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FCL 69- Islay vs Kowalczyk PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalevelis Kalvis (ranked 4124 p4p, 24249 weight class) and Abbondanza Cellini (ranked 226 p4p, 269 weight class). Abbondanza Cellini 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalevelis Kalvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abbondanza Cellini!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Cellini. Beautiful body shot.
Cellini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cellini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kalvis moves into the clinch.
Kalvis blocks an uppercut.
Cellini swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalvis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalvis lands with a short shot to the head.
Cellini swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalvis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalvis has Cellini pressed against the cage, preventing Cellini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cellini takes a shot to the head.
Kalvis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalvis stops a takedown attempt from Cellini.
Kalvis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cellini backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Kalvis.
Kalvis lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Kalvis.
Kalvis prevents Cellini from breaking the clinch.
Kalvis lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalvis breaks the clinch.
Cellini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalvis manages to avoid it.
Cellini scores with a one two! Kalvis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kalvis throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Abbondanza Cellini has been cut.
Kalvis 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.
Cellini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalvis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cellini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kalvis counters with a nice right hand that sends Cellini toppling to the canvas! Cellini scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kalvis finish him?!
 Cellini is rocked!
Cellini looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cellini misses with a double jab
and Kalvis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalevelis Kalvis!
A relieved looking Kalevelis Kalvis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massif Headingery (ranked 3410 p4p, 4751 weight class) and Kody Ruiz (ranked 377 p4p, 451 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Massif Headingery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kody Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Headingery wants to sweep here but Ruiz controlling him for the moment.
Ruiz with a nice head shot there.
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound.
Headingery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Headingery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruiz is one step ahead there.
Ruiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Headingery is retaining full guard.
Headingery looking for a sweep. Not yet Headingery, not yet.
Headingery is adopting a defensive guard.
Ruiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz looking to sit in guard and control but Headingery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Headingery drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ruiz dives on top into guard.
Headingery seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ruiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Headingery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Headingery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Headingery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ruiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Headingery keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ruiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Headingery has wrist control.
Headingery looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ruiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Headingery keeping moving, preventing Ruiz from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Headingery controlling the position.
Ruiz trying to control but Headingery is working from the bottom.
Ruiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Headingery's head.
Ruiz postures up in Headingery's guard and throws a big left but Headingery blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headingery has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Headingery looking for a sweep. Not yet Headingery, not yet.
Headingery is pulling down on Ruiz's head to control his posture.
Ruiz working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruiz told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ruiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruiz wants to pass the guard but Headingery is keeping the position.
Ruiz is working Headingery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Headingery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ruiz's guard.
Headingery postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruiz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Headingery, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz wants to stand but Headingery is controlling his posture from full guard.
Headingery working a defensive guard here.
Headingery is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ruiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Headingery looking for a sweep. Not yet Headingery, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz trying to control but Headingery is working from the bottom.
Ruiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Headingery keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kody Ruiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Headingery slips a jab and a cross from Ruiz.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Headingery napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ruiz throwing strikes but Headingery manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kody Ruiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Headingery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ruiz, who protects the arm well.
Headingery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Headingery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Headingery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ruiz, who protects the arm well.
Ruiz tries to buck Headingery off but Headingery is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Headingery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Headingery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to improve his position.
Headingery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ruiz, who protects the arm well.
Headingery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ruiz is trying to get back to half guard.
Ruiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruiz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Headingery's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Headingery seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Headingery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Headingery is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ruiz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Headingery.
Ruiz wants to control but Headingery is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ruiz gets full guard.
Headingery postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ruiz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Headingery, into his guard.
Ruiz cracks Headingery with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz looking to pass the guard.
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ruiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ruiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Headingery wants to sweep here but Ruiz controlling him for the moment.
Headingery is adopting a defensive guard.
Ruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Ruiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Headingery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruiz is one step ahead there.
Ruiz wants to control from the top but Headingery keeps moving.
Headingery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruiz landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Headingery controls Ruiz momentarily but Ruiz frees himself.
Ruiz slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kody Ruiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Headingery drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ruiz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ruiz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ruiz!
Headingery is looking to regain half guard here but Ruiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Headingery is trying to control Ruiz's posture but Ruiz avoids it.
Ruiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz cracks Headingery with a big right hand but Headingery just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ruiz lands some shots froms side control.
Ruiz working the head and body with strikes.
Headingery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz staying calm.
Headingery takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Headingery tries to buck Ruiz off but Ruiz is having none of it.
Ruiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Headingery takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Headingery prevents Ruiz from improving position.
Headingery is trying to control Ruiz's posture but Ruiz avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headingery taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruiz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ruiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ruiz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ruiz wants to control but Headingery is keeping him busy.
Ruiz stands up and beckons Headingery to his feet.
Headingery shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ruiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headingery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Headingery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Headingery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ruiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Headingery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Headingery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Headingery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ruiz, who protects the arm well.
Ruiz is looking for a sweep.
Headingery is trying to get an arm triangle but Ruiz is defending well.
