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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dazza Nicholson (ranked 5040 p4p, 25385 weight class) and Dixon Cider (ranked 513 p4p, 573 weight class). Nicholson comes to the cage accompanied by Big Dog. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dazza Nicholson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixon Cider!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholson scores with a jab.
Cider scores with a punch to the head.
Nicholson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cider trying to control here.
Nicholson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nicholson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cider trying to hold on to Nicholson's head to control him but Nicholson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nicholson.
Nicholson 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.
Nicholson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholson is working for a kimura but Cider is defending it quite comfortably.
Nicholson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nicholson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cider for as long as he can get away with.
Nicholson is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cider still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cider has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nicholson struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicholson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nicholson is trying to work for a sweep but Cider has mounted him!
Nicholson is squirming around, avoiding Cider's attempts to control the action.
Nicholson is trying desperately to improve position.
Nicholson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nicholson tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider wants to control the pace but Nicholson is squirming around nicely.
Nicholson wants to hold on but Cider pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicholson prevents Cider from taking his back.
Nicholson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cider controlling from the full mount.
Nicholson regains half guard.
Nicholson controlling the position well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nicholson moves into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dazza Nicholson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cider listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cider misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicholson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cider to the mat! Cider manages to get full guard.
Nicholson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nicholson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nicholson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cider's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicholson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nicholson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider wants to sweep here but Nicholson controlling him for the moment.
Cider keeping full guard, as Nicholson tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nicholson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cider keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nicholson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cider can do to turn this around?
Nicholson looks to land a combination but Cider avoids it well.
Cider cracks Nicholson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cider digs a good body shot into Nicholson's ribs.
Dixon Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cider throws a body punch but Nicholson moves out of range.
Cider looks to land a combination. Nicholson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cider.
Cider connects with the punch.
Cider throws an overhand right that drops Nicholson like a sack of potatoes! Cider dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixon Cider!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Calderon (ranked 24089 p4p, 3803 weight class) and Khamzat Chimaev (ranked 506 p4p, 382 weight class). Khamzat Chimaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khamzat Chimaev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimaev closes the distance and clinches up with Calderon, looking for a takedown. Chimaev pushes Calderon against the cage but Calderon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Calderon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chimaev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Calderon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chimaev controls the pace.
Chimaev working some strikes from top position.
Chimaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Calderon looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chimaev has picked Calderon up and slammed him! Calderon can't keep hold of the triangle and Chimaev manages to pass to side control!
Chimaev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Chimaev lands a few punches from side control.
Chimaev controls the position from side control.
Chimaev wants to stand but Calderon is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calderon seems a little lost for a moment, as Chimaev dominates the positioning.
Chimaev in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Chimaev.
Calderon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chimaev tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Calderon.
Chimaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chimaev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Chimaev working Calderon over with strikes.
Chimaev content to control rather than advance.
Chimaev tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Calderon.
Still in half guard, Chimaev seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimaev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimaev wants to stand up but Calderon is controlling the position.
Chimaev passes to side control.
Chimaev tries to stand but Calderon is controlling his head.
Chimaev has hold of Calderon's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Calderon tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Chimaev cranks the arm and Calderon screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Calderon, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Khamzat Chimaev!
As Khamzat Chimaev got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Alhamdulillah'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Petrov (ranked 4851 p4p, 4397 weight class) and Tatsura Onigawa (ranked 391 p4p, 353 weight class). Tatsura Onigawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsura Onigawa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrov.
Onigawa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Onigawa as Petrov shoots in.
Onigawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
Onigawa shoots in but Petrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrov attempts a counter takedown but Onigawa avoids it well and moves away.
Petrov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov with a poor takedown
and Onigawa counters with a single leg into guard. Petrov didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onigawa pushing down on Petrov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
Petrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Onigawa on the ground.
Onigawa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Petrov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tatsura Onigawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gromoboy Surovij (ranked 3542 p4p, 25475 weight class) and Fabrice Trausch (ranked 308 p4p, 425 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gromoboy Surovij!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabrice Trausch!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surovij misses the shot to the body.
Surovij lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trausch misses with a hook
and Surovij counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trausch swings for the body but Surovij moves out of range.
Surovij throws a big counter combination but Trausch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Surovij slips under a jab from Trausch.
Trausch throws a jab but it's blocked by Surovij.
