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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Trel (ranked 2752 p4p, 2922 weight class) and Esa Koskinen (ranked 307 p4p, 324 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chief Keef & Fat Trel - Russian Roulette. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Trel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esa Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trel moves away.
Trel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trel blocks a jab.
Trel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trel tries for a takedown but Koskinen circles away easily
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Trel ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Trel shoots in.
Koskinen misses with a low kick as Trel jumps back.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Trel is breathing heavily.
Koskinen tests Trel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Trel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koskinen lands a big uppercut and Trel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trel looks OK. Koskinen waves Trel back to his feet!
 Trel is rocked!
Koskinen weaves into range and cracks Trel right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Trel goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koskinen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esa Koskinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Burns (ranked 2891 p4p, 3427 weight class) and Shawn Irwin (ranked 337 p4p, 394 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Irwin.
Burns lands a head shot.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Irwin throws a leg kick
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Irwin misses
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Burns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns.
Irwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin instigates a clinch.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irwin backwards.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Irwin tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Irwin darts in trying to clinch
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns scores with the left hand. Irwin knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a big uppercut and Irwin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Irwin looks OK. Burns waves Irwin back to his feet!
Burns is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Irwin throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Irwin only half commits.
Shawn Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin moves into the clinch.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns scores with a body shot.
Burns lands with a straight right. Irwin didn't see that one coming.
Irwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick by Irwin misses
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irwin tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a nice right hand that sends Irwin toppling to the canvas! Irwin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burns finish him?!
 Irwin is rocked!
Irwin tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a nice right hand that sends Irwin toppling to the canvas! Irwin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burns finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns drops Irwin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Burns follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas Burns!
After the fight, Andreas Burns 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergeiy Lazendaevich (ranked 2640 p4p, 2338 weight class) and Wawrzyniec Sidor (ranked 154 p4p, 141 weight class). Sidor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Regulamin zabijania (Regulamin zabijania ). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergeiy Lazendaevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wawrzyniec Sidor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sidor.
Sidor throws a body kick that misses
and Lazendaevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Sidor tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazendaevich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lazendaevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidor.
Sidor lands with a shot to the body.
Sidor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich throws a hook to the side of Sidor's head but Sidor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lazendaevich throws a hook but Sidor blocks it.
Lazendaevich throws a looping overhand right but Sidor ducks down to avoid it.
Sidor throws out a counter right but Lazendaevich avoids it with no problem.
Sidor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lazendaevich did well to prevent Sidor getting side control.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
Sidor wants to control but Lazendaevich is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazendaevich actively working from the bottom here.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazendaevich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lazendaevich looking for subs from the bottom but Sidor mounts him!
Sidor throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sidor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sidor lands a nice shot to the head.
Sidor content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazendaevich gets back to half guard.
Sidor controlling the action here.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Sidor seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich is trying to get back to full guard.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
Sidor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions off his back.
Sidor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sidor is trying to control the action in half guard but Lazendaevich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sidor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sidor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lazendaevich actively working from the bottom here.
Sidor trying to control from half guard but Lazendaevich is working away.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions off his back.
Sidor seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sidor lands strikes from half guard.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions off his back.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lazendaevich's head.
Lazendaevich is refusing to be controlled, as Sidor sits in half guard.
Sidor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lazendaevich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sidor.
Sidor is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sidor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sidor is trying to work for a kimura but Lazendaevich is defending well.
Sidor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wawrzyniec Sidor dominated that round.
That's time! Lazendaevich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lazendaevich misses with a looping right.
Sidor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Lazendaevich.
Sidor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lazendaevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sidor.
Sidor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been told by Lazendaevich's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY ST PETERSBURG that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lazendaevich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sidor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lazendaevich misses with a wild body shot.
Sidor misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Lazendaevich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidor slips under a jab from Lazendaevich.
Sidor misses the body punch
and Lazendaevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sidor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lazendaevich throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sidor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazendaevich is just out of range.
Lazendaevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lazendaevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sidor tries a quick counter leg kick but Lazendaevich is wise to it.
Lazendaevich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sidor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sidor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lazendaevich rather than just go for the knockout.
Sidor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lazendaevich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sidor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sidor lands a nice shot to the body.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Lazendaevich throws a hook but Sidor avoids it easily.
Sidor misses the shot to the body.
Sidor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazendaevich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sidor stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sidor misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lazendaevich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sidor lands a jab to Lazendaevich's midsection.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidor moves out of range as Lazendaevich strikes.
Sidor moves away from the strike by Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lazendaevich misses the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sidor or perhaps it was just good defense by Lazendaevich, which made it look bad.