Headingery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kody Ruiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruiz 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kody Ruiz!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kody Ruiz made sure he mentioned BANZAI NUTRITION, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grappling Panda (ranked 4779 p4p, 2324 weight class) and Azeno Piedbatulo (ranked 379 p4p, 217 weight class). Grappling Panda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Counter fighter
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grappling Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Azeno Piedbatulo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piedbatulo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Panda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Panda tries to pull guard but Piedbatulo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Piedbatulo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Panda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Piedbatulo moves into the clinch successfully.
Panda jumps guard but Piedbatulo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Piedbatulo pushes Panda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piedbatulo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Panda.
Piedbatulo lands a knee to the head.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grappling Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda jumps guard but Piedbatulo stands there with Panda around his waist. Panda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Piedbatulo is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piedbatulo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Panda is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piedbatulo.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Panda jumps guard.
Piedbatulo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piedbatulo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panda is keeping the position for now.
Piedbatulo is looking to advance position but Panda has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Panda controlling from the full mount.
Piedbatulo is trying to escape the mount.
Panda avoids the attempt from Piedbatulo to control.
Piedbatulo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Panda prevents Piedbatulo from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piedbatulo tries to lock up and control but Panda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Panda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piedbatulo wants to control but Panda is having none of it.
Piedbatulo is working to get back to half guard.
Piedbatulo tries to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda controlling from mount.
Piedbatulo wants to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
Piedbatulo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piedbatulo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Piedbatulo is looking to improve his position but Panda isn't that keen on the idea.
Piedbatulo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Piedbatulo can't escape the position.
Panda is riding his opponent, not letting Piedbatulo buck him off.
Piedbatulo tries to roll but Panda sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda controlling the position well here. Piedbatulo rolled but Panda kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Piedbatulo is in bad spot here.
Piedbatulo trying to control the hands but Panda breaks the grip.
Panda is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Panda is hanging on to Piedbatulo's back as he tries to escape.
Panda is not going to allow Piedbatulo to sit and survive in this position.
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 Grappling Panda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azeno Piedbatulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piedbatulo closes the distance and clinches.
Piedbatulo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Panda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Piedbatulo pulls guard successfully.
Piedbatulo is looking to sweep but instead, Panda has passed into half guard.
Panda stalling.
Piedbatulo trying to control but Panda postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piedbatulo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Panda is thwarting Piedbatulo's attempts to control the position.
Grappling Panda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panda is controlling the pace.
Piedbatulo keeping control of the position.
Piedbatulo trying to hold on to Panda's head to control him but Panda postures up.
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.
Piedbatulo is looking to get back to full guard here but Panda has managed to pass to side control instead.
Piedbatulo regains half guard.
Piedbatulo wants to control but Panda is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Piedbatulo wants to improve his position but Panda is controlling well.
Piedbatulo wants to control but Panda is keeping busy.
Piedbatulo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Piedbatulo trying to control but Panda postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We've been informed that Piedbatulo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Piedbatulo misses with a takedown attempt - Panda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Piedbatulo clinches up with Panda and pushes him back against the cage.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Piedbatulo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Panda avoids it.
Piedbatulo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panda tries to pull guard but Piedbatulo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grappling Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piedbatulo smiles and moves away.
Piedbatulo tries to clinch but Panda is having none of it.
Piedbatulo closes the distance and pushes Panda back into the cage.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda looking to stall.
Panda jumps guard but Piedbatulo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piedbatulo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Piedbatulo smiles and moves away.
Piedbatulo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Panda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Piedbatulo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Piedbatulo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piedbatulo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Panda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azeno Piedbatulo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Piedbatulo moves into the clinch.
Panda jumps guard but Piedbatulo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Panda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Piedbatulo scores a nice knee to the body.
Piedbatulo jumps guard.
Panda forces his way into half guard.
Piedbatulo trying to control from the bottom.
Piedbatulo is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piedbatulo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panda's back!
Piedbatulo wants to control but Panda manages to buck him off and is now in Piedbatulo's guard! Nice work there by Panda!
Panda not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piedbatulo is trying to keep Panda in close.
Piedbatulo is trying to hold Panda in close to prevent damage but Panda has managed to pass into half guard.
Panda controlling the action here.
Panda is thwarting Piedbatulo's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panda is taking a breather. Piedbatulo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Piedbatulo wants to control but Panda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Piedbatulo has a hand on Panda's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Panda takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Panda controlling from the full mount.
Piedbatulo tries to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piedbatulo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Panda is staying active.
Piedbatulo tries to control Panda's body but Panda pushes him off. Piedbatulo squirms to his side and now Panda has his back!
Panda tightening his grip on Piedbatulo, looking for the choke.
Piedbatulo trying to control the action but Panda just sinks the hooks in.
Piedbatulo is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Panda.
Panda not allowing Piedbatulo to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Piedbatulo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piedbatulo trying to control but not successfully.
Panda keeps control of the position as Piedbatulo tries to break free.
Piedbatulo just trying to survive but Panda is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Piedbatulo showing good submission defense here.
Panda gets his hands free as Piedbatulo looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piedbatulo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Panda haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grappling Panda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Panda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Grappling Panda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Conrad (ranked 2957 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Zaid Sims (ranked 185 p4p, 189 weight class). Ibrahim Conrad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibrahim Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaid Sims!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad throws a low kick but Sims avoids it.
