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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 843 p4p, 729 weight class) and Luis Palhares (ranked 86 p4p, 74 weight class). Palhares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Right On/ Showcore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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45 - 18 - 1 |
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15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 45 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Palhares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Machado gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Palhares connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
A hook to the body from Machado.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Palhares gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Machado.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado lands a body shot.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado lands a shot to the body.
Palhares lands a knee to the body.
Machado blocking some punches.
Machado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palhares looks to throw the jab but Machado is out of range.
Palhares connects with a body shot that sends Machado's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Palhares misses.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Palhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palhares momentarily.
Palhares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machado has closed the distance and engaged Palhares in a clinch.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palhares wants the takedown. Machado is fighting it off but Palhares persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Machado's guard against the cage.
Palhares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Machado tries to roll over but Palhares keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machado's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Palhares lands a nice short elbow.
Palhares slows the pace down in half guard.
Palhares wants to free his trapped foot but Machado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Machado is looking for a sweep. Palhares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palhares tries to pass to full mount but Machado defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Palhares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palhares trying to control from half guard but Machado is working away.
Palhares is trying to work for a kimura but Machado is defending well.
Palhares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palhares trying to control the action but Machado is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Machado trying to hold on to Palhares's head to control him but Palhares postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Machado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wanderson Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
Palhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Machado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palhares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palhares rushes Machado and presses him up against the cage.
Palhares gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Machado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palhares thows a huge punch but Machado dodges it nicely.
Palhares controlling the pace.
Palhares trying to control from half guard but Machado is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
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.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machado throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Machado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Luis Palhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machado cracks a nice hook into Palhares's ribs.
Palhares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Palhares.
Palhares lands with a good body shot.
Machado throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machado jabs at Palhares's body.
Palhares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palhares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado gets tackled into the cage by Palhares. Palhares maintains the clinch.
Machado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palharess head.
Palhares lands an elbow just above Machado 's eye.
Machado misses with some punches.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Machado tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Machado blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares working aggressively here.
Palhares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palhares blocks an uppercut.
Machado misses with a body punch.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Machado manages to get underhooks.
Machado dodges an elbow strike from Palhares.
A hook to the body from Palhares.
Palhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machado can't find room to land a body shot as Palhares controls the action.
Palhares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machado.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palhares.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
Machado takes an elbow to the temple.
Palhares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palhares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machado avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Palhares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palhares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palhares misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Palhares is looking for a takedown.
Wanderson Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Palhares.
Machado on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luis Palhares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Palhares.
Palhares is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palhares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machado's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machado.
Machado working aggressively here.
Machado's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Machado stops a takedown attempt from Palhares.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palhares.
Palhares lands an elbow just above Machado 's eye.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado digs a right hand into Palhares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palhares's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Machado fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palhares throws a jab when Machado was well out of range.
Machado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Machado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
A slapping body kick lands there for Palhares.
Palhares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machado to score with a decent uppercut.
Palhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palhares doesn't seem bothered though.
Palhares misses with a straight right.
Machado throws a series of strikes that have Palhares backpedaling.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Machado counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Machado.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machado tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machado working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares slows down the pace here.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Palhares.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Palhares fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machado.
Palhares lands an uppercut.
Machado misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
Palhares is looking to control Machado's arms but Machado gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palhares has his back to the cage.
A short right from Palhares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado pushes Palhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luis Palhares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Palhares or perhaps it was just good defense by Machado, which made it look bad.
Palhares wants to clinch up but Machado keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Machado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Palhares.
Machado paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares works the jab nicely.
Machado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Palhares connects with a looping right hand.
Palhares checks a low kick from Machado.
And Palhares tries to counter it with a takedown but Machado pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Palhares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Machado. That snapped Palhares's head back.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palhares.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares throws a push kick but Machado slaps the foot to one side.
Palhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machado.
It looked like Machado wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palhares scores with a hook.
Machado throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Machado misses.
Wanderson Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares keeps Machado at a distance using the push kick.
Machado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Machado is looking to clinch.
Palhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Machado.
Palhares works the jab nicely.
Palhares feints and as Machado raises his hands in defense, Palhares changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Machado manages to escape and 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!
Machado moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Machado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares.
A head kick misses from Machado.
Palhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
Machado lunges at Palhares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palhares's hand.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Wanderson Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palhares misses with an uppercut
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machado slips under a jab from Palhares.
