pinned against the cage. Halkias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Halkias appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kebab throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halkias's waist but Halkias gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kebab off to one side.
Halkias lunges at Kebab with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kebab's hand.
 It looks like Rulla Kebab has been cut.
Kebab shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Halkias defends it nicely.
Halkias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halkias misses with a straight left.
Kebab with the counter takedown but Halkias avoids it easily.
Kebab shoots in looking for a takedown. Halkias tries to sprawl out of it but Kebab keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halkias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Halkias misses.
Kebab tries for a takedown but Halkias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Halkias stuffs the takedown attempt from Kebab. Kebab gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Halkias keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Halkias as Kebab shoots in.
Kebab fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kebab keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halkias darts in and clinches Kebab up against the cage.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kebab tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halkias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kebab or not.
Kebab looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Halkias.
Kebab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Halkias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kebab misses with some punches.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Halkias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halkias throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kebabs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halkias lands with a right to the head.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Kebab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halkias tries a body shot but Kebab blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Halkias.
Halkias lands an elbow just above Kebab 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Halkias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kebab lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Halkias.
Halkias lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
 Kebab is rocked!
That has opened up Rulla Kebab's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kebab.
Kebab is still on wobbly legs! Can Halkias finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Halkias throws a punch but it's blocked by Kebab.
Kebab seems to have recovered his senses.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Halkias pushes Kebab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halkias throws a head punch that misses.
Kebab letting Halkias take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halkias.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Halkias lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kebab lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Kebab lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halkias.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike.
Halkias'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.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Halkias.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kebab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halkias holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Halkias working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halkias.
Kebab working aggressively here.
Kebab lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Halkias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias lands an elbow inside that Kebab shrugs off.
Kebab throws a head punch that misses.
Halkias blocks an uppercut.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halkias misses with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kebab throws a punch but it's blocked by Halkias.
Kebab misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias blocking some punches.
Halkias lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kebab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Halkias.
Kebab misses with some punches.
Kebab misses with the head strike.
Halkias stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Kebab on the inside.
Kebab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Halkias.
The cut above Rulla Kebab's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kebab.
A right hook to the body lands for Halkias.
Halkias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rulla Kebab's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Halkias scores with a shot to the side of Kebab's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halkias.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Halkias uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halkias lands a hook that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
Kebab misses with some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kebab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kebab has a couple of punches blocked by Halkias.
Halkias blocking some punches.
Halkias blocks an uppercut.
Halkias blocking some punches.
A short left from Halkias.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Halkias.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rulla Kebab's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stavros Halkias!
A very excited looking Stavros Halkias made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Wahlstroem (ranked 3721 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Luther Socippo (ranked 391 p4p, 277 weight class). Max Wahlstroem 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Wahlstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luther Socippo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socippo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Socippo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Socippo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wahlstroem somewhat.
Wahlstroem misses with a few strikes there.
Socippo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wahlstroem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Socippo misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Wahlstroem has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A lazy left from Socippo finds it's target.
Socippo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wahlstroem slips a straight right by Socippo.
Socippo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wahlstroem.
Socippo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wahlstroem staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wahlstroem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wahlstroem throws a leg kick but Socippo checks it.
Socippo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Socippo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Socippo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wahlstroem moves away.
Wahlstroem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wahlstroem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Socippo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Socippo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Socippo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Socippo jabs at Wahlstroem's body.
A swing and a miss from Socippo.
Wahlstroem slips a jab and a cross from Socippo.
Wahlstroem is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Socippo.
Socippo scores with a hook to the body. Wahlstroem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Socippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Socippo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Socippo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Socippo scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Wahlstroem.
Nice jab there from Socippo.
Socippo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wahlstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Socippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wahlstroem to score with a decent uppercut.
Socippo scores with a hook to the body. Wahlstroem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Socippo gets caught napping as Wahlstroem dives in and scores a takedown. Socippo manages to retain guard.
Socippo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wahlstroem is controlling him.
Wahlstroem trying to control but Socippo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Socippo is keeping the position for now.