Conrad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sims moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conrad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sims.
Some wild striking there from Conrad.
Conrad feints a jab promting Sims to slip. Conrad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sims slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Conrad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sims on his heels. He'll look to pass Sims's guard now, I'm sure.
Sims uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Conrad thows a leg kick but Sims checks it
and Sims counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sims is looking for a kimura here.
Sims not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad is looking to escape.
Conrad's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Center 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.
Sims stalling.
Sims working over Conrad with some ground and pound. Conrad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sims working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sims throws a strike but Conrad avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Conrad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sims wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims chips away with some ground and pound.
Sims passes Conrad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sims looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sims stops Conrad from getting back to his feet.
Sims thows a huge punch but Conrad dodges it nicely.
Sims wants to pass the guard but Conrad is defending well.
Sims has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Conrad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sims trying to mount his opponent but Conrad defends it.
Sims looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sims is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Conrad tries to kick Sims off but Sims keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sims lands a nice short elbow.
Sims wants to work for an arm triangle but Conrad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sims tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conrad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sims thows a huge punch but Conrad dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sims is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Conrad as he works his way to full guard.
Sims stops Conrad from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Sims dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conrad misses with a two punch combination.
Sims is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sims has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conrad misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Conrad. Those never looked like landing.
Conrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sims dives in for a single leg takedown but Conrad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Conrad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sims moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sims changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sims will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Conrad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conrad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ibrahim Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaid Sims.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sims is trying to defend but Conrad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Conrad decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad throws a nice looking combination but Sims bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sims with the counter takedown but Conrad avoids it easily.
Ibrahim Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conrad throws a right hand that Sims ducks under and follows up with a left that Sims also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Conrad scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Conrad does no damage.
Sims drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Conrad defends it well.
Sims shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conrad as he jumps to the side.
Conrad throws a big counter combination but Sims scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sims avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Conrad misses with a double jab
and Sims counters with a shoot takedown. Conrad fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad lands with a shot to the body.
Sims fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sims showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conrad.
Conrad sets himself, and Sims steps forward looking for the clinch! Conrad avoids it this time.
Conrad moves into the clinch successfully.
Conrad misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims successfully pulls guard.
Conrad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Conrad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sims is looking to sweep but instead, Conrad has passed into half guard.
Sims looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conrad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sims has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conrad is working away from the top position though.
Conrad decides to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Conrad dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Conrad shoots in and gets a takedown into Sims's guard.
Sims wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Conrad manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Conrad wants to stand up but Sims has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conrad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Conrad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Conrad looks to land a combination. Sims sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sims takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sims was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Sims closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Conrad wants to stand back up but Sims manages to pass into side control.
Conrad is pushing Sims's head away, looking to escape. Sims manages to hold on to the position though.
Sims wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conrad keeps working.
Sims tries for a kimura but Conrad is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Conrad rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sims's guard! Nice work there by Conrad!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sims looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Conrad passes into half guard.
Sims is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad escapes and gets back to his feet.
Conrad misses with a two punch combination.
Conrad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Conrad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sims fails to land the takedown.
Conrad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sims backs up against the cage.
Sims darts in looking for a takedown but Conrad gets double underhooks and turns Sims into the cage.
Conrad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sims backs up against the cage.
Conrad has Sims up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sims goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conrad prevents it.
Ibrahim Conrad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaid Sims.
Conrad prevents the takedown attempt.
Conrad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sims.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibrahim Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conrad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibrahim Conrad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Maam Tranny Savage (ranked 1490 p4p, 2391 weight class) and War Turtle (ranked 145 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Maam Tranny Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tranny Savage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tranny Savage has closed the distance and engaged Turtle in a clinch.
Tranny Savage tries to pull guard but Turtle holds him up against the cage and eventually Tranny Savage drops back down to his feet.
Turtle pulls guard successfully.
Turtle wants to sweep but no luck.
Turtle working for a triangle but Tranny Savage defends it easily.
Tranny Savage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tranny Savage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tranny Savage tries to free his leg and advance position but Turtle is retaining full guard.
Turtle is trying to keep Tranny Savage in close.
Tranny Savage trying to control but Turtle is working from the bottom.
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.
Tranny Savage trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turtle's guard.
Tranny Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turtle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tranny Savage controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Turtle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Turtle postures up in Tranny Savage's guard and throws a big left but Tranny Savage blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tranny Savage wants to get back to his feet but Turtle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turtle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tranny Savage pulls Turtle in close to prevent any damage.
Turtle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turtle stopping the sweep attempt from Tranny Savage.
Turtle throwing strikes but missing.
Tranny Savage looking to control but Turtle passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turtle working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Turtle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turtle prevents Tranny Savage from improving his position.
Tranny Savage wants to control but Turtle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tranny Savage is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Turtle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turtle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tranny Savage wants to control but Turtle is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turtle stalling away here and it's allowed Tranny Savage to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Turtle works over Tranny Savage with some ground and pound from guard.
Turtle distracts Tranny Savage with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turtle throws a big right hand that misses.