Machado lands a really nice looking cross but Palhares seems unphased.
Machado has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machado there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Machado.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machado.
Machado misses with a low kick as Palhares jumps back.
A big left from Palhares misses.
Palhares throws a leg kick which misses Machado's front leg but catches the back leg as Machado tries to avoid it.
Palhares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Machado did well to prevent Palhares getting side control.
Machado is defending against the submission attempts here by Palhares.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machado keeps working.
Machado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is positioning himself well to prevent Palhares advancing to mount.
Palhares is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Machado is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Palhares lands a heavy elbow.
Palhares dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Machado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wanderson Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wanderson Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Palhares!
Luis Palhares made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Durling (ranked 683 p4p, 723 weight class) and Leonard Asmodeus (ranked 83 p4p, 88 weight class). Durling comes to the cage accompanied by BABYMETAL - KARATE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Durling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Asmodeus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asmodeus throws a body kick that misses.
Asmodeus throws a push kick but Durling slaps the foot to one side.
Asmodeus misses with the body kick
and Durling counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Leonard Asmodeus has been cut.
A low kick lands for Asmodeus.
Asmodeus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Durling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Asmodeus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asmodeus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asmodeus tries to close the distance and clinch but Durling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Asmodeus slams his shin into Durling's torso.
Asmodeus has Durling up against the cage in a clinch.
Asmodeus throws a punch but it's blocked by Durling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durling prevents a body shot from Asmodeus.
Durling lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Asmodeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durling working aggressively here.
Durling misses with some punches.
Durling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durling lands with a short shot to the head.
Durling digs a right hand underneath Asmodeus's ribcage. Asmodeus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asmodeus lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durling up against the cage.
Asmodeus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Durling up against the cage.
Asmodeus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durling backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durling pushes Asmodeus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durling.
I was talking to Durling's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asmodeus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durling backwards.
Durling digs a right hand underneath Asmodeus's ribcage. Asmodeus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durling blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durling backwards.
Durling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asmodeuss head.
Asmodeus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asmodeus can't find room to land a body shot as Durling controls the action.
Durling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus lands a body shot.
Durling misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durling.
Durling gets through Asmodeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durling tries to work over Asmodeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durling struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Durling.
Durling lands a body shot.
Asmodeus misses with a body punch.
Asmodeus has a couple of punches blocked by Durling.
Durling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durling struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Asmodeus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durling blocks an uppercut.
Asmodeus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durling or not.
Durling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asmodeus misses with a punch to the body.
Durling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asmodeus has a couple of punches blocked by Durling.
Asmodeus swings wildly with an uppercut but Durling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asmodeus misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus trying to control the position but instead, Durling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Asmodeus into the cage.
Asmodeus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus misses with a punch to the body.
Durling prevents a body shot from Asmodeus.
Good body shot from Asmodeus.
Durling lands a hook that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Asmodeus lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Durling prevents a body shot from Asmodeus.
Durling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Durling.
Durling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Asmodeus misses with a punch to the body.
Asmodeus is trying to maintain a safe position but Durling gets an underhook and turns Asmodeus into the cage.
Durling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asmodeus's elbow.
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 Nick Durling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonard Asmodeus's cut.
That's time! Durling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asmodeus is looking to land body kicks.
Durling swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Durling checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asmodeus misses with a body kick.
Asmodeus misses with a kick to the body
and Durling counters with a nice uppercut.
Asmodeus pushes Durling away with a front kick.
Asmodeus instigates a clinch.
Asmodeus lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Asmodeus.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durling as Asmodeus tries to tie him up.
Durling lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Durling on the inside.
Durling lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus working aggressively here.
Asmodeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Durling.
Nick Durling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asmodeus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Asmodeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Durling as Asmodeus tries to tie him up.
Durling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asmodeus blocks an uppercut.
Durling prevents a body shot from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus presses Durling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Asmodeus stalling the fight.
Asmodeus is trying to maintain a safe position but Durling gets an underhook and turns Asmodeus into the cage.
Durling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asmodeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durling stalling in the clinch.
Durling lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durling throws a head punch that misses.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Durling.
A head punch on the inside from Asmodeus fails to land.
Asmodeus stalling in the clinch but Durling improves position.
Durling digs a right hand underneath Asmodeus's ribcage. Asmodeus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durling misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Durling - that landed with a thud.
Durling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
Asmodeus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durling blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Durling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Durling.
Asmodeus is breathing heavily.
