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ENIGMA 240 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Mcmillan (ranked 3439 p4p, 2827 weight class) and Xavier Rice (ranked 126 p4p, 116 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brenden Mcmillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Rice!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice shoots and misses
and Mcmillan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
 It looks like Xavier Rice has been cut.
A jab from Mcmillan finds it's way through Rice's defenses.
Jab from Mcmillan.
Mcmillan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rice misses with an uppercut. Mcmillan saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice misses the shot to the body.
Mcmillan misses with a hook to the body
and Rice counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcmillan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rice manages to avoid it.
Rice is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rice tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcmillan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mcmillan blocks a body shot from Rice.
Rice fails to pull guard.
Brenden Mcmillan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Rice.
Rice drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcmillan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Rice.
Mcmillan blocks an uppercut.
Rice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rice jumps guard but Mcmillan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcmillan sprawls well. Mcmillan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice loads up on a big right hand but Mcmillan slips the punch.
Mcmillan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rice misses with a left hand
enabling Mcmillan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcmillan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rice.
Mcmillan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mcmillan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice looks to land a combination but Mcmillan avoids it well.
Mcmillan throws a hook but Rice blocks it.
Rice is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rice dives in and grabs Mcmillan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcmillan pushes down on Rice's head and hops out.
Rice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcmillan.
Rice misses with a body shot
and Mcmillan counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcmillan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcmillan showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice wants to improve his position but Mcmillan is controlling well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice is in trouble now - Mcmillan has advanced to mount!
Rice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've been informed that Rice has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcmillan looking to ground and pound but Rice is blocking nicely.
Mcmillan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mcmillan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rice is looking to escape.
Rice bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rice forces his way into half guard.
Mcmillan is controlling Rice's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Mcmillan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Rice'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.
Mcmillan ducks under a wild hook from Rice.
Rice misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Mcmillan. Beautiful body shot.
Rice throws a hook but Mcmillan avoids it easily.
Mcmillan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rice dives in and scores a takedown into Mcmillan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcmillan is retaining full guard.
Rice passes Mcmillan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rice passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcmillan!
Rice moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mcmillan has worked his arm free - good work by Mcmillan!
Mcmillan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rice can do to turn this around?
Rice working away.
Rice advances to full mount.
Mcmillan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Rice.
Rice cracks Mcmillan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rice with shots to the head and body - Mcmillan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rice looking to finish Mcmillan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mcmillan!
Rice lands a heavy elbow.
Rice landing strikes from the mount.
Rice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rice looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mcmillan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Rice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cade Quinn (ranked 1281 p4p, 4783 weight class) and Giovanny Winters (ranked 168 p4p, 438 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cade Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanny Winters!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quinn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Giovanny Winters has been cut.
Quinn loads up on a big right hand but Winters slips the punch.
Winters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Winters's shoulder, as Winters tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn cracks Winters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quinn moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Winters.
Quinn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quinn scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quinn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Quinn lands a head shot.
Quinn grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Winters takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Quinn cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cade Quinn!
In his post fight interview, Cade Quinn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Carrillo (ranked 3549 p4p, 1682 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 414 p4p, 221 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jordan Carrillo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jordan Carrillo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Carrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carrillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carrillo moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Carrillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Andreas Burns has been cut.
Carrillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Carrillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carrillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns slips under a jab from Carrillo.
Carrillo misses with an uppercut
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carrillo misses with a looping right.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carrillo misses the shot to the body.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carrillo.
Carrillo misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carrillo.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Carrillo misses with some punches.
Carrillo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns working aggressively here.
Carrillo misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Carrillo.
Carrillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burns.
Carrillo lands a nice uppercut.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Carrillo.
Carrillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carrillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carrillo 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!
Carrillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns controlling the action here for a moment.
Burns misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carrillo scores with a body shot.
Carrillo scores with the left hand. Burns knows he should have avoided that one.
Carrillo looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Carrillo.