Turtle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turtle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turtle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Turtle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tranny Savage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turtle being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
War Turtle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tranny Savage works over Turtle's head and body with a nice combination.
Tranny Savage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tranny Savage looks up at the clock and then as Turtle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tranny Savage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Turtle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tranny Savage is working for a submission of some sort.
Tranny Savage wants to stand up but Turtle is controlling the position.
Turtle moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle working for a triangle but Tranny Savage defends it easily.
Tranny Savage wants to control from the top but Turtle keeps moving.
Turtle is pulling down on Tranny Savage's head. It's preventing any offense from Tranny Savage, at least for the moment.
Tranny Savage tries to stand but Turtle is controlling from the bottom.
Tranny Savage trying to control but Turtle is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tranny Savage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turtle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turtle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turtle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turtle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tranny Savage gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tranny Savage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turtle looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tranny Savage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tranny Savage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turtle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tranny Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turtle circles away.
A shot to the liver by Turtle. Beautiful body shot.
Tranny Savage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turtle.
Tranny Savage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turtle circles away.
Turtle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turtle keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Tranny Savage does no damage.
Turtle throws a body punch but Tranny Savage moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tranny Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turtle wants to counter the offense by Tranny Savage and move into the clinch position.
Tranny Savage darts in trying to clinch
and Turtle counters with a stiff right hand.
Tranny Savage moves out of range as Turtle strikes.
Nice body punch from Turtle.
Turtle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tranny Savage half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tranny Savage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tranny Savage jumps guard.
Turtle wants to pass the guard but Tranny Savage is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turtle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but War Turtle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turtle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tranny Savage. Tranny Savage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tranny Savage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tranny Savage moves into range and clinches up with Turtle.
Turtle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tranny Savage backwards.
Turtle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tranny Savage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turtle smiles and moves away.
Turtle tests Tranny Savage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tranny Savage wants to clinch up but Turtle keeps it at a distance.
Tranny Savage fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tranny Savage manages to avoid it.
Tranny Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Turtle to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Macho Maam Tranny Savage has been cut.
Tranny Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Tranny Savage decides to pull guard.
Tranny Savage seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turtle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turtle is looking to work some ground and pound but Tranny Savage has wrist control.
Tranny Savage is adopting a defensive guard.
Turtle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tranny Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Tranny Savage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tranny Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tranny Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turtle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tranny Savage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Turtle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tranny Savage tries to clinch but Turtle is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Turtle - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tranny Savage closes the distance and clinches up with Turtle, looking for a takedown. Tranny Savage pushes Turtle against the cage but Turtle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Maam Tranny Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tranny Savage tries to clinch but Turtle moves out of range.
Turtle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tranny Savage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turtle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turtle takes a kick to the side of the head.
War Turtle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turtle throws a nice looking combination but Tranny Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tranny Savage closes the distance and pushes Turtle back into the cage.
Tranny Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tranny Savage tries to score a body lock takedown but Turtle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turtle lands a hook that snaps the head of Tranny Savage backwards.
Tranny Savage misses with some punches.
Turtle working aggressively here.
Turtle manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turtle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Macho Maam Tranny Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tranny Savage is working Turtle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tranny Savage has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Turtle to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tranny Savage is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Turtle pulls down on the head and he's put Tranny Savage to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). War Turtle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 589 p4p, 992 weight class) and Space Herpes (ranked 82 p4p, 128 weight class). Herpes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Space Herpes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Space Herpes!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Herpes.
Velasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Herpes's head back.
Herpes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Velasquez avoids the head kick by Herpes.
Herpes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Herpes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Herpes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velasquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Herpes throws a lazy uppercut
and Velasquez counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herpes instigates a clinch.
Velasquez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Herpes backwards.
Velasquez is trying to push Herpes away but Herpes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Herpes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Velasquez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Velasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herpes prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velasquez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Herpes misses with a body kick.
Herpes connects with an inside leg kick.
Herpes with the inside leg kick.
Herpes lands a body shot.
Herpes misses with a head kick.
Herpes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herpes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Herpes wants to clinch
enabling Velasquez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herpes throws the left hand but Velasquez avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Velasquez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herpes tries to clinch up.
Velasquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've been told by Velasquez's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Herpes throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Herpes ducks under a wild hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herpes.
Velasquez blocks a leg kick.
Velasquez misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez misses the jab.
Herpes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Velasquez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Herpes! Velasquez lets Herpes back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Herpes is rocked!
Velasquez drops Herpes with a naaaaasty hook - Herpes is in real trouble here! Velasquez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
Space Herpes spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight. You!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saint Arai (ranked 336 p4p, 618 weight class) and Gotrek Gurnisson (ranked 33 p4p, 62 weight class). Gurnisson has chosen Pride Is The Devil - J Cole as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Arai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gotrek Gurnisson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arai stuns Gurnisson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arai throws a looping overhand right but Gurnisson ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Arai finds it's target.
Arai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gurnisson shoots in looking for a takedown but Arai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gurnisson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Arai looks to land a right hand but Gurnisson moved out of range.