Asmodeus misses with a punch on the inside.
Durling lands a nice uppercut.
Durling tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Durling back against the cage.
Durling blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus looking to stall.
Durling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asmodeus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus misses with a body punch.
Durling tries a body shot but Asmodeus blocks it.
Asmodeus blocks a body shot from Durling.
Durling struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Asmodeus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Asmodeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durling lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Asmodeus backwards.
Durling blocks an uppercut.
Durling lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Durling.
Durling tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Durling back against the cage.
Durling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durling lands with a short shot to the head.
Durling has a couple of punches blocked by Asmodeus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmodeus takes a shot to the head.
Asmodeus tries to work over Durling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Durling fails to land.
Asmodeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Durling controls his hands.
Durling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asmodeus tries to work over Durling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durling tries a body shot but Asmodeus blocks it.
Durling tries a body shot but Asmodeus blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Durling fails to land.
Asmodeus has a couple of punches blocked by Durling.
Durling prevents a body shot from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus is leaning against Durling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durling can't find room to land a body shot as Asmodeus controls the action.
Asmodeus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durling.
Durling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asmodeus can do to turn this around?
Durling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Asmodeus looking to slow down the pace here.
Durling misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Durling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Asmodeus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Asmodeus throws the left hand but Durling avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Durling misses the target.
Asmodeus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Asmodeus is looking to slow Durling down with leg kicks.
Asmodeus throws the kick towards the body but Durling avoids it.
It looked like Durling was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Asmodeus.
Asmodeus throws a big shot that misses.
Asmodeus clinches with his opponent.
Asmodeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asmodeus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asmodeus tries a body shot but Durling blocks it.
Durling lands a body punch.
Durling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asmodeus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durling tries to throw a body punch but Asmodeus avoids it by throwing Durling back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmodeus prevents a body shot from Durling.
Durling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asmodeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durling blocks a body shot from Asmodeus.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Durling lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asmodeus or not.
Durling struggles to land a body shot inside as Asmodeus controls his hands.
Durling lands with a right to the head.
Durling tries a body shot but Asmodeus blocks it.
Durling lands an uppercut.
Durling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Asmodeus just leaning against Durling, taking a breather.
Durling tries to work over Asmodeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durling.
Durling scores with a shoulder strike.
Durling cracks Asmodeus with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Durling.
Durling lands with a right to the head.
Durling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durling lands a shoulder strike.
 Asmodeus is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durling.
Asmodeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Durling finish him?
A hook to the body from Durling.
Durling creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Asmodeus's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Asmodeus drops to his knees and Durling pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Durling!
Nick Durling thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 545 p4p, 548 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 53 p4p, 54 weight class). Shakes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by About the Money- T.I.. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes throws a combination that misses
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ekaku lands with a slapping head kick.
Ekaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekaku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekaku went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shakes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shakes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ekaku connects with a jab.
Shakes walks into a stiff left hand from Ekaku.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku throws an overhand right that lands on Shakes's shoulder, as Shakes tries to avoid the shot.
Ekaku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shakes misses with a right hand
and Ekaku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ekaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Marcus Shakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ekaku moves away
and Ekaku counters with a right hand to the body.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
Shakes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ekaku is defending well for now.
Shakes pushes Ekaku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes has Ekaku pressed against the cage, preventing Ekaku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shakes has a couple of punches blocked by Ekaku.
Ekaku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Ekaku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ekaku scores with a jab to the head.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ekaku moves out of range.
Ekaku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes closes the distance and pushes Ekaku back into the cage.
Ekaku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes wants to clinch
and Ekaku counters with a three punch combo that has Shakes backing up. Shakes nods at Ekaku to acknowledge the strikes.
Ekaku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Ekaku keeps it at a distance.
Shakes drives through and clinches with Ekaku against the cage.
Ekaku manages to break the clinch.
Ekaku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Shakes.
Shakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Shakes lands a nice uppercut.
Ekaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ekaku scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shakes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shakes gets a clinch.
Ekaku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Ekaku.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekaku circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ekaku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Ekaku is avoiding it.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Ekaku circles away and keeps his distance.
Ekaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Shakes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekaku circles away.
Shakes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shakes swings widly with a right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satoshi Ekaku 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.
Shakes instigates a clinch.
Ekaku tries to break the clinch but Shakes is controlling the position.
I was talking to Ekaku's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ekaku tries to pull guard but Shakes holds him up against the cage and eventually Ekaku drops back down to his feet.