Wahlstroem passes Socippo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wahlstroem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Socippo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem is working for a submission of some sort.
Wahlstroem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Socippo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Socippo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wahlstroem.
The fighters circling - Socippo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socippo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wahlstroem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Socippo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wahlstroem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Socippo throws out a counter right but Wahlstroem avoids it with no problem.
Socippo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wahlstroem looks to land a right hand but Socippo moved out of range.
Socippo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wahlstroem scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wahlstroem swings around for an armbar but Socippo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wahlstroem's guard.
Socippo wanted to stand there but Wahlstroem had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Socippo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wahlstroem is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Socippo has his hands clasped together but Wahlstroem extends and breaks Socippo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wahlstroem.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Wahlstroem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 2024 p4p, 1161 weight class) and Zavian Barkley (ranked 246 p4p, 155 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Alok - Hear Me Tonight. On his way into the cage it seems that Lion Tiger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lion Tiger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zavian Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Barkley.
Tiger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiger misses with a hook to the body
and Barkley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Barkley.
Barkley throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Barkley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger throws an overhand right that lands on Barkley's shoulder, as Barkley tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger lands a glancing blow to the side of Barkley's head.
Tiger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barkley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a jab when Barkley was well out of range.
Barkley wants to counter with a clinch but Tiger pushes him away.
Barkley throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Tiger.
Barkley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barkley throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Tiger is looking for a counter combo.
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
Barkley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barkley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barkley misses with a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a left and a right... And another left! Barkley is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lion Tiger!
After winning the bout, Lion Tiger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 1905 p4p, 1411 weight class) and Peyton Moore (ranked 232 p4p, 185 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peyton Moore!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Moore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Moore down.
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Moore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore scores with a nice strike.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore misses the jab.
Gonzalez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Moore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Miguel Gonzalez has been cut.
Moore pounces like a tiger and cracks Gonzalez with a vicious hook! Gonzalez is down but not out! Moore follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peyton Moore!
A very excited looking Peyton Moore rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 1017 p4p, 1050 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 105 p4p, 108 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Black has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Kim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Kim tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim pulls Black in to control the position.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Black is looking for a triangle but Kim pushes his legs off easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Kim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black working a defensive guard but Kim manages to pass into side control anyway.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working away.
Black is not content to let Kim control the position.
Black manages to get back to half guard.
Black moves into full guard.
Kim trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black is pulling down on Kim's head. It's preventing any offense from Kim, at least for the moment.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Black shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Black misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim has managed to clinch.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Black tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kim misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kim smiles and moves away.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is pressed up against the cage. Black has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kim down to the mat. Kim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Kim throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Black checks a low kick from Kim.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kim sprawls and moves away.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Black 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.
Black is stalling here. Kim is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kim has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to work for a sweep but Kim has mounted him!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black can't escape the position.
Kim throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
Black wants to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
Black can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim controlling the position easily from mount.
Black regains half guard.
Black is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kim takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yasol Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black blocking some punches.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black tries to pull guard but Kim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kim can turn it around.
Kim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Kim.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black pulls guard effortlessly.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kim is now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Black has a hand on Kim's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kim takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kim trying to control but Black is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim throwing strikes but Black bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Black pushes down on Kim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black working Kim over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black 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.
Black throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kim to regain full guard.
Kim wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Black throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kim holding on.
Kim is not content to let Black control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black working the head with strikes.
Black advances to mount.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Devon Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black landing strikes from the mount and Kim is in trouble!
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Black trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
Black controlling from mount.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kim?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Black is really struggling to control Kim but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Black working for a submission but Kim is keeping him at bay.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black thowing shots but they're missing.
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Black dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Black fails to pull guard.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim prevents a body shot from Black.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black successfully pulls guard.
Kim trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kim uses it to pass to side control.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Black works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
Black avoiding Kim 's attempts to control his hands.
Kim is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Black off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Black lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kim is trying to remain composed but Black is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Black has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kim has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Kim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Kim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Black!
Black working for the choke.
Kim avoids the strikes from Black.
Kim turns into Black and is now in his guard.