Gurnisson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurnisson throws a lazy right hand but Arai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai cracks Gurnisson with an open hand slap.
Arai 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.
Arai misses with a wild body shot.
Gurnisson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gurnisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurnisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gurnisson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gurnisson slips under a jab.
Gurnisson throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Gurnisson's shoulder, as Gurnisson tries to avoid the shot.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Arai misses with a combination
and Gurnisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gurnisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gurnisson has his takedown stuffed
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotrek Gurnisson.
Arai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gurnisson slips under a jab from Arai.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurnisson at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
A counter left hand to the body from Arai misses its target.
Arai connects with a crisp jab.
Gurnisson misses with a straight right.
Arai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gurnisson back to the cage. Arai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gurnisson shoots in for a takedown but Arai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Arai.
Gurnisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai feints a jab promting Gurnisson to slip. Arai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gurnisson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arai lands a two punch combo.
Arai scores with a nice right hand.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
Gurnisson gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gurnisson is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai is defending against the submission attempts here by Gurnisson.
Gurnisson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Arai trying to hold on to Gurnisson's head to control him but Gurnisson postures up.
Gurnisson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gurnisson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Arai digs a good body shot into Gurnisson's ribs.
Gurnisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gurnisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arai throws out the jab.
Arai swings for the body but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Arai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurnisson.
Arai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai lands a jab to the head.
Arai lands with a nice body punch.
Arai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gurnisson backs up against the cage.
Gurnisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arai.
Arai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gurnisson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai connects with a crisp jab.
Arai swings for the body but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Gurnisson cracks Arai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arai moves out of range as Gurnisson strikes.
Arai is looking for a counter combo.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gurnisson.
Arai jabs at Gurnisson's body.
Nice shot lands for Arai.
Arai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gurnisson momentarily.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
Arai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gurnisson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gurnisson looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Gurnisson slips under a jab.
Gurnisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gurnisson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Gurnisson misses.
Arai throwing a counter right hand but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
Saint Arai is winning the standup battle so far.
Arai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gurnisson.
A slow jab from Arai misses its intended target.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Gurnisson scores with a sloppy right hand. Arai should have avoided that one.
Gurnisson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arai is fending him off so far but Gurnisson persists. Nope, Arai circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arai at a distance.
Saint Arai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai throws a hook to the side of Gurnisson's head but Gurnisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurnisson with the counter takedown but Arai avoids it easily.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Gurnisson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arai misses with a jab to the body
and Gurnisson counters with a left to the body.
Gurnisson throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Arai misses the target.
Arai lands a nice shot that snaps Gurnisson's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gurnisson.
Gurnisson misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
Gurnisson misses with a takedown attempt
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai misses the jab.
Arai swings widly with a right hand
and Gurnisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurnisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Gurnisson feints the counter takedown.
Gurnisson slips under a jab from Arai.
Gurnisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arai defending well as Gurnisson loads up on a big left hand.
Arai lands a body shot.
Gurnisson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arai lands with a nice body punch.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gurnisson counter with a right hand.
Arai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurnisson misses with a straight left.
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurnisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arai stalks Gurnisson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gurnisson's face. Gurnisson staggers backwards, shaken.
Arai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurnisson throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gurnisson in his tracks.
Gurnisson misses with a double jab.
Arai digs a good hook to Gurnisson's body.
Arai scores with a punch to the head.
Gurnisson tries for a takedown but Arai circles away easily
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arai missing with a left hand there. Gurnisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Gurnisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
Gurnisson misses with a wild body shot.
Arai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arai misses with a left hand
and Gurnisson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gurnisson slips under a jab.
Gurnisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gurnisson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arai.
Gurnisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gurnisson scores with a nice strike.
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai misses with a hook
and Gurnisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gurnisson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arai moves out of range as Gurnisson strikes.
It looked like Arai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gurnisson.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurnisson at a distance.
Gurnisson missing with a left hand there. Arai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arai looks to land a right hand but Gurnisson moved out of range.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gurnisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gurnisson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice combination there by Arai.
Gurnisson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gurnisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gurnisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Gurnisson moved out of range nicely.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Gurnisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai works Gurnisson's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Gurnisson misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Gurnisson's head back.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gurnisson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Arai.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Gurnisson misses.
Gurnisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai digs a good body shot into Gurnisson's ribs.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Gurnisson moved out of range nicely.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai 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.
Arai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurnisson throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Gurnisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gurnisson moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Gurnisson scores with a one two! Arai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai digs a good hook to Gurnisson's body.
Arai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Gurnisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurnisson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai slips under a jab from Gurnisson.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai connects with a right hand. Gurnisson shakes it off.
Arai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson dives in for a single leg takedown but Arai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Gurnisson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arai scores with a jab.
Gurnisson misses with an uppercut.
Arai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arai lands with a hook. Gurnisson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
Gurnisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Gurnisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arai connects with a single shot there.
Gurnisson lands a jab.
Arai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gurnisson counters with a left to the body.
Gurnisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Arai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gurnisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gurnisson's head backwards.
Donk. Arai catches Gurnisson right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai had his way with Gotrek Gurnisson in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice straight punches there by Arai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arai.