Ekaku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakes can do to turn this around?
Shakes misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shakes.
Shakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ekaku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shakes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shakes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ekaku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ekaku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shakes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shakes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ekaku has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shakes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ekaku.
Ekaku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shakes decides to stand back up. Shakes steps back and let's Ekaku get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shakes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Shakes throws out a counter right but Ekaku avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku lands with a good body shot.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekaku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Ekaku keeps it at a distance.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ekaku throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shakes missing with a left hand there. Ekaku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
Shakes misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakes lands a shot to the body.
Ekaku pulls guard.
Shakes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekaku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ekaku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shakes has passed into side control.
Ekaku is looking for a sweep.
Ekaku is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes decides to stand back up.
Shakes wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Shakes 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ekaku keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Ekaku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shakes.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Shakes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Ekaku circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Ekaku misses the target.
Shakes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekaku with a jab.
Shakes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satoshi Ekaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Ekaku circles away and keeps his distance.
Shakes cracks Ekaku with a good jab.
Shakes throws an off balance right hand
and Ekaku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shakes thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shakes throws a hook but Ekaku avoids it easily.
Shakes clinches up with Ekaku and pushes him back against the cage.
Shakes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Shakes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Ekaku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Ekaku looks to throw the jab but Shakes is out of range.
Shakes takes the fight into the clinch.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekaku breaks the clinch.
Ekaku keeps the fight on the outside.
Ekaku throws a big counter combination but Shakes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
Shakes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes slips a jab from Ekaku.
Ekaku scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Satoshi Ekaku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ekaku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes closes the distance but Ekaku moves to the side
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Ekaku circles away.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ekaku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Shakes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ekaku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ekaku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ekaku moves away
and Ekaku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ekaku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ekaku misses the target.
Ekaku is looking to slow Shakes down with leg kicks.
Ekaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ekaku circles away.
Ekaku misses with a body shot
letting Shakes counter with a right hand.
Shakes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ekaku counters with an inside leg kick.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Ekaku is avoiding it.
Ekaku swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekaku.
Ekaku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ekaku counters with a head kick. That will keep Shakes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satoshi Ekaku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ekaku 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satoshi Ekaku!
A victorious Satoshi Ekaku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Marcus Shakes was interviewed post fight and said 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Leifsson (ranked 473 p4p, 565 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 67 p4p, 78 weight class). Leifsson comes to the cage accompanied by I Will Not Conform - World of Damage. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leif Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Susi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leifsson throws out the jab.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Susi.
Susi walks into a stiff left hand from Leifsson.
Susi misses with a body shot
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi throws out a leg kick but Leifsson moves out of range and Susi only half commits.
Leifsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Susi misses with a shot to the body
and Leifsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Susi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
Leifsson takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leifsson throws a hook but Susi avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Susi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Leifsson misses
and Susi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leifsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Susi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leifsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Susi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leifsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi counters with a left to the body.
Leifsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Susi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Leifsson throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Leifsson catches Susi right on the button with a cross.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Susi.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
Susi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leifsson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with an uppercut. Leifsson saw that one coming.
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Susi counters with an inside leg kick.
Leifsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Susi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leifsson checks it well.
Leifsson is looking to counter the offense by Susi and move into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leifsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Susi misses with a hook.
Leifsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Susi manages to circle out of the way.
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 Leif Leifsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Susi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Leifsson throws an off balance right hand
and Susi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leifsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Susi responds with a good body kick, but Leifsson manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leifsson on the side of the head.
Leifsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Leifsson.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy.
Leifsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Susi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
Leifsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leifsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leifsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Susi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Leifsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Susi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi with a jab.
It looks like Leif Leifsson has been cut.
Leifsson throws an overhand right that lands on Susi's shoulder, as Susi tries to avoid the shot.
Susi throws a right hand that misses
and Leifsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leifsson.
Leifsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leifsson prevents Susi from breaking the clinch.
Leifsson looking to stall.
Leifsson keeps control of Susi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leifsson keeps control of Susi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Susi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leifsson lands with a hook. Susi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Susi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leifsson misses with a shot to the body
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
Leifsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leifsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi connects with a body shot that sends Leifsson's belly button to the back.
Leifsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leifsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Susi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susi misses with a right hand
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaarlo Susi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leif Leifsson's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Susi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi thumps Leifsson with a low kick.
Susi misses with a hook
and Leifsson counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Susi misses the target.
Leifsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the body from Susi misses
and Leifsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kaarlo Susi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lands the left hand.
Leifsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Susi throws out a loose jab but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leifsson misses with a body shot
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi connects with a body shot.
Leifsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Susi counters with a left to the body.
Susi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson cracks a nice hook into Susi's ribs.
Susi avoids the body shot from Leifsson.
Leifsson swings widly with a right hand
and Susi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leifsson misses with a jab to the body
and Susi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leifsson throws a right hand that misses
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi tests Leifsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leifsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leifsson! Susi lets Leifsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leifsson misses with a jab to the body
and Susi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Leifsson! Susi lets Leifsson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Leifsson is rocked!
Susi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leifsson at a distance.
Susi sends Leifsson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Susi is motioning to the referee to let Leifsson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Leifsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Susi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Susi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Susi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Susi!
A victorious Kaarlo Susi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Leif Leifsson was interviewed post fight and said 'DEFEAT WAS INEVITABLE, ONE WHO CAN’T IMPROVE FROM DEFEAT IS ONE WHO IS NOT WORTHY. THE WARLORD WILL BE BACK!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cathal Doherty (ranked 334 p4p, 311 weight class) and Jack Cango (ranked 41 p4p, 39 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by Jeremy- Pearl Jam. Cango comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Into Action by Tim Armstrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cathal Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cango takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cango takes the fight into the clinch.
Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cango misses with a hook.
Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doherty cracks Cango with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cango lands a jab.
Doherty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doherty is looking to land body kicks.
Cango was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doherty throws the left hand but Cango avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango misses with a head kick.
Doherty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cango rushes Doherty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty takes a shot to the head.
Doherty is trying to push Cango away but Cango has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doherty breaks the clinch.
Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Cango blocks a head kick by Doherty.
Cango steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Doherty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doherty missing with a left hand there. Cango was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Cango misses the target.
Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Doherty throws a lazy right hand but Cango sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cango follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cango.
Doherty throws a low kick but Cango avoids it.
Doherty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango looks to land a left hand but Doherty moved out of range nicely.
Cango doesn't manage to clinch there - Doherty circles away.
Cathal Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doherty misses with a leg kick
and Cango makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doherty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cango slips under a jab.
Doherty tries a low kick but Cango avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doherty.
Doherty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cango.
Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cango chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doherty can pounce on him.
Doherty swings widly with a right hand
and Cango connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cango chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doherty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cango is rocked!
Cango lands a two punch combo.
Cango is still on wobbly legs! Can Doherty finish him?
It looks like Cathal Doherty has been cut.
Doherty looks to throw the jab but Cango is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cango! But no joy.
Cango seems to have recovered his senses.
That kick from Cango tenderised Doherty's leg. Doherty is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cango misses with a wild body shot.
Doherty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Cango is just out of range.
Cango looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doherty throws a leg kick which misses Cango's front leg but catches the back leg as Cango tries to avoid it.
Cango moves forwards but Doherty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doherty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doherty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doherty misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cango takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cango displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doherty throws out the jab.
Cango misses with a shot to the body
and Doherty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Doherty misses the target.
The fighters circle, before Cango throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Doherty's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cango lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jack Cango!
An out of breath Jack Cango 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 72 p4p, 71 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 12 p4p, 11 weight class). Kamara comes into the arena with BLIND SPOTS blaring out of the sound system. Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Kamara moves away and avoids it.
Kamara is looking to counter punch.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Morrison.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
letting Kamara counter with a right hand.
Kamara tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morrison tries to bum rush Kamara with a series of wild strikes but Kamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamara throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Kamara sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kamara is looking to counter punch.
Kamara blocks a jab.
Kamara defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison managing to block the knees to the body from Kamara.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Kamara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamara.
Kamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Kamara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamara moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Morrison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Tagnarach Kamara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison tries for a takedown but Kamara circles away easily
and Kamara counters with a head kick that drops Morrison to the mat! Morrison scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
We've been told by Kamara's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Kamara counters with a body kick that stops Morrison in his tracks momentarily.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a right hand to the body.
Tagnarach Kamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Kamara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morrison looks winded!
Kamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
Morrison lands a nice hook to Kamara's body. Kamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Morrison.
Kamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morrison digs a good body shot into Kamara's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Kamara.
Kamara lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Kamara ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Morrison works Kamara's body with a nice hook.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamara.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Kamara sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morrison dives in and grabs Kamara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kamara pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.
Kamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a jab when Kamara was well out of range.
Kamara throws a big counter combination but Morrison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Morrison drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison being controlled here momentarily.
Kamara continues to stall.
Morrison postures up in Kamara's guard and throws a big left but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Morrison lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrison works Kamara's body with a nice hook.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamara is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Kamara circles away and we're back to standing.
Kamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Kamara swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morrison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kamara.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Kamara throws a counter high kick but Morrison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Morrison looks to land a combination but Kamara avoids it well.
Kamara misses with a right hand
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kamara tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Morrison misses.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses
and Kamara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Kamara slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison throws a hook but Kamara avoids it easily.
It looked like Kamara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrison.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamara counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Kamara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kamara did well to prevent Morrison getting side control.
Kamara is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Kamara is looking to improve his position.
Morrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamara gets full guard.
Morrison content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kamara wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kamara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morrison is in close to Kamara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara has control of Morrison's left arm, preventing Morrison from doing any damage.
Kamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamara is just out of range.
Kamara throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Kamara slips under a jab.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Kamara counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kamara walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with an uppercut.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morrison shoots for a takedown but Kamara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kamara throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamara misses the target.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Kamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kamara there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamara moves out of range as Morrison strikes.
Kamara's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Morrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamara jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Kamara throws a counter high kick but Morrison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamara.
Kamara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morrison jabs Kamara right on the nose. Kamara blinks but takes it well.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamara moves away.
Kamara is looking to counter with head kicks.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamara counters with a left to the body.
Kamara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Kamara moves away and avoids it.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Kamara staying out of range there.
Morrison jabs at Kamara's body.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kamara as he avoids it easily.
Morrison swings for the body but Kamara moves out of range.
Morrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison jabs at Kamara's body.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Kamara counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a sloppy body shot
and Kamara counters with a nice uppercut.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Morrison catches Kamara right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison jabs at Kamara's body.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Kamara is looking to counter with head kicks.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kamara but Kamara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Morrison catches Kamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a nice right hand that sends Morrison toppling to the canvas! Morrison scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kamara finish him?!
Morrison is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Morrison. Beautiful body shot.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamara finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamara counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Tagnarach Kamara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Frank Morrison stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is no place for cowards'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Klegane (ranked 105 p4p, 119 weight class) and Last Nightmare (ranked 13 p4p, 18 weight class). Klegane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hells bells. Last Nightmare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Klegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightmare moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Nightmare was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klegane clinches up with Nightmare and pushes him back against the cage.
Nightmare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Nightmare.
Nightmare lands a nice shot to the body.
Klegane prevents a body shot from Nightmare.
Nightmare misses with a punch on the inside.
Klegane can't find room to land a body shot as Nightmare controls the action.
Nightmare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klegane's elbow.
Klegane avoiding damage as Nightmare throws knees to the body.
Nightmare presses Klegane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Klegane takes a shot to the head.
Nightmare digs a right hand into Klegane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Klegane's gas tank.
Klegane is breathing heavily.
Klegane struggles to land a body shot inside as Nightmare controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nightmare swings wildly with an uppercut but Klegane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nightmare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nightmare tries to land knees in the clinch but Klegane avoids the damage to the body.
Nightmare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klegane is defending well for now.
I was talking to Klegane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klegane takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nightmare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nightmare pushes Klegane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nightmare - that landed with a thud.
Nightmare lands a right hand.
Nightmare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klegane is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nightmare obliges.
Nightmare lands a body punch.
A short right from Nightmare on the inside.
Nightmare misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nightmare.
Nightmare lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klegane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nightmare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klegane is rocked!
Nightmare lands a big right hand that drops Klegane! The killer instinct kicks in and Nightmare finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Nightmare!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Last Nightmare!
Last Nightmare thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sandor Klegane was interviewed post fight and said 'Grrrr'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Danger (ranked 20 p4p, 58 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Danger comes to the cage accompanied by Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Danger scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Raven Harris has been cut.
Danger throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danger swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Danger throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danger 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 one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Danger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danger throws a lazy head kick
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Danger.
Harris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danger.
Danger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Danger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Harris misses.
A quick step to the side and Danger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Danger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danger throws a lazy head kick
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris with the inside leg kick.
Harris checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Danger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harris at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danger throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris throws out a counter right but Danger avoids it with no problem.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Danger is looking to counter punch.