Black trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black controlling from the top position.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kim preventing the sweep.
Black 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.
Black throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kim uses it to pass to side control.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Kim gets to mount! Black was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kim passes to side control.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black regains half guard.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim content to control rather than advance.
Kim wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Devon Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Devon Black!
A very excited looking Devon Black made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Smooth (ranked 1856 p4p, 863 weight class) and Alexev Savinov (ranked 229 p4p, 112 weight class). Savinov has chosen HonestKey- Point A as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexev Savinov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savinov feints and then cracks Smooth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smooth down.
Nice uppercut lands for Smooth. That snapped Savinov's head back.
Savinov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smooth lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Savinov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Savinov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smooth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Savinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Smooth scores with a four punch combination!
Smooth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savinov manages to avoid it.
Savinov lands a big head kick that sends Smooth to the canvas! Savinov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexev Savinov!
A victorious Alexev Savinov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaven Murphy (ranked 937 p4p, 930 weight class) and Iron Side (ranked 123 p4p, 121 weight class). Side has chosen In the Dark - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Side!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Side keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Side is looking for the big counter here.
Side walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Side throws out a powerful jab.
Side swinging wildly here.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Side ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Side throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy throws a front kick aimed at Side's knee but Side avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Side ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy loses concentration momentarily and Side pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Murphy crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Side finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iron Side!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 378 p4p, 1001 weight class) and Jeremy Marks (ranked 48 p4p, 132 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Change. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore blocks a head kick by Marks.
Kilgore is looking to counter the offense by Marks and move into the clinch.
Marks slips under a jab.
A big right from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore throws a head kick but Marks moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Marks misses.
Marks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kilgore counters by clinching up.
Kilgore tries to work over Marks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilgore lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilgore.
Marks blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore can't find room to land a body shot as Marks controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marks takes a shot to the head.
Marks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kilgore.
Kilgore seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jeremy Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore delivers a nice body kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks slips under a jab.
Kilgore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marks if he has to take too many more of those.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
Marks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore throws a one two combo.
Marks throws an overhand right that lands on Kilgore's shoulder, as Kilgore tries to avoid the shot.
Marks tries to keep at a distance but Kilgore has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilgore throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore stalls.
Marks can't break the clinch.
Marks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore has a couple of punches blocked by Marks.
Marks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marks tries to break the clinch but Kilgore is controlling the position.
Kilgore lands an elbow that stopped Marks in his tracks for a moment.
Kilgore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marks.
Kilgore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore prevents Marks from breaking the clinch.
Kilgore pushes off an throws an elbow but Marks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses.
Kilgore tries a body shot but Marks blocks it.
Kilgore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marks managing to block the knees to the body from Kilgore.
Kilgore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilgore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marks looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Kilgore.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Kilgore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marks takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Jeremy Marks's cut even more.
Marks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kilgore lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marks wants to break free but Kilgore has control.
Kilgore misses with a body punch.
Marks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore swings wildly with an uppercut but Marks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kilgore throws an elbow that misses.
Marks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kilgore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marks letting Kilgore take a breather here.
Kilgore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kilgore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilgore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kilgore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marks's brow.
Marks tries to break free but Kilgore pushes him back against the cage.
Kilgore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilgore throws a punch but it's blocked by Marks.
Marks breaks the clinch.
Kilgore digs a good body shot into Marks's ribs.
Kilgore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kilgore lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore lands with a right hand.
Kilgore misses with the combination.
Marks is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks looks to land a body kick but Kilgore moved away.
Kilgore throws a quick counter head kick but Marks was just out of range.
Kilgore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The cut above Jeremy Marks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marks misses with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Marks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore lands a big head kick that sends Marks tumbling to the mat! Kilgore takes a step backwards and waves Marks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marks is rocked!
Kilgore misses with a wild body shot.
Marks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marks counters with a body kick.
Kilgore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Marks.
Marks throws a wild body kick that Kilgore sees coming a mile off.
Marks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Marks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marks avoids a kick to the body.
Marks counters with a body kick.