Gurnisson tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Arai lands an overhand right.
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurnisson drops his hands momentarily and Arai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Gurnisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai sizes up Gurnisson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gurnisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurnisson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gurnisson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gurnisson! But no joy.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurnisson throws the left hand but Arai avoids the punch easily.
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
Arai scores with a jab.
Gotrek Gurnisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai thuds his right hand into Gurnisson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gurnisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurnisson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurnisson fails with the takedown.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gurnisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurnisson moves away.
Gurnisson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Arai lands.
Gurnisson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gurnisson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arai throws a right hand that Gurnisson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gurnisson also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Gurnisson feints the counter takedown.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arai throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gurnisson counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai throws a lazy right hand but Gurnisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurnisson on the side of the head.
Gurnisson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai throws a series of punches but Gurnisson avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Arai misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arai, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
Saint Arai retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Saint Arai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pate Boxeri (ranked 470 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 41 p4p, 167 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kyoji Horiguchi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Boxeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxeri misses with a straight left.
Boxeri throws a sloppy head kick and Horiguchi moves out of range easily.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxeri.
Boxeri lands a nice looking body shot.
Boxeri scores with a hook to the body. Horiguchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horiguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Boxeri counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxeri connects with a body shot.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut.
Boxeri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi needs to keep his hands up - Boxeri had a free shot at his head there.
Boxeri lands with a hook. Horiguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxeri's corner calls for a 1-2. Boxeri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horiguchi takes one to the side of the head.
Horiguchi is rocked!
Boxeri lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries to clinch up.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxeri throws out a powerful jab.
Horiguchi takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxeri finish him?
Horiguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horiguchi throws out a counter right but Boxeri avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Boxeri feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Horiguchi sprawling to the canvas! Horiguchi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boxeri finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxeri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxeri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horiguchi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxeri pounces like a tiger and cracks Horiguchi with a vicious hook! Horiguchi is down but not out! Boxeri follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pate Boxeri!
A victorious Pate Boxeri thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sarinnen (ranked 512 p4p, 1178 weight class) and Bernard McCurtney (ranked 45 p4p, 98 weight class). McCurtney is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SMDH. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samuel Sarinnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard McCurtney!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McCurtney does it's job there.
Sarinnen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCurtney back to the cage. Sarinnen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McCurtney jabs at Sarinnen's body.
McCurtney misses with a body shot.
McCurtney scores with a hook to the body. Sarinnen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sarinnen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sarinnen.
Sarinnen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sarinnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCurtney.
Sarinnen moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarinnen takes a swing at McCurtney's ribcage but misses.
McCurtney loads up on a big right hand but Sarinnen slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from McCurtney.
McCurtney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarinnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCurtney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sarinnen. Those never looked like landing.
Sarinnen connects with a single shot there.
Sarinnen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCurtney napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sarinnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCurtney keeps working.
McCurtney is looking to reverse the position.
Sarinnen trying to control the action but McCurtney is working from the bottom.
Sarinnen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sarinnen controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sarinnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCurtney is trying to control Sarinnen's posture but Sarinnen avoids it.
Sarinnen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sarinnen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sarinnen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McCurtney has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sarinnen but great work by McCurtney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sarinnen throws a jab when McCurtney was well out of range.
Sarinnen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcCurtney.
Sarinnen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCurtney misses the shot to the body.
McCurtney misses with a body shot.
Sarinnen throws out a loose jab but McCurtney uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCurtney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sarinnen throws a hook but McCurtney avoids it easily.
Sarinnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCurtney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sarinnen with a body shot.
McCurtney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McCurtney throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarinnen scores with a jab to the head.
Sarinnen connects with a body shot that sends McCurtney's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarinnen misses with a hook to the body
and McCurtney counters with a one-two to the body.
Sarinnen misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarinnen throws a jab but it's blocked by McCurtney.
Sarinnen throws the left hand but McCurtney avoids the punch easily.
McCurtney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sarinnen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCurtney counters with a one-two to the body.
Sarinnen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarinnen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McCurtney defends it nicely.
A jab from Sarinnen finds it's way through McCurtney's defenses.
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 Samuel Sarinnen 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.
Sarinnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCurtney lands a right hook to the body.
Sarinnen misses with a left hand
and McCurtney counters with a series of strikes. Sarinnen will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCurtney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarinnen.
Sarinnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCurtney counters with a left to the body.
McCurtney walks into a jab.
McCurtney misses with an uppercut. Sarinnen saw that one coming.
Sarinnen misses with a wild body shot.
Sarinnen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCurtney manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCurtney throws a low kick but Sarinnen avoids it.
Sarinnen missing with a left hand there. McCurtney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarinnen swings widly with a right hand
and McCurtney counters with a stiff right hand.
McCurtney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarinnen manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCurtney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurtney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCurtney walks into a stiff left hand from Sarinnen.
McCurtney misses with a low kick.
Sarinnen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sarinnen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCurtney sees it coming and defends easily.
McCurtney works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samuel Sarinnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarinnen trying to control but McCurtney is working from the bottom.