Carrillo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Carrillo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns avoids the body shot from Carrillo.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo misses the shot to the body.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carrillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carrillo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carrillo rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carrillo. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carrillo thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carrillo misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Burns misses.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Carrillo.
Carrillo lands a jab.
Carrillo throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrillo throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carrillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan Carrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carrillo misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carrillo throws out the jab.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carrillo throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carrillo.
Carrillo throws a big shot that misses.
Burns misses with a looping left.
Carrillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a one-two to the body.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carrillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Carrillo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Burns'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.
Carrillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Carrillo lands a big right hand that sends Burns crashing to the mat! Carrillo stays standing though and waves Burns back to his feet!
 Burns is rocked!
Burns ducks into an uppercut from Carrillo and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jordan Carrillo!
Jordan Carrillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyprian Malinowski (ranked 1351 p4p, 1998 weight class) and Miles Morales (ranked 173 p4p, 229 weight class). Miles Morales is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyprian Malinowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles Morales!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malinowski looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Morales is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malinowski with a body shot.
Malinowski walks into a straight right hand from Morales.
Malinowski misses with a jab to the body
and Morales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malinowski misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a thumping low kick.
Malinowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morales.
Cyprian Malinowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malinowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malinowski scrambles back to his feet.
Malinowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morales connects with a jab.
Malinowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Miles Morales has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malinowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Malinowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morales punishes Malinowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Malinowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malinowski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Malinowski slips a jab and a cross from Morales.
Malinowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Malinowski misses with an uppercut
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malinowski rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malinowski breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinowski tries to move into range but Morales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morales staying out of range there.
Morales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Malinowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.
Malinowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
Malinowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morales punishes Malinowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Malinowski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Malinowski closes the distance and pushes Morales back into the cage.
Malinowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malinowski takes one to the side of the head.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Malinowski.
Morales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
 It looks like Cyprian Malinowski has been cut.
Morales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Malinowski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malinowski misses with an uppercut. Morales saw that one coming.
Malinowski throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Malinowski wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a nice body shot.
Morales throws out a powerful jab.
Malinowski misses with a straight left.
Malinowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morales with a nice calf kick.
Morales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Malinowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morales blocks a jab.
Morales lands a head kick!
Malinowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Malinowski misses.
Morales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malinowski on the side of the head.
Malinowski misses with a straight left.
Malinowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malinowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morales, pushing him back against the cage.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Malinowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malinowski.
Morales works Malinowski's body with a nice hook.
Malinowski closes the distance but Morales moves to the side
and Morales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morales scores with a punch to the head.
Morales connects with the punch.
Malinowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malinowski takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Malinowski avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Malinowski avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Malinowski controls his hands.
Morales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Morales.
Malinowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morales misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malinowski.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malinowski blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Malinowski's head.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Morales dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malinowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malinowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Morales.
Malinowski tries to clinch but Morales moves out of range.
Malinowski misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales lands a right hook to the body.
Malinowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Morales tests Malinowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Morales slips under a jab.
Morales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malinowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Malinowski throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Malinowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Malinowski closes the distance and clinches.
Malinowski blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malinowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malinowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinowski takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malinowski manages to break the clinch.
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales's corner calls for a 1-2. Morales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malinowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morales trying to control the position but instead, Malinowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morales into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
Malinowski blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malinowski is keeping busy.
Malinowski blocks an uppercut.
Miles Morales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales works on Malinowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Malinowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malinowski prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malinowski.
Malinowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malinowski breaks from the clinch.
Morales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malinowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Malinowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malinowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malinowski closes the distance and pushes Morales back into the cage.
Morales cracks Malinowski with a nice body shot.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Malinowski blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Morales.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales manages to break the clinch.
Miles Morales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malinowski is looking to clinch.
Malinowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malinowski with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Morales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morales.
Malinowski darts in trying to clinch
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Malinowski walks into a left hand.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales gets tackled into the cage by Malinowski. Malinowski maintains the clinch.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malinowski backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Malinowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malinowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malinowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morales lands a nice looking body shot.
Malinowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morales.
Malinowski lands a really nice looking cross but Morales seems unphased.
Malinowski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Malinowski tries to bum rush Morales with a series of wild strikes but Morales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malinowski throws a series of punches but Morales avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morales, as that shot connected.
Malinowski misses with a double jab.
And Morales responds with a good body kick, but Malinowski manages to step out the way in time.
Malinowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malinowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Morales lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malinowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Morales on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morales connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malinowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malinowski closes the distance but Morales moves to the side
and Morales counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malinowski.
Morales connects with a single shot there.
Malinowski looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Morales swats away the attempt to clinch by Malinowski.
Malinowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morales lands with a hook. Malinowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malinowski clinches.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cyprian Malinowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Malinowski avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malinowski manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malinowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Morales circles away.
Malinowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Malinowski misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morales misses with some punches.
Malinowski blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Morales as the two fighters clinch.
Malinowski blocking some punches.
Malinowski blocking some punches.
Malinowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a head kick!
Malinowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malinowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morales lands a really nice looking cross but Malinowski seems unphased.
Morales lands with a good body shot.
Malinowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Morales.
Morales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malinowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
Malinowski darts in trying to clinch
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malinowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales jabs Malinowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malinowski is looking to clinch but Morales is avoiding it.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miles Morales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Malinowski misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Morales misses.
Morales scores with a nice strike.
Malinowski clinches up with Morales and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Malinowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malinowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malinowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morales scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Morales!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Olson (ranked 3261 p4p, 2825 weight class) and George Mason (ranked 387 p4p, 345 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Mason!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mason duly obliges.
Mason has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mason blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Olson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Olson fails to land.
Olson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Olson misses with a punch to the body.
Mason throws a punch but it's blocked by Olson.
Olson scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Mason.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Olson fails to land.
Mason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Olson up against the cage.
Mason lands with a light punch inside.
Olson throws an elbow but it misses.
Olson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Olson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mason taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mason dodges an elbow strike from Olson.
Olson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Mason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Olson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason can't find room to land a body shot as Olson controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Olson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Olson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mason smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Olson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Olson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Olson circles away.
Mason tries to clinch
and Olson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Olson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mason's face.
A body shot lands from Olson.
Mason displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olson up against the cage.
Mason tries a body shot but Olson blocks it.
Mason works on Olson's body with a couple of short punches.
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Olson.
Olson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mason dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason slowing the pace effectively.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mason on the inside.
Olson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Olson throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason digs a right hand into Olson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Olson's gas tank.
Olson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason blocking some punches.
Mason throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Olson missing with knees to the body.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason blocks a body shot from Olson.
Olson lands with a light punch inside.
Olson scores with a knee to the head.
Mason blocking some punches.
Olson has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Olson throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Mason will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mason tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason throws a one two combo.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olson counters with a series of strikes. Mason will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice jab there from Mason.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason throws a nice looking combination but Olson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mason is looking to clinch but Olson is avoiding it.
Olson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mason tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olson throwing a counter right hand but Mason manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason rushes Olson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mason presses Olson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mason avoids a wild elbow strike from Olson.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Olson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Olson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mason can turn it around.
A bit of stalling here from Mason.
Olson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason lands with a left to the head.
Mason avoiding damage.
George Mason seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
Olson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Olson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason'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.
A short right from Mason on the inside.
Olson misses with the head strike.
Mason has Olson pushed against the cage.
Mason controlling the action here for a moment.
Olson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Olson into the cage.
Olson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olson has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Mason tries to stall but Olson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mason has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mason.
Olson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mason.
Mason working aggressively here.
Olson can't find room to land a body shot as Mason controls the action.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason stalls.
Olson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olson throws an elbow but misses.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Olson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
Olson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olson.
Olson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Olson up against the cage.