Danger tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris defending well as Danger loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danger throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danger.
Danger throws a shot to the body.
Danger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A left lands for Harris.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Danger with an uppercut!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danger misses with the body kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger jabs at Harris's body.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Danger.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raven Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danger misses with a body shot.
Danger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danger looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Danger with a body shot.
Danger misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook
and Danger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Harris lands an elbow inside that Danger shrugs off.
Harris is working Danger over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Danger.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Danger prevents a body shot from Harris.
Danger works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Danger's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harris.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Danger misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris prevents a body shot from Danger.
Danger prevents a body shot from Harris.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris presses Danger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Danger misses with some punches.
Danger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris misses with some punches.
Raven Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Danger avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Danger is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Harris tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danger's elbow.
Danger throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Danger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danger connects with a right hand. Harris shakes it off.
Danger tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Danger.
That has opened up Raven Harris's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Danger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Danger moves out of range of the strikes.
Danger catches Harris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danger's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danger misses with a double jab
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danger misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danger throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Danger lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Harris cracks Danger with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Danger looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Harris finish him?
Danger is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Danger will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris with a hook.
Danger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Harris clinches up with Danger and pushes him back against the cage.
Danger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Danger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danger working aggressively here.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Danger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Danger blocks with his arms.
Danger struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Danger tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Danger back against the cage.
Harris tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Danger can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A short right from Harris.
Danger working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Danger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dangers head.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris digs a right hand into Danger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danger's gas tank.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
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.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danger moves away.
Danger seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris misses the body punch
and Danger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danger if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Danger.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris sends Danger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harris is motioning to the referee to let Danger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A lazy body kick from Danger
and Harris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris cracks Danger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harris has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Danger to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Danger counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Danger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Danger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Harris.
Danger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris throws a hook but Danger blocks it.
Danger misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris misses with a kick to the body
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Danger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger ducks right into an uppercut from Harris.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danger if he has to take too many more of those.
Danger lands a jab.
Danger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice cross by Harris.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Harris dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Raven Harris's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Danger throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Danger swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris lands a jab to Danger's midsection.
Danger wants to stay close but Harris steps back to make room for something. Danger seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Harris and Danger drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raven Harris!
Raven Harris is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Raven Harris 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 Gord Ryan (ranked 19 p4p, 36 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 3 p4p, 6 weight class). Ryan comes into the arena with Rusty Cage blaring out of the sound system. Kostov has chosen Гио Пика - Буйно Голова as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kostov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Ryan checks a leg kick.
Kostov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kostov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kostov.
Ryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kostov misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Kostov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ryan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kostov - the referee stops the clock and Ryan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kostov. Ryan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Kostov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostov loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Kostov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kostov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Kostov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws a body kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostov scores with a body shot.
Ryan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov counters with a thumping low kick.
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Kostov scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Ryan misses.
Kostov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Kostov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kostov misses with an uppercut.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Kostov counters with a nice body shot.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan slips a jab from Kostov.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kostov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice uppercut there from Kostov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a jab to the body
and Kostov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kostov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kostov misses with an uppercut.
Ryan thinks about countering with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Kostov.
Kostov closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov is leaning against Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Ryan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kostov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Kostov avoids the elbow strike from Ryan, against the cage.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kostov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kostov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kostov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryan.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Kostov misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a huge left! Kostov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ryan isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kostov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ryan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Gord Ryan 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 2 p4p, 41 weight class) and Vasko Madzarov (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Drago Theme. Madzarov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UNDER THE BRIDGE. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vasko Madzarov enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago throws a right and a left that Madzarov avoids nicely.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madzarov counters with a nice body shot.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Madzarov counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Madzarov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses the jab.
Madzarov throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
As Madzarov looks to move away, Drago throws a big counter combo but Madzarov just gets out of the way.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Madzarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at California Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago misses with a hook
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madzarov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drago is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Madzarov lands a big right hand that sends Drago crashing to the mat! Madzarov stays standing though and waves Drago back to his feet!
Drago is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madzarov clinches with his opponent.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madzarov working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madzarov works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
Madzarov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Drago - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Madzarov, and another! Drago is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vasko Madzarov!
Vasko Madzarov is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Vasko Madzarov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ivan Drago was interviewed post fight and said 'If I die....I die'.
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