McCurtney is trying to control the position but Sarinnen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCurtney keeping moving, preventing Sarinnen from controlling successfully.
Sarinnen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCurtney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCurtney trying to control the position.
McCurtney can't keep his opponent in guard - Sarinnen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sarinnen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sarinnen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCurtney can't keep his opponent in guard - Sarinnen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarinnen is looking to advance position but McCurtney won't allow it.
Sarinnen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McCurtney is just riding it out for now. Sarinnen eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCurtney tries to kick Sarinnen off but Sarinnen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sarinnen trying to pass the guard but McCurtney defending well.
McCurtney is trying to maintain the position but Sarinnen is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sarinnen is working for a submission of some sort.
Sarinnen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCurtney sees it coming and defends easily.
McCurtney has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sarinnen is working away from the top position though.
McCurtney felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sarinnen is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCurtney tries to roll over but Sarinnen keeps him under control.
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 Samuel Sarinnen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
McCurtney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bernard McCurtney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarinnen misses with a looping right.
McCurtney unleashes a big counter combination but Sarinnen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sarinnen misses the shot to the body.
Sarinnen misses with a jab to the body
and McCurtney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sarinnen misses with a lunging right hand
and McCurtney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCurtney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McCurtney misses with a body shot.
Sarinnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCurtney moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from McCurtney misses its intended target.
Bernard McCurtney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarinnen checks a leg kick.
McCurtney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sarinnen looks to land a left hand but McCurtney moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarinnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCurtney.
Sarinnen misses with a hook. McCurtney ducked under it nicely.
McCurtney is looking for the big counter here.
Sarinnen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCurtney keeping full guard, as Sarinnen tries to pass.
Sarinnen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sarinnen wants to pass the guard but McCurtney is keeping the position.
Sarinnen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McCurtney keeping moving, preventing Sarinnen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarinnen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sarinnen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCurtney rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sarinnen's guard! Nice work there by McCurtney!
Sarinnen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCurtney defends it easily.
McCurtney wants to stand but Sarinnen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sarinnen looking for a sweep. Not yet Sarinnen, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurtney postures up in Sarinnen's guard and throws a big left but Sarinnen blocks it.
Sarinnen working for a triangle but McCurtney defends it easily.
McCurtney wants to stand but Sarinnen is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCurtney postures up.
Sarinnen has his feet on McCurtney's thighs here. He's pushed McCurtney off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! McCurtney screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Sarinnen!
An out of breath Samuel Sarinnen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardbeg Islay (ranked 220 p4p, 503 weight class) and Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 25 p4p, 62 weight class). 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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Solid boxing
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardbeg Islay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Islay moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Islay staying out of range there.
Islay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nikodem Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Islay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kowalczyk wants to counter the offense by Islay and move into the clinch position.
Islay misses with an uppercut. Kowalczyk saw that one coming.
Kowalczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Islay.
Kowalczyk tries to counter with a clinch but Islay shakes him off and moves away.
Kowalczyk clinches with his opponent.
Kowalczyk is leaning against Islay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Islay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Islay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kowalczyk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Islay.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Islay.
A short right from Kowalczyk on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Islay controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kowalczyk.
Islay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Islay misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalczyk clinches up against the cage.
Kowalczyk lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Islay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islay looks to land a left hand but Kowalczyk moved out of range nicely.
Kowalczyk wants to counter with a clinch but Islay pushes him away.
Kowalczyk throws out a loose jab but Islay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Islay wants to clinch.
Islay throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalczyk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Islays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Islay loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Islay.
Islay tests Kowalczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Islay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kowalczyk lands with an uppercut that bounces Islay off the cage and back into range.
Islay slips under a jab from Kowalczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and clinches.
Islay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Islay just leaning against Kowalczyk, taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalczyk misses with some punches.
Islay lands with a right to the head.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Islay.
Kowalczyk gets through Islay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Islay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalczyk pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardbeg Islay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalczyk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Islays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kowalczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Islay was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Islay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Kowalczyk as Islay shoots in.
Islay fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Islay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kowalczyk's head backwards.
Kowalczyk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Islay on the side of the head.
Kowalczyk gets tackled into the cage by Islay. Islay maintains the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Islay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kowalczyks head.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Islay manages to break the clinch.
Islay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nikodem Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Islay.
Kowalczyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Islay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Islay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalczyk circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Islay misses the target.
Kowalczyk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Islay was well out of range. Poor timing from Kowalczyk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kowalczyk misses.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Islay slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kowalczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Islay throws a jab when Kowalczyk was well out of range.
Kowalczyk works the jab nicely.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk throws a right hand that misses
and Islay counters with a stiff right hand.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Islay moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Islay. Kowalczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalczyk ducks under a wild hook from Islay.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Islay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Islay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Islay lands with an overhand left.
Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Islay.
Kowalczyk defending well as Islay loads up on a big left hand.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Islay avoids the punch easily.
Islay staying out of range there.
Islay is looking to counter punch.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and pushes Islay back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Islay.
Kowalczyk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Islay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalczyk is leaning against Islay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Islay is working for takedown but Kowalczyk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Islay tries to circle away but Kowalczyk has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Islay manages to break the clinch.