Sidor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lazendaevich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lazendaevich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lazendaevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sidor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lazendaevich tries to buck Sidor off but Sidor is having none of it.
Sidor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lazendaevich is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sidor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sidor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lazendaevich keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wawrzyniec Sidor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sidor tries to stand and escape but Lazendaevich is controlling the position.
Lazendaevich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sidor pulls his head out easily.
Sidor slows the pace down in half guard.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lazendaevich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sidor works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A lull in the action here as Sidor stalls from top position.
Lazendaevich tries to buck Sidor off but Sidor is having none of it.
Sidor is trying to get an arm triangle but Lazendaevich is defending well.
Lazendaevich tries to bench press Sidor off him but Sidor keeps the position.
Sidor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lazendaevich is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sidor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wawrzyniec Sidor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lazendaevich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sidor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sidor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Lazendaevich. No joy for Sidor on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lazendaevich misses the target.
Sidor digs a good hook to Lazendaevich's body.
Lazendaevich scores with a jab.
Sidor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lazendaevich appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sidor misses with a body shot.
Lazendaevich lands a body shot.
Sidor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lazendaevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidor moves away.
Sidor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sidor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lazendaevich.
Sidor moves out of range as Lazendaevich strikes.
Lazendaevich scores with a jab. Sidor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Sidor.
No joy there for Sidor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sidor scores with a shot to the body.
Lazendaevich throws a body shot but no joy.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lazendaevich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sidor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sidor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazendaevich.
A combination from Sidor does no damage.
Lazendaevich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sidor has time to react.
Sidor looks to land a combination but Lazendaevich avoids it well.
Sidor misses with a body kick.
Sidor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lazendaevich.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lazendaevich wants it to stay on the feet.
Sergeiy Lazendaevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wawrzyniec Sidor.
Sidor fails to land the takedown.
Sidor blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Sidor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
A swing and a miss from Lazendaevich.
Lazendaevich throws a looping overhand right but Sidor ducks down to avoid it.
Lazendaevich throws a body punch but Sidor moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lazendaevich misses the target.
Lazendaevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lazendaevich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lazendaevich loads up on a big right hand but Sidor slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sidor.
Lazendaevich misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazendaevich misses the shot to the body.
Sidor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sidor throws a right and a left that Lazendaevich avoids nicely.
Lazendaevich walks into a straight right hand from Sidor.
Sidor slips under a jab.
Lazendaevich misses with a body punch
and Sidor counters with a nice uppercut.
Lazendaevich misses with an uppercut.
Sidor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lazendaevich throws a body punch but Sidor moves out of range.
Lazendaevich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sidor. Sidor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Lazendaevich misses.
Lazendaevich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sidor counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sidor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lazendaevich is able to avoid easily.
Sidor cracks Lazendaevich with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazendaevich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sidor wants to control but Lazendaevich is keeping him busy.
Lazendaevich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sidor controlling the pace.
Lazendaevich is looking for a sweep. Sidor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sidor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lazendaevich looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lazendaevich looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wawrzyniec Sidor.
I've got Sidor 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wawrzyniec Sidor!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Jones (ranked 1813 p4p, 1781 weight class) and Muharib Xornimada (ranked 163 p4p, 160 weight class). Jackson Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muharib Xornimada!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jones misses.
Xornimada fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Xornimada is now in Jones's guard.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Xornimada has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Xornimada manages to pass to side control!
Xornimada throws an elbow but Jones slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xornimada connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Jones tries to buck Xornimada off but Xornimada is having none of it.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Xornimada.
Xornimada lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Xornimada landing a few strikes.
Xornimada scoring with punches and elbows.
Xornimada working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones keeps Xornimada under control for a moment.
Xornimada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones's coaches at Shut Up & Train! have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xornimada off and has taken his back!
Xornimada is taking damage to the body and head.
Xornimada turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xornimada is one step ahead there.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Xornimada defends easily.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xornimada is one step ahead there.
Xornimada looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working for a triangle but Xornimada defends it easily.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Xornimada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xornimada postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Xornimada trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xornimada chips away with some ground and pound.
Xornimada throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones working for a triangle but Xornimada defends it easily.
Jones is trying to keep Xornimada in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xornimada is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xornimada is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xornimada scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xornimada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xornimada cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones is rocked!
Xornimada arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Jones's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Muharib Xornimada!
Muharib Xornimada seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kai Asakura (ranked 1787 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Kona Kush (ranked 119 p4p, 111 weight class). Kush has chosen Sunny Hours/ Long Beach Dub Allstars as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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144
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kona Kush!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush sizes up Asakura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Asakura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kush lands a head shot.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kush throws a series of punches but Asakura avoids them all with ease.