Surovij wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fabrice Trausch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surovij avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Surovij seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trausch missing with a left hand there. Surovij was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trausch misses with a combination
and Surovij counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surovij throws out a powerful jab.
Trausch misses with a wild body shot.
Surovij lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surovij throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trausch on the side of the head.
Surovij slips a jab from Trausch.
Surovij throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trausch on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surovij cracks Trausch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Trausch is rocked!
Surovij throws out a powerful jab.
Trausch is still on wobbly legs! Can Surovij finish him?
Trausch misses the body punch
and Surovij counters with a huge left! Trausch is in big trouble! He's backing up but Surovij isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Trausch from any more damage. A dominating finish by Surovij!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gromoboy Surovij!
Our winner, Gromoboy Surovij, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teagan Baxter (ranked 3002 p4p, 4527 weight class) and Denzel Rosales (ranked 325 p4p, 422 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teagan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzel Rosales!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter misses with a hook.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Rosales.
Rosales looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosales checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rosales scores with a hook.
Denzel Rosales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter slips a straight right by Rosales.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosales slips a jab from Baxter.
Rosales moves out of range as Baxter throws a body kick.
Baxter throws a right hand that misses
and Rosales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Rosales tests Baxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosales connects with a body shot.
Baxter loads up on a big right hand but Rosales slips the punch.
Rosales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter avoids the body shot from Rosales.
Baxter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter thows a leg kick but Rosales checks it
letting Rosales counter with a right hand.
Rosales throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosales misses the target.
Baxter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Baxter throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosales.
Rosales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baxter in his tracks.
Baxter looks for the body kick but Rosales saw that one coming.
Baxter cracks Rosales with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baxter.
Rosales misses with a looping left.
A jab from Rosales misses.
Rosales cracks Baxter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rosales 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.
Rosales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rosales stuns Baxter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Rosales scores with a hook.
Rosales loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Rosales throws a series of strikes that have Baxter backpedaling.
Rosales lands with a hook. Baxter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baxter slips under a jab from Rosales.
Rosales might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Rosales does no damage.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rosales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Baxter is looking to chop away at Rosales's legs.
Rosales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosales checks a low kick from Baxter.
Rosales looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range.
Baxter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rosales misses the jab.
Baxter forces Rosales back against the cage and clinches.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Rosales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosales slips a straight right by Baxter.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Rosales cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosales checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter thumps Rosales with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosales misses with a looping left.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baxter walks into a straight right hand from Rosales.
A jab from Rosales does it's job there.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baxter throws a head kick but Rosales moves out of range.
Rosales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baxter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rosales throws a hook but Baxter avoids it easily.
Rosales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baxter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosales.
Rosales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosales throws a shot from downtown. Baxter moves away and avoids it.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Rosales.
Rosales cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rosales dominated that 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.
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Denzel Rosales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosales.
Baxter throws a quick counter head kick but Rosales was just out of range.
Rosales scores with a body shot.
Rosales swings widly with a right hand
and Baxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosales looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely.
Baxter walks into a jab.
Rosales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baxter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosales.
Baxter throws out a loose jab but Rosales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Rosales misses.
Rosales misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rosales slips under a jab.
Rosales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosales lands a nice hook to Baxter's body. Baxter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baxter throws a leg kick
and Rosales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baxter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosales lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter connects with a crisp jab.
Baxter rushes Rosales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Baxter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
Baxter tries to work over Rosales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosales lands an uppercut.
Baxter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Rosales.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosales.
Baxter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baxter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Rosales.
Rosales throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Rosales lands a nice uppercut.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Rosales misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter is looking to control Rosales's arms but Rosales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosales's elbow.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baxter lands a left hand.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Rosales.
Baxter tries a body shot but Rosales blocks it.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
Rosales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosales lands a shoulder strike.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Rosales controls the action.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosales.
Rosales presses Baxter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rosales looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosales being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rosales.
Come on Rosales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosales continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Baxter slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter leaning against his opponent.
Baxter working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Baxter - that landed with a thud.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Rosales avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
Teagan Baxter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosales misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosales.
Baxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosales is keeping busy.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rosales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rosales misses with an uppercut.
Baxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baxter's head backwards.
Baxter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rosales lands a slapping body shot.
Rosales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baxter momentarily.