Marks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilgore lands with a straight right. Marks didn't see that one coming.
Kilgore lands a head kick. Marks smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Kilgore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kilgore lands with a nice body kick.
Kilgore misses with a hook. Marks ducked under it nicely.
Marks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kilgore with a body shot.
Marks misses with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick.
A left lands for Marks.
Jeremy Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Marks backs away, Kilgore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore delivers a nice body kick.
Kilgore's corner calls for a 1-2. Kilgore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks throws a body kick that misses.
As Marks tries to get set, Kilgore tries to push him back and clinch up but Marks manages to avoid the attempt.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks throws a fast counter high kick but Kilgore manages to duck under it in time.
Kilgore lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeremy Marks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marks.
Kilgore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kilgore moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Marks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a leg kick
and Marks makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kilgore really felt that one!
Marks drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marks slips a straight right by Kilgore.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilgore tries to counter by clinching up but Marks breaks away and moves out of range.
Kilgore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore tries to clinch up but Marks circles away and keeps his distance.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore is looking to counter the offense by Marks and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kilgore clinches with his opponent.
Marks manages to break the clinch.
Marks lands a jab to Kilgore's midsection.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Kilgore finds it's target.
Kilgore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marks can do to turn this around?
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marks! But no joy.
Marks throws a low kick but Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore swings widly with a right hand
and Marks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kilgore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marks counters with a body kick that stops Kilgore in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore tests Marks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses
and Marks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kilgore lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kilgore under the eye.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Marks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marks moves out of range of the leg kick from Kilgore.
Marks throws a counter combo.
Kilgore misses with a body kick.
Kilgore throws a body kick that misses.
Marks looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marks throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Kilgore tenderised Marks's leg. Marks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilgore 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks checks a leg kick.
Marks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore moves out of range as Marks throws a body kick.
Kilgore throws a head kick but Marks moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses
and Marks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marks tries to keep at a distance but Kilgore has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kilgore tries a body shot but Marks blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore has a couple of punches blocked by Marks.
Jeremy Kilgore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marks is trying to break the clinch but Kilgore is controlling him.
Marks blocking some punches.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kilgore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilgore throws a head punch that misses.
Kilgore misses with an elbow over the top.
Kilgore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marks blocks the elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
Kilgore misses with an elbow strike.
Marks manages to break the clinch.
Kilgore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marks moves away.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilgore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks misses with a jab to the body
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
Kilgore lands a lovely overhand right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marks with a hook.
Marks slips a jab and a cross from Kilgore.
And Marks responds with a good body kick, but Kilgore manages to step out the way in time.
Marks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilgore misses with a body shot.
Marks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilgore misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Kilgore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Marks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kilgore lands a high kick!
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of Marks's head but Marks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marks slips a jab from Kilgore.
Marks counters with a body kick.
Marks clobbers Kilgore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kilgore has Marks up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilgore throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilgore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
Kilgore lands a jab.
Marks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilgore throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Marks. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a sloppy head kick and Marks moves out of range easily.
Marks is trying to counter with his kicks.
Marks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Kilgore moves out of range easily.
Kilgore wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Marks does it's job there.
Kilgore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. Marks should have avoided that one.
Kilgore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kilgore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marks.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Marks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilgore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilgore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kilgore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilgore throwing a counter right hand but Marks manages to avoid it.
Kilgore moves out of range as Marks strikes.
Kilgore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Marks.
Marks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kilgore.
Kilgore scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick
and Kilgore counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marks's knee momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Marks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kilgore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilgore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kilgore lands the left hand.
Marks swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilgore.
Marks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore connects with a right hand. Marks shakes it off.
Marks looks to land a combination. Kilgore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kilgore lands with a straight right. Marks didn't see that one coming.
Kilgore connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and Marks counters with a stiff right hand.
Marks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kilgore counters with a solid body kick.
Kilgore clobbers Marks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeremy Marks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a sloppy head kick and Marks moves out of range easily.