Mason working aggressively here.
Olson is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Olson into the cage.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Olson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Olson misses with a knee strike.
Mason blocks a body shot from Olson.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason avoiding damage.
Olson misses with a punch on the inside.
Olson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Mason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mason jabs at Olson's body.
George Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olson needs to keep his hands up - Mason had a free shot at his head there.
Mason tries to bum rush Olson with a series of wild strikes but Olson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An attempted straight right counter from Olson misses the target.
Mason sizes up Olson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
George Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason throws a right and a left that Olson avoids nicely.
Olson is looking for a counter combo.
Mason has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Mason on the inside.
A body shot lands from Mason.
Mason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Mason working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson working aggressively here.
Olson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Olson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Mason.
Mason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Mason.
Olson blocking some punches.
Olson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason slowing the pace effectively.
Olson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Mason misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mason.
Olson tries to pull guard but Mason holds him up against the cage and eventually Olson drops back down to his feet.
Olson tries a body shot but Mason blocks it.
Mason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jay Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olson throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Olson.
Come on Mason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mason lands a nice uppercut.
Olson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olson.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Olson has Mason pushed against the cage.
Olson throws a head punch that misses.
Olson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Olson.
Mason taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Olson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mason leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Olson fails to land.
Olson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Mason.
Mason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Olson tries to pull guard but Mason won't allow it.
Olson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason taking a breather.
Olson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Mason fails to land.
Olson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason avoids a wild elbow strike from Olson.
Mason misses with a body punch.
Mason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mason lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Olson backwards.
Mason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Mason to work.
Olson working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason blocks an uppercut.
Olson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Mason working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Olson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olson's elbow.
Mason lands an uppercut.
George Mason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Olson misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Mason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Mason!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lew Cebula (ranked 3044 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Go Duck Ki (ranked 295 p4p, 150 weight class). Cebula comes to the cage accompanied by Kaczor BRS - Strychnina. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lew Cebula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Go Duck Ki!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cebula moves out of range as Duck Ki throws a body kick.
Duck Ki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duck Ki throws a right and a left that Cebula avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cebula is defended easily by Duck Ki.
Duck Ki throws a leg kick but Cebula checks it.
Cebula fails with the takedown.
Duck Ki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duck Ki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duck Ki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cebula.
We've been hearing reports that Cebula has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cebula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cebula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duck Ki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cebula drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cebula is putting a hurting on Duck Ki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cebula controlling the position from side mount.
Cebula trying to control the action but Duck Ki is working from the bottom.
Cebula working away.
Duck Ki is looking for a sweep.
Cebula moves into full mount!
Cebula tries to control but Duck Ki wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cebula is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Duck Ki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duck Ki reaches up to try and control the position but Cebula seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Duck Ki rolls and tries to escape and now Cebula has his back!
Cebula keeps control of the position as Duck Ki tries to break free.
Cebula avoiding Duck Ki 's attempts to control his hands.
Duck Ki is keeping busy.
Cebula gets his hands free as Duck Ki looks to control.
Cebula working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Duck Ki is doing well to defend. Cebula seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Duck Ki is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lew Cebula!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikuru Asakura (ranked 2374 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Jackson Jones (ranked 201 p4p, 212 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikuru Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Jones!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asakura shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones misses with a hook
and Asakura counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones thuds his right hand into Asakura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asakura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asakura with a jab.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asakura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Jones digs a good hook to Asakura's body.
Asakura takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Jones 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.
Asakura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asakura slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura is looking to counter punch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Asakura moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asakura's hands.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asakura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Asakura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asakura doesn't seem phased though.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura feinted with a counter takedown.
Asakura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Asakura's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Asakura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Asakura on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asakura staying out of range there.
Asakura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Asakura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Asakura appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Jones misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Jones catches Asakura right on the button with a cross.
Asakura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Asakura slips the punch.
Asakura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asakura doesn't seem phased though.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Asakura. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asakura.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Asakura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones trying to control here.