Baxter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rosales under the eye.
Baxter throws a head kick but Rosales moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Rosales.
Rosales fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Rosales does no damage.
Baxter moves out of range as Rosales strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rosales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter tries a low kick but Rosales avoids it.
Baxter looks for the body kick but Rosales saw that one coming.
Rosales checks a leg kick nicely.
Rosales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baxter moves out of range as Rosales strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter feints and then cracks Rosales's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rosales down.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter misses with a body shot
letting Rosales counter with a right hand.
Rosales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosales throws a hook to the side of Baxter's head but Baxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosales slips a jab from Baxter.
Baxter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baxter throws a lazy right hand but Rosales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosales doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rosales moves away from the strike by Baxter.
Nice uppercut there from Rosales.
Baxter throws out a leg kick but Rosales moves out of range and Baxter only half commits.
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosales.
Rosales misses with a hook. Baxter ducked under it nicely.
Baxter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Baxter.
Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Baxter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Rosales steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baxter. That one must have hurt.
Rosales moves out of range of the body kick from Baxter.
Rosales lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Rosales misses its intended target.
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter moves out of range as Rosales strikes.
Rosales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosales misses the target.
Baxter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosales misses with an uppercut.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter throws a big counter combination but Rosales scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baxter slips a jab from Rosales.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosales throws out the jab.
Rosales lands a jab to Baxter's midsection.
Rosales connects with a looping right hand.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Rosales avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Baxter.
Baxter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rosales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Baxter wants to land a leg kick but Rosales is out of range.
Rosales now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baxter drops his hands momentarily and Rosales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rosales moves out of range of the leg kick from Baxter.
Rosales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosales has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Rosales misses.
Rosales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rosales moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosales lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rosales lands with a nice body punch.
Rosales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baxter.
Rosales has managed to clinch.
Rosales misses with some punches.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosales working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosales.
Rosales throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Teagan Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Rosales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Rosales!
During a confident post fight interview, Denzel Rosales 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Hatfield (ranked 2949 p4p, 4515 weight class) and Ratibor Volkov (ranked 251 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ratibor Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatfield in his tracks.
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkov.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Volkov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volkov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hatfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Hatfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hatfield, as that shot connected.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov digs a good hook to Hatfield's body.
Hatfield falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Volkov counter with a right hand.
Hatfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Volkov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Hatfield saw that one coming.
Hatfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkov's head.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield lands the left hand.
Hatfield throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov counters with a one-two to the body.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Volkov lands a jab to Hatfield's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volkov.
Hatfield jabs Volkov right on the nose. Volkov blinks but takes it well.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Hatfield's shoulder, as Hatfield tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Volkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatfield circles away.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Volkov swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Volkov looks to land a combination but Hatfield avoids it well.
Volkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hatfield pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Volkov back to the cage. Hatfield follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Volkov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield stuns Volkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatfield.
Volkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatfield should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a looping left.
Volkov swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Hatfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Volkov throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatfield. That snapped Volkov's head back.
No joy there for Hatfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
We've been informed that Volkov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hatfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Volkov stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Hatfield moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield slips under a jab from Volkov.
Hatfield misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Hatfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Hatfield catches Volkov right on the button with a cross.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Hatfield ducks down to avoid it.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Volkov avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Volkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield lands a head shot.
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkov circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Volkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giovani Hatfield will probably get the nod.
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.
Hatfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Hatfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatfield connects with a single shot there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Volkov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volkov! But no joy.
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hatfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giovani Hatfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatfield lands with a shot to the body.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov walks into a stiff left hand from Hatfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Hatfield throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Hatfield misses the shot to the body.
Volkov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hatfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Volkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Volkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hatfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov lands a body punch.
Volkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
A short right from Volkov.
Volkov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hatfield lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Volkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Volkov.
Hatfield lands a left hand.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Volkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Volkov.
Volkov tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
Hatfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Volkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Volkov.
 Hatfield is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Volkov.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
Volkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Volkov.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Hatfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Hatfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov lands an uppercut.
Volkov lands a left hand.
Volkov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hatfield! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Volkov is unloading with more strikes now! Hatfield drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ratibor Volkov!