Kilgore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marks is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilgore finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeremy Marks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Kilgore!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Kilgore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Price (ranked 240 p4p, 619 weight class) and Klaus Manfred (ranked 33 p4p, 83 weight class). 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 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manfred uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Price has time to react.
Manfred misses the shot to the body.
Manfred throws a low kick, looking for Price's leg but Price calmly moves out of range.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manfred drives through with a takedown into Price's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Price working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Manfred has passed into half guard!
Price trying to control here.
Price regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price is controlling Manfred's posture.
Price is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Price is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manfred looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Manfred is stalling in the full guard.
Manfred passes Price's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Manfred seems content to control.
Price wants to control but Manfred is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manfred wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Price looking for submissions off his back.
Price works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manfred landing some decent shots from guard.
Manfred looking to pass the guard.
Price is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manfred is aware though and is defending well.
Price is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Price keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
Manfred throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Price has Manfred pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manfred changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Price tries to avoid it but Manfred manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Price to the ground. Price escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manfred cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manfred keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Manfred bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manfred thows a left - swing and a miss!
Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manfred, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manfred doesn't seem phased though.
Manfred tries to score a power double leg takedown but Price sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manfred somewhat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manfred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Pete Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Manfred shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Price pinned against the cage. Price gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfred looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Price misses with a looping right.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manfred manages to avoid it.
Manfred tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Manfred.
Price stuffs the takedown attempt from Manfred. Manfred gets slowly back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Manfred.
Manfred fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manfred darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Manfred is thwarting Price's attempts to control the position.
Manfred lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manfred is nestled in close to Price, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Manfred working his ground and pound in the gym.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manfred is working away from the top position though.
Price makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Price.
Price is pulling down on Manfred's head to control his posture.
Manfred slips nicely into half guard.
Manfred seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Price desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's eight 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.
Manfred working over Price with some ground and pound. Price looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Price looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Manfred not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Price looking for submissions off his back.
Price is controlling Manfred's trapped leg to prevent Manfred from advancing to side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Manfred scores with a couple of nice shots.
Price trying to control but Manfred postures up.
Price is controlling Manfred's trapped leg to prevent Manfred from advancing to side control.
Manfred sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Manfred is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manfred is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manfred seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Price does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Manfred 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.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manfred punishes Price's body with a nice straight punch.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manfred moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Price misses with an uppercut. Manfred saw that one coming.
Manfred is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Manfred has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manfred is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manfred tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Price is in Manfred's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Manfred looking for a sweep. Not yet Manfred, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfred controls Price momentarily but Price frees himself.
Price advances position into side control!
Price cracks Manfred with a big right hand but Manfred just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Price wants to control but Manfred is keeping him busy.
Price moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Manfred is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Price tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Price has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Manfred is trying to control Price's posture but Price avoids it.
Manfred manages to work his way to half guard, despite Price's best efforts.
Price sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Manfred is refusing to be controlled, as Price sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Manfred is trying to control but can't.
Manfred is looking for a sweep. Price is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Price works his way into side control.
Price working the ground and pound.
Price is working Manfred over with some ground and pound from side control.
Price is looking to take a break and control but Manfred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands an elbow.
Price is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manfred knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manfred is looking for a sweep.
Manfred seems a little lost for a moment, as Price dominates the positioning.
Price wants to take a breather but Manfred manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Price.
Manfred is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Price postures up.
Price lands a couple of elbows.
Manfred keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Manfred not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manfred is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manfred landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manfred has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Price tries to lock up and control but Manfred gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Manfred working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Manfred connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Price wants to control but Manfred is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Manfred.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manfred takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Klaus Manfred has got the better of the ground game so far.
Price defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Manfred.
Price regains half guard.
Price trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Price manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manfred lands a couple of digs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manfred wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price has control of Manfred's left arm, preventing Manfred from doing any damage.
Price is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manfred looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manfred keeps working.
Manfred is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Manfred is looking to improve his position.
Price content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Price takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Price is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Manfred sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Price dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manfred fails with a takedown attempt.
Manfred takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manfred misses with a wild body shot.