Asakura swings widly with a right hand
and Kush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kush slips a jab from Asakura.
Kush appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asakura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asakura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asakura scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush scores with a jab.
Asakura misses with a right hand
and Kush counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Asakura throws a series of punches but Kush avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Kush does it's job there.
Asakura takes a swing at Kush's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
A jab from Kush misses.
Kush has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asakura.
Kush let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kush punishes Asakura's body with a nice straight punch.
Asakura lands with a nice combination. Kush backs away looking to recover.
A big left from Kush misses.
Asakura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asakura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters with a left to the body.
Kush 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.
Asakura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kush circles away quickly and effectively.
Kush with a nice cross.
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!
Asakura with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kush to score with a decent uppercut.
Asakura misses with a two punch combination.
Kush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asakura avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush advances to full mount.
Kush sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Asakura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kush looking to finish Asakura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Asakura!
Kush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kush scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kush scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Asakura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Asakura is in a horrible position here. Kush smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kush lands a couple of good shots and Asakura has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Asakura is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands shots from the back.
Kush is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kush looking to break Asakura's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Asakura remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kush will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kush is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kush is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Asakura has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Kush has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Asakura taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Kush doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kona Kush!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kona Kush thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Hurst (ranked 1278 p4p, 1741 weight class) and Justice Cole (ranked 71 p4p, 84 weight class). Hurst comes to the cage accompanied by I See a Darkness - Acid Pauli feat Johnny Cash. Cole has chosen Beyoncé - Halo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justice Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Hurst!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justice Cole!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurst tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurst tries to score with a low kick but Cole moves his leg out of the way.
Hurst attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hurst closes the distance and clinches.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Hurst is controlling him.
Cole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurst darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Justice Cole has been cut.
Cole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Hurst ducks down to avoid it.
Hurst has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurst.
Cole looks winded!
Hurst prevents Cole from breaking the clinch.
Hurst lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hurst escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurst is looking to score with low kicks.
Cole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hurst fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurst ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurst tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurst closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.
Hurst lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Hurst lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hurst.
Hurst breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hurst has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurst lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst working aggressively here.
Hurst drops Cole onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cole is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cole is rocked!
That has opened up Justice Cole's cut even more.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurst finish him?
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurst pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cole out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maddox Hurst!
Maddox Hurst is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Maddox Hurst 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyprian Malinowski (ranked 847 p4p, 1583 weight class) and Viktor Mertel (ranked 107 p4p, 183 weight class). Mertel has chosen Mertel Fuck shit up as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
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183
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyprian Malinowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Mertel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertel connects with the punch.
Malinowski instigates a clinch.
Mertel fails to pull guard.
A short right from Mertel on the inside.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski stands there with Mertel around his waist. Mertel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mertel.
Mertel working aggressively here.
Mertel is trying to pull guard but Malinowski has him pressed against the cage.
Cyprian Malinowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Mertel.
Mertel is trying to pull guard but Malinowski has him pressed against the cage.
Malinowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malinowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Malinowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mertel backwards.
Malinowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mertel has a couple of punches blocked by Malinowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malinowski.
Mertel tries to pull guard but Malinowski won't allow it.
Mertel throws a punch but it's blocked by Malinowski.
Malinowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Mertel.
Mertel swings wildly with an uppercut but Malinowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malinowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Malinowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malinowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mertel tries to pull guard but Malinowski won't allow it.
Mertel tries to pull guard but Malinowski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertel misses with a punch on the inside.
Malinowski tries to work over Mertel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Malinowski.
Mertel misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mertel.
A short uppercut from Malinowski.
Mertel misses with some punches.
Mertel working aggressively here.
Malinowski lands a shoulder strike.
Mertel lands a right hand.
Malinowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Malinowski.
Mertel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malinowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mertel or not.
Malinowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malinowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mertel misses with the head strike.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Malinowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malinowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Mertel tries to throw a body punch but Malinowski avoids it by throwing Mertel back against the cage.
Mertel swings wildly with an uppercut but Malinowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mertel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malinowski backwards.
Malinowski misses with the head strike.
Malinowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malinowski cracks Mertel with a nice body shot.
Malinowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Malinowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mertel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malinowski lands a right hand.
Malinowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malinowski lands with a left to the head.
Mertel misses with the head strike.
Mertel tries to work over Malinowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Malinowski.
Mertel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malinowski walks away with a smile on his face. Mertel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malinowski closes the distance and clinches.
Malinowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mertel.
A nice left hand lands by Malinowski.
Malinowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mertel backwards.
Mertel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Malinowski - that landed with a thud.
Malinowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Malinowski.
Mertel looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malinowski.
Malinowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malinowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Malinowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malinowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mertel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mertel is leaning against Malinowski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malinowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mertel.
Mertel has a couple of punches blocked by Malinowski.
Mertel blocking some punches.
Malinowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mertels head.
Mertel tries to pull guard but Malinowski won't allow it.
Malinowski digs a right hand underneath Mertel's ribcage. Mertel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Malinowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mertel.
Malinowski lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malinowski lands a right hand.
Malinowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mertel backwards.
Mertel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malinowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Malinowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malinowski blocking some punches.
Mertel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malinowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malinowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mertel backwards.
Malinowski lands with a light punch inside.
Malinowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malinowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malinowski.
Malinowski is leaning against Mertel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malinowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malinowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malinowski has a couple of punches blocked by Mertel.
Mertel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mertel working aggressively here.
Mertel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malinowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malinowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Mertel is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malinowski.
Mertel is still on wobbly legs! Can Malinowski finish him?
Mertel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malinowski walks away with a smile on his face. Mertel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mertel seems to have recovered his senses.
Malinowski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malinowski moves away from the strike by Mertel.
Mertel misses with a hook.
Malinowski rushes Mertel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyprian Malinowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malinowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Malinowski.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski stands there with Mertel around his waist. Mertel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mertel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malinowski can't find room to land a body shot as Mertel controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malinowski.
Malinowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mertel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Malinowski - that landed with a thud.
Malinowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mertel can do to turn this around?
Mertel takes a shot to the head.
Malinowski lands a left hand.
Malinowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malinowski lands an uppercut.
Malinowski lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mertel has a couple of punches blocked by Malinowski.
Mertel jumps guard but Malinowski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cyprian Malinowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Mertel.
Malinowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mertel is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Malinowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malinowski.
Malinowski has a couple of punches blocked by Mertel.
Malinowski working aggressively here.
Malinowski lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mertel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malinowski walks away with a smile on his face. Mertel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A swing and a miss from Mertel.
Viktor Mertel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malinowski pushes Mertel up against the cage in a clinch.
Malinowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mertel is trying to pull guard but Malinowski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cyprian Malinowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Malinowski cracks Mertel with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Malinowski.
Malinowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mertels head.
Malinowski lands a right hand.
Malinowski lands a shoulder strike.
Malinowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mertel.
Malinowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malinowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malinowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Malinowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malinowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malinowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Malinowski - that landed with a thud.
Malinowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Malinowski.
Malinowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mertels head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malinowski lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mertel to his knees! Malinowski keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyprian Malinowski!
Cyprian Malinowski is the new middleweight champion!
Cyprian Malinowski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mfer (ranked 702 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Duane Souza (ranked 81 p4p, 124 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Souza!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mfer has one foot on Souza's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Souza looks for a takedown but Mfer sprawls well.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Souza tries for a takedown but Mfer circles away easily
and Mfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Souza shoots and misses
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mickey Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Souza.
Mfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mfer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Souza presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Souza controls the action.
Mfer digs a right hand underneath Souza's ribcage. Souza let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Souza wants to take the fight to the mat but Mfer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Souza.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Souza.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mfer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Mfer - that landed with a thud.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Souza controls his hands.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Mfer slows down the pace here.
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mfer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mfer gets underhooks to prevent Souza's takedown attempt.
Souza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Souza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Souza has picked Mfer up - he's going for a ride! Souza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mfer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza thows a huge punch but Mfer dodges it nicely.
Mfer gets full guard.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Souza connects with a couple of short punches.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mfer is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is pulling down on Souza's head. It's preventing any offense from Souza, at least for the moment.
Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mfer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Souza fails with the takedown
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt
and Mfer counters with a right hand to the body.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
Duane Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer jabs Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Souza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mfer is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Souza.
Souza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mfer keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mfer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Souza working the strikes but Mfer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mfer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Mfer has wrist control.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Mfer is keeping the position.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souza.
Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mfer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking for a kimura but Mfer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Souza to get the leverage.
Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Souza throws a strike but Mfer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Souza throwing strikes from guard but Mfer blocks nicely.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mfer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mfer wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Mfer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Souza.
Mickey Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Souza.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mfer defends it nicely.
Mfer tries to counter by clinching up but Souza breaks away and moves out of range.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mfer pinned against the cage. Mfer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Mfer 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.
Souza with a poor takedown
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt - Mfer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mickey Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Souza.
Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer counters with a left to the body.
Mfer punishes Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
Mfer scores with the left hand. Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Souza is rocked!
It looks like Duane Souza has been cut.
Souza fails with the takedown
and Mfer counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Mfer!
Mickey Mfer is the new lightweight champion!
After winning the bout, Mickey Mfer 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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