An out of breath Ratibor Volkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Giovani Hatfield stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Hansen (ranked 2636 p4p, 4247 weight class) and Joey Castillo (ranked 314 p4p, 468 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo darts in looking for a takedown but Hansen gets double underhooks and turns Castillo into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Hansen misses the target.
Castillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castillo at a distance.
Castillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Joey Castillo has been cut.
Hansen lands a right hook to the body.
Hansen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hansen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hansen pounces like a tiger and cracks Castillo with a vicious hook! Castillo is down but not out! Hansen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bryan Hansen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Donnelly (ranked 2796 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Enrique Stevens (ranked 316 p4p, 335 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Craig Donnelly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Craig Donnelly 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens unleashes a big counter combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Stevens is struggling to control the position.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donnelly tries to circle away but Stevens has him pinned against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevens.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens slips a straight right by Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnelly, pushing him back against the cage.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 It looks like Craig Donnelly has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stevens.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Donnelly jumps guard but Stevens stands there with Donnelly around his waist. Donnelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens is trying to trip Donnelly. He has hold of a leg but Donnelly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevens persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Donnelly kicks Stevens off and gets to his feet.
Donnelly throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly wants a takedown.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Donnelly tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donnelly or not.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donnellys head.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to score a body lock takedown but Stevens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens lands with a right to the head.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly tries to pull guard but Stevens forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Donnelly turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Donnelly manages to end up in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevens is looking to reverse the position.
Donnelly tries to move to mount but Stevens blocks the move with his legs.
Stevens wants to get back to his feet but Donnelly drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Stevens lands with a light punch inside.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevens circles away.
Stevens clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly tries to keep at a distance but Stevens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stevens pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly goes for a takedown attempt but Stevens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
A head punch on the inside from Stevens fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donnelly up against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Stevens.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Donnelly.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Donnelly.
Donnelly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donnelly wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens presses Donnelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donnelly jumps guard but Stevens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Donnelly drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stevens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Stevens.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens taking a breather.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Enrique Stevens seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevens's waist but Stevens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donnelly off to one side.
Stevens pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donnelly up against the cage.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Stevens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Donnelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donnelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevens smiles and moves away.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Donnelly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stevens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stevens jumps guard.
Donnelly controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly drops back looking for a leg! Stevens is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stevens manages to kick Donnelly off! Donnelly jumps back into Stevens's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Donnelly from controlling successfully.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevens is looking to stand up but Donnelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Donnelly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donnelly wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donnelly shoots in and drives through. Stevens sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Stevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donnelly is trying to drag Stevens to the mat but Stevens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stevens gets through Donnelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stevens scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donnelly is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stevens's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stevens after a bit of a struggle.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevens is pressed up against the cage. Donnelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stevens down to the mat. Stevens avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Donnelly wants to slow Stevens down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Enrique Stevens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stevens pushes Donnelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens slips a straight right by Donnelly.
A countering left hand to the body from Stevens misses.
Nice sprawl there from Stevens as Donnelly shoots in.
Stevens throws a counter combo.
Stevens gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Stevens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stevens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Stevens!
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Ralph Beasley had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 271.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Nico Wong was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Malaki Zhang (ranked 2957 p4p, 3133 weight class) and Filippo Coca (ranked 252 p4p, 263 weight class). Malaki Zhang has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filippo Coca!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang lands with a shot to the body.
Coca throws a sloppy head kick
and Coca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhang cracks Coca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhang lands a right hook to the body.
Zhang's corner calls for a 1-2. Zhang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Coca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Malaki Zhang has been cut.
Zhang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coca misses with a leg kick.
Zhang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhang really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slapping body kick lands there for Coca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Zhang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhang.
Zhang misses with a two punch combination.
Coca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zhang.
Zhang seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zhang misses with a straight right.
Filippo Coca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhang moves out of range of the strikes.
Coca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coca scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhang thuds his right hand into Coca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Zhang misses its intended target.
Coca takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhang lands with a right hand.
Zhang clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coca is trying to pull guard but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coca tries to pull guard but Zhang forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coca fails to pull guard.
Malaki Zhang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filippo Coca.
Zhang is trying to force a seperation but Coca has the dominant position.
Coca swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zhang lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coca throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Zhang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zhang.
Zhang tries to break the clinch but Coca is controlling the position.
Coca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhang scores with a shoulder strike.
Coca manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coca jumps guard but Zhang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhang's efforts to push away.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhang tries a body shot but Coca blocks it.