Price thuds his right hand into Manfred's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Klaus Manfred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred throws a low kick but Price avoids it.
Price tries to counter with a takedown but Manfred is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred lands a jab to Price's midsection.
Manfred ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Manfred ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a hook.
Manfred tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Manfred slips under a jab.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manfred misses with a body shot.
Manfred dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Manfred sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price wants to land a leg kick but Manfred is out of range.
Manfred scores with a decent looking hook.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Manfred.
Manfred thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Manfred is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Price rather than just go for the knockout.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Manfred.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab by Price.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Manfred throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Price cracks Manfred with an open hand slap.
Manfred takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manfred takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manfred throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price connects with a crisp jab.
Price lands a nice shot that snaps Manfred's head back.
Manfred is rocked!
Price jabs Manfred to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manfred on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Price is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Manfred is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price swings for the body but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manfred needs to keep his hands up - Price had a free shot at his head there.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manfred was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manfred counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manfred throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price throws a body punch but Manfred moves out of range.
Manfred looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Manfred swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Manfred.
Manfred missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manfred avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price drops his hands momentarily and Manfred takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manfred takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manfred is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Manfred slips the punch.
Price gets caught napping as Manfred dives in and scores a takedown. Price manages to retain guard.
Manfred with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manfred looking to sit in guard and control but Price gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manfred looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Price controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manfred manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Price has Manfred in his guard.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Price holds on and takes a little breather.
Price continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfred with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Price keeping moving, preventing Manfred from controlling successfully.
Price looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Price has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manfred can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manfred is working Price over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Manfred connects with a couple of short punches.
Price managing to control the position.
Price is looking for a triangle but Manfred pushes his legs off easily.
Price working for a triangle but Manfred defends it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manfred working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Price is trying to keep Manfred in close.
Manfred throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manfred has his takedown stuffed
and Price counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pete Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Manfred.
Manfred works Price's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Price showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Price!
After the fight, Pete Price was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenzo Kulmunki (ranked 80 p4p, 168 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 14 p4p, 25 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: Rush - Subdivisions. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenzo Kulmunki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulmunki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Kulmunki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulmunki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith drags the fight down to the ground.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kulmunki wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Kulmunki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kulmunki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Kulmunki's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith clinches.
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!
Kulmunki wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Kulmunki prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith prevents a body shot from Kulmunki.
Smith jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Kulmunki defends easily.
Kulmunki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith is trying to control the position but Kulmunki postures up.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kulmunki wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Kulmunki stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Kulmunki misses with a head kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kulmunki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kulmunki connects with a leg kick.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kulmunki throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Kulmunki.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand.
Kulmunki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulmunki breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kulmunki misses with a hook.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kulmunki backwards.
Kulmunki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulmunki has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Kulmunki tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulmunki walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kulmunki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulmunki is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Kulmunki is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Kulmunki is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kulmunki is aware though and is defending well.
Smith is working an open guard so Kulmunki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith misses the body punch
and Kulmunki counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith instigates a clinch.
Kulmunki struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Kulmunki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Kulmunki misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulmunki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulmunki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Kulmunki is having none of it.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kulmunki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Kulmunki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith moves out of range as Kulmunki strikes.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulmunki backwards.
Kulmunki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulmunki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulmunki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulmunki walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kenzo Kulmunki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kulmunki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kulmunki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulmunki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Kulmunki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Kulmunki as Smith shoots in.
Kulmunki drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Kulmunki waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Smith is rocked!
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulmunki finish him?
Kulmunki lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki has him pressed against the cage.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kulmunki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Kulmunki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kulmunki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulmunki thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kulmunki manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Kulmunki controls the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith is working an open guard so Kulmunki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith jumps guard but Kulmunki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kulmunki uses from the top position.
Kulmunki stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Kulmunki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kulmunki throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Kulmunki connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kulmunki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith tries for a takedown but Kulmunki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulmunki circles away.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Kulmunki.