Asakura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Asakura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asakura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jones 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.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Asakura counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asakura's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asakura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Asakura.
An attempted straight right counter from Asakura misses the target.
Asakura fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asakura.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asakura in his tracks.
Jackson Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Asakura's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Asakura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones with a hook.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Asakura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Asakura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tests Asakura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Asakura is looking to counter punch.
Asakura moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jackson Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones connects with a right hand. Asakura shakes it off.
Asakura throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asakura lands a head shot.
Jackson Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Asakura counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Asakura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Asakura throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Jab from Jones.
Asakura staying out of range there.
Asakura throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice cross by Jones.
Asakura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asakura under the eye.
Jones misses with a hook.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Asakura looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Asakura ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Asakura is defended easily by Jones.
Jones with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asakura.
It looked like Asakura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Asakura misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Asakura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asakura on the side of the head.
Asakura on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Asakura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones gets caught napping as Asakura dives in and scores a takedown. Jones manages to retain guard.
Asakura trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones prevents Asakura from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura is not content to let Jones control the position.
Asakura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones wants to stand up but Asakura has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Asakura is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones throwing shots but Asakura is blocking nicely.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Asakura slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura actively working from the bottom here.
Asakura misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Asakura throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Asakura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones throwing shots but Asakura is blocking nicely.
Jones stalling.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Asakura's head.
Jones is trying to control. Asakura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Asakura is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asakura is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asakura avoid being mounted?
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Asakura moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Asakura misses the target.
Mikuru Asakura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Asakura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asakura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asakura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sharp (ranked 25241 p4p, 25061 weight class) and Jordon Grant (ranked 288 p4p, 293 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
Sharp is thwarting Grant's attempts to control the position.
Grant might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sharp haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sharp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grant is looking to control Sharp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grant avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grant is rocked!
Sharp lands with a punch from half guard.
Grant is still in real trouble! Can Sharp finish him?
Grant wants to control but Sharp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grant told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sharp lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Grant! More strikes land and this one is all over! Sharp jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Sharp!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Okada (ranked 2332 p4p, 3294 weight class) and Bruno Baranka (ranked 229 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuki Okada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Baranka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Baranka.
Okada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baranka is looking to stand back up but Okada counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baranka.
Okada with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Okada seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Baranka has recovered full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okada controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baranka is trying to control the position but Okada postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okada passes into half guard.
Okada seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Baranka is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuki Okada!
After winning the bout, Yuki Okada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Smash (ranked 624 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Isduby Cool (ranked 84 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Hulk Smash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isduby Cool!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cool throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smash moves away from the strike by Cool.
Smash definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cool sneaks back into half guard.
Cool tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Smash wants to take a breather but Cool is having none of it.
Cool tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Smash perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smash connects with a nice short shot to Cool's temple.
Cool works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cool looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smash wants to control from the top but Cool keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool looking for a guillotine here but Smash defends easily.
Smash is pushing down on Cool's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cool is fighting to maintain full guard but Smash has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cool does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cool makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cool.
Cool wants to hit a sweep here but Smash passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cool there!
Cool can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash trying to control but Cool is having none of it.
Cool is desperately trying to improve his position but Smash has a good base and remains in mount.
Smash postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cool looks a forlorn figure.
Cool is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash lands with some strikes.
Cool is looking to get to half guard.
Smash tries to control but Cool wriggling away.
Cool regains half guard.
Smash working Cool over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cool works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smash controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smash landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cool is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cool is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smash defends well.
Smash cracks Cool with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smash wants to control from the top but Cool keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cool takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cool gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cool's hands.
Cool fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smash on the side of the head.
It looks like Hulk Smash has been cut.
Smash shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cool defends it nicely.
Smash shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cool can do to turn this around?
Cool actively working from the bottom here.
Smash is nestled in close to Cool, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've been informed that Cool has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Smash.
Cool on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cool actively working from the bottom here.