Islay avoids the body shot from Kowalczyk.
A counter left hand to the body from Islay misses its target.
Kowalczyk lands a nice shot that snaps Islay's head back.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Islay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kowalczyk throws a lazy right hand but Islay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Islay is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Islay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Islay. Kowalczyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kowalczyk has managed to clinch.
Islay avoiding damage.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Kowalczyk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Islay.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Islay goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalczyk prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardbeg Islay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Islay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Islay.
Islay is trying to push Kowalczyk away but Kowalczyk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Islay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Islay goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalczyk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nikodem Kowalczyk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalczyk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islay's elbow.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Kowalczyk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Islay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Islay.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kowalczyk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalczyk lands a nice shot to the body.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Islay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Islay.
A short right from Kowalczyk on the inside.
Kowalczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Islay.
Kowalczyk gets underhooks to prevent Islay's takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Islay tries a body shot but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
A shot in the inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand into Islay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Islay's gas tank.
Kowalczyk misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Islay tries to stall but Kowalczyk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kowalczyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Islay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk 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!
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Islay controls the action.
Islay throws a head punch that misses.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Nikodem Kowalczyk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kowalczyk cracks Islay with a nice body shot.
Islay lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalczyk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Islay.
Islay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk gets through Islay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Islay cracks Kowalczyk with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kowalczyk - that landed with a thud.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Islay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Kowalczyk - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Islay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalczyk throws a looping overhand right but Islay ducks down to avoid it.
Islay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Islay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kowalczyk thuds his right hand into Islay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping left.
Islay looks to land a left hand but Kowalczyk moved out of range nicely.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up
and Islay 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.
Islay staying out of range there.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and clinches.
Kowalczyk works on Islay's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalczyk.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islay's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Islay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Islay breaks from the clinch.
Islay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Islay seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Islay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Islay takes a shot to the head.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Kowalczyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Islays head.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Islay.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk is working Islay over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kowalczyk as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalczyk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Islay swings wildly with an uppercut but Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Islay tries a body shot but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Islay controls the action.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Islay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalczyk.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand into Islay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Islay's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk pushes Islay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk pushes Islay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalczyk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islay's elbow.
Islay can't get the takedown.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islay's elbow.
Kowalczyk works on Islay's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kowalczyk on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalczyk presses Islay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Kowalczyk.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kowalczyk - that landed with a thud.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand underneath Islay's ribcage. Islay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalczyk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Kowalczyk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch successfully.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Islay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk cracks Islay with a nice body shot.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Islay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Islay prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Islay has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Islay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Islay wants to take the fight to the mat but Kowalczyk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk pushes Islay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kowalczyk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk gets underhooks to prevent Islay's takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short body shot lands from Kowalczyk as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Islay's efforts to push away.
A short left from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Islay.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Islay controls the action.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Islay can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardbeg Islay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a hook that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kowalczyk.
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!
Kowalczyk lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk gets through Islay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk works on Islay's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk works on Islay's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk works on Islay's body with a couple of short punches.
Kowalczyk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalczyk has Islay pressed against the cage, preventing Islay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk prevents Islay from breaking the clinch.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Islay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalczyk pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Islay fails to land.
Islay throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Islay avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Kowalczyk gets through Islay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Islay.
Kowalczyk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Islay controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalczyk.
Islay looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Islay fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalczyk.
Islay wants to break free but Kowalczyk has control.
Kowalczyk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Islay prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk digs a right hand into Islay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Islay's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Islay prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Islay prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Islay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Islay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Islay moves away.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Islay ducked under it nicely.
Islay has managed to clinch.
Ardbeg Islay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Islay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kowalczyk moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Islay misses.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Islay ducked under it nicely.
Islay wants to clinch up but Kowalczyk keeps it at a distance.
Kowalczyk closes the distance and pushes Islay back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalczyk lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kowalczyk.
Islay can't break the clinch.
Islay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kowalczyk scores with a shot to the side of Islay's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kowalczyk tries a body shot but Islay blocks it.
Islay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kowalczyk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Islay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk gets through Islay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Islay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk working aggressively here.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Kowalczyk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Kowalczyk as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalczyk pushes Islay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Islay wants to get back to striking at distance but Kowalczyk won't allow it.
Kowalczyk pushes Islay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Islay or not.
Good body shot from Kowalczyk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk cracks Islay with a nice body shot.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kowalczyk gets underhooks to prevent Islay's takedown attempt.
Kowalczyk tries to work over Islay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islay's elbow.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Islay misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk gets through Islay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Islay wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardbeg Islay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalczyk pushes Islay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kowalczyk is leaning against Islay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
A body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Islay backwards.
Kowalczyk is leaning against Islay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalczyk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Islay's elbow.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Islay working aggressively here.
Islay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Kowalczyk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Islay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Islay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Kowalczyk as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Islay blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Islay blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Islay controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikodem Kowalczyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowalczyk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikodem Kowalczyk!
Nikodem Kowalczyk is the new middleweight champion!
Nikodem Kowalczyk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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