Kulmunki tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki has him pressed against the cage.
Kulmunki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulmunki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulmunki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulmunki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulmunki throws out the jab.
Kulmunki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kulmunki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith wants to clinch.
Kulmunki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kulmunki lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Kulmunki takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kulmunki. Kulmunki obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith pushes Kulmunki up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulmunki throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki has him pressed against the cage.
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kulmunki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kulmunki stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
letting Kulmunki counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to clinch but Kulmunki is having none of it.
Smith thuds a left hand into Kulmunki's body.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Kulmunki misses with a few strikes there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulmunki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki connects with a body shot.
Kulmunki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulmunki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kulmunki. Kulmunki obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Kulmunki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Kulmunki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulmunki misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Kenzo Kulmunki is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith wants to clinch up but Kulmunki keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kulmunki defends it nicely.
Kulmunki throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kulmunki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kulmunki misses with a wild body shot.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Kulmunki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kulmunki avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Kulmunki misses.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kulmunki thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kulmunki!
Kulmunki is trying to buck Smith off.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Kulmunki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Kulmunki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kulmunki is not content to let Smith control the position.
Kulmunki wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulmunki keeps working.
That's six 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.
Kulmunki throws Smith to one side and escapes!
Kulmunki scores with a leg kick.
Kulmunki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kulmunki is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulmunki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smith off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith tries to clinch there but Kulmunki circles away.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Kulmunki.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kulmunki's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kulmunki to keep the fight standing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kulmunki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Kulmunki has him pressed against the cage.
Kulmunki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulmunki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki is looking to counter punch.
Kulmunki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith tries to pull guard but Kulmunki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kulmunki to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Kulmunki tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulmunki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Kulmunki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith wants to clinch.
Kulmunki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kulmunki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulmunki misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kulmunki keeps moving.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Kulmunki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzo Kulmunki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Smith's cut.
That's time! Kulmunki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kulmunki lands a head shot.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kulmunki misses with a two punch combination.
Smith cracks Kulmunki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kulmunki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulmunki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Kulmunki, which made it look bad.
Kulmunki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith clinches up with Kulmunki and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kulmunki.
Kulmunki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Kulmunki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulmunki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulmunki throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Kulmunki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Kulmunki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith stops Kulmunki from standing up.
Smith trying to control but Kulmunki is working from the bottom.
Smith prevents Kulmunki from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulmunki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Kulmunki blocks nicely.
Kulmunki wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kulmunki keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Kulmunki is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kulmunki scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up but Kulmunki circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Kulmunki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Kulmunki throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Kulmunki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Kulmunki defends the submission attempt.
Kulmunki wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Smith trying to control the action but Kulmunki is working from the bottom.
Kulmunki won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Kulmunki is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kulmunki won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Kulmunki is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kulmunki misses with a leg kick
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Kulmunki fights it but they end up in guard.
Mike Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kulmunki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kulmunki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith stops Kulmunki from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kulmunki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kulmunki is looking to counter punch.
That's six 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.
Kulmunki missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Kulmunki misses with the head strike.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Kenzo Kulmunki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kulmunki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Kulmunki.
Kulmunki throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kulmunki!
Smith trying to control the action but Kulmunki is working from the bottom.
Smith prevents Kulmunki from escaping the position.
Kulmunki bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Kulmunki from standing up.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Kulmunki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Kulmunki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kulmunki, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kulmunki.
Kulmunki breaks from the clinch.
Kulmunki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Kulmunki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith tries to clinch up but Kulmunki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulmunki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Kulmunki didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulmunki wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith pushing down on Kulmunki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith stops Kulmunki from getting back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kulmunki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kulmunki is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Kulmunki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kulmunki pushes Smith off but Smith dives into side control.
Kulmunki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kulmunki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Kulmunki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kulmunki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck 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... Kenzo Kulmunki!
Kenzo Kulmunki retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Kenzo Kulmunki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Mike Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry for this performance. I've not represented the U S of A as I should. I'll be back.'.
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