Smash uses his free foot to push down on Cool's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cool.
Cool sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smash trying to control the action but Cool is working from the bottom.
Cool makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cool.
Smash won't allow Cool to sweep him here.
Hulk Smash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash works over Cool with some ground and pound from guard.
Cool looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smash is one step ahead there.
Smash has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cool is looking for a triangle here but Smash uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cool looking for a sweep but Smash has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Cool working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cool taking shots to the head.
Smash breaks from Cool's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash working Cool over with strikes here.
Smash scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cool gets back to half guard.
Smash working Cool over with strikes.
Smash scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smash is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cool wants to improve his position but Smash is controlling well.
Smash scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smash working Cool over with strikes.
Cool looking for submissions off his back.
Cool tries to roll over but Smash keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smash's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smash's back!
Smash fending off the submission attempt from Cool.
Smash trying to get back to his feet but Cool is in full control for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smash preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cool.
Smash trying to control but not successfully.
Cool working for the choke.
Smash defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Smash'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.
Smash lands a nice shot to the body.
Cool throws an overhand right that lands on Smash's shoulder, as Smash tries to avoid the shot.
Smash appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smash swings for the body but Cool moves out of range.
Smash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cool connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smash scrambles back to his feet.
Smash slips a jab from Cool.
Smash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cool.
Cool moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Cool.
Cool throws a looping overhand right but Smash ducks down to avoid it.
Isduby Cool seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cool leaves Smash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cool throws a hook to the side of Smash's head but Smash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cool keeping moving, preventing Smash from controlling successfully.
Smash controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smash scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smash preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cool escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smash gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool can't keep his opponent in guard - Smash advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smash sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Smash.
Cool tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smash has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cool tries to reverse the position but Smash maintains control.
Smash raining down shots from the mount!
Cool is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash looking to control but Cool is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smash controlling from the full mount.
Smash is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smash controlling from mount.
Cool is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smash controlling from mount.
Smash scoring with strikes but Cool is staying in there.
Smash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smash punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cool sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cool wants to get back to full guard but Smash has passed into side control.
Smash trying to control the action but Cool is working from the bottom.
Cool gets back to half guard.
Cool won't allow Smash to pass to mount.
Cool wants to improve his position but Smash is controlling well.
Smash drops an elbow to the side of Cool's head.
Cool tries to get to full guard but Smash has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Smash clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Smash's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cool throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smash.
Smash slips under a jab from Cool.
Nice jab there from Cool.
Smash scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smash trying to control the position but Cool is working away.
Smash works to advance to full mount. Cool defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Smash trying to control but Cool is having none of it.
Cool working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool keeps trying to improve his position.
Smash content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool regains half guard.
Cool wants to improve his position but Smash is controlling well.
Smash trying to control the action but Cool is working from the bottom.
Cool looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smash wants to take a breather but Cool is having none of it.
Cool regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smash trying to control the position from guard on top but Cool is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cool looking for subs off his back but Smash has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smash is trying to control the action in half guard but Cool is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cool moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smash wants to control from the top but Cool keeps moving.
Cool is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smash advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash wants to take a breather but Cool is having none of it.
Cool makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cool.
Cool looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smash working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cool looking for a sweep. Not yet Cool, not yet.
Smash pushing down on Cool's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smash is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cool!
Smash lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smash prevents Cool from getting the reversal.
Smash fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smash punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smash scoring with strikes but Cool is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smash cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cool is desperately trying to improve his position but Smash has a good base and remains in mount.
Cool taking shots to the head.
Cool is rocked!
Smash landing shots from mount.
Cool is still in real trouble! Can Smash finish him?
Cool is desperately trying to improve his position but Smash has a good base and remains in mount.
Cool is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cool is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smash unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Smash.
Smash lands a big shot there that rocks Cool but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cool is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cool takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Smash's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Smash!
Hulk Smash retains his middleweight title!
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