Zhang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhang is trying to push Coca away but Coca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zhang working hard to break the clinch.
Zhang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cocas head.
Coca is trying to pull guard but Zhang has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang pushes Coca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coca or not.
Zhang is trying to push Coca away but Coca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zhang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zhang has had enough of the clinch but Coca keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coca backwards.
Zhang tries to work over Coca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coca jumps guard but Zhang stands there with Coca around his waist. Coca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zhang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coca scores with a jab. Zhang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coca ducks under a wild hook from Zhang.
Zhang moves out of range as Coca strikes.
Coca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhang.
Zhang is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coca throws a looping overhand right but Zhang ducks down to avoid it.
Zhang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coca fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Zhang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malaki Zhang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zhang instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coca looking to stall.
Coca lands with a light punch inside.
Zhang breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhang. Coca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coca gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coca lunges at Zhang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zhang's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coca slips a straight right by Zhang.
A bone on bone clash there as Zhang blocks the leg kick.
Coca throws a body kick that misses.
Malaki Zhang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coca throws a fast counter high kick but Zhang manages to duck under it in time.
Coca has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zhang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhang moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coca misses with a hook.
Zhang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coca can do to turn this around?
Zhang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coca.
Coca with a jab.
Nice body punch from Zhang.
Zhang missing with a left hand there. Coca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coca steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Zhang.
Coca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zhang has time to react.
Zhang pushes Coca up against the cage in a clinch.
Coca misses with some punches.
Malaki Zhang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zhang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zhang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhang.
Coca dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coca has Zhang pressed against the cage, preventing Zhang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coca manages to break the clinch.
Zhang closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coca throws a leg kick which misses Zhang's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhang tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhang. Coca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Coca.
A countering left hand to the body from Coca misses.
Zhang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coca.
It seemed like Coca was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zhang misses with a body shot
and Coca counters with a three punch combo that has Zhang backing up. Zhang nods at Coca to acknowledge the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coca.
A swing and a miss from Coca.
Coca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Coca. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Coca finds it's target.
Coca walks into a stiff left hand from Zhang.
Zhang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Coca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhang blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhang pushes Coca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhang lands a left hand.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Coca has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang works on Coca's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Coca is controlling him.
Zhang lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coca trying to land knees to the body.
Zhang tries to break the clinch but Coca is controlling the position.
Zhang lands a shoulder strike.
Zhang lands with a light punch inside.
Coca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhang.
Coca working aggressively here.
Coca has Zhang pressed against the cage, preventing Zhang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Coca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhang blocks it with crossed arms.
Coca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhang is defending well for now.
Coca has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zhang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coca backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Zhang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malaki Zhang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zhang gets a clinch.
Coca successfully pulls guard.
Zhang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zhang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Coca's guard.
Zhang engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zhang has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Coca escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coca controlling the position.
Coca is working an open guard so Zhang takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zhang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhang.
Zhang breaks from the clinch.
Zhang misses with a hook to the body
and Coca counters with a head kick.
Coca tests Zhang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhang cracks Coca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coca throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coca throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang moves in looking to clinch but Coca pushes him off.
Coca swings widly with a right hand
and Zhang counters with a series of strikes. Coca will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coca tries a head kick but it misses.
Coca misses with a body kick.
Zhang cracks Coca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zhang misses with a hook.
Coca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zhang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhang clinches up with Coca and pushes him back against the cage.
Coca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coca looking to slow down the pace here.
Coca blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang tries to break the clinch but Coca is controlling the position.
Zhang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coca takes one to the chin there.
Zhang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zhang throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Coca releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhang clinches with his opponent.
Coca jumps guard but Zhang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coca misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Coca fails to land.
Zhang breaks the clinch.
Coca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhang is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Filippo Coca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhang throws out a loose jab but Coca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zhang blocks a head kick by Coca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coca misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zhang counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhang walks into a left hand.
Coca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zhang cracks a nice hook into Coca's ribs.
Coca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zhang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhang drops his hands momentarily and Coca takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zhang misses the shot to the body.
Zhang cracks a nice hook into Coca's ribs.
Zhang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zhang takes the fight into the clinch.
Zhang misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malaki Zhang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zhang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malaki Zhang!
Malaki Zhang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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