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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zakir Jumayev (ranked 1733 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Jimmy Lee (ranked 217 p4p, 145 weight class). Jumayev comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zakir Jumayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jumayev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jumayev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jumayev.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jumayev.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jumayev avoids the body shot from Lee.
Jumayev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Jumayev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jumayev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumayev takes one to the side of the head.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee lands a head kick!
Jumayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Jumayev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jumayev loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Jumayev.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Jumayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Jumayev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jumayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jumayev misses the target.
Jumayev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jumayev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee 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.
Jumayev throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Jumayev moves his leg out of the way.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jumayev throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Jumayev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jumayev throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee pushes Jumayev away with a front kick.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Jumayev is just out of range.
Jumayev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick lands for Lee.
Jumayev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Jumayev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Jumayev's ribcage but misses.
Jumayev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jumayev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A shot to the liver by Jumayev. Beautiful body shot.
Lee lands a nice hook to Jumayev's body. Jumayev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jumayev momentarily.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Jumayev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Jumayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee moves away from the strike by Jumayev.
Lee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee jabs Jumayev right on the nose. Jumayev blinks but takes it well.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jumayev saw that one coming.
A big left from Lee misses.
Jumayev moves out of range of the strikes.
Jumayev throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee tries a low kick but Jumayev avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jumayev misses the target.
Jumayev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jumayev is out of range and Lee settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Lee misses.
Jumayev misses with a hook.
Lee throws a hook but Jumayev avoids it easily.
Jumayev slips a jab from Lee.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jumayev throws out the jab.
Jimmy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Jumayev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Jumayev misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jumayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumayev ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee jabs at Jumayev's body.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jumayev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee misses with a hook.
Jumayev throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jimmy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Jumayev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jumayev is looking to counter punch.
Lee thows a leg kick but Jumayev checks it
letting Jumayev counter with a right hand.
Jumayev slips under a jab from Lee.
Jumayev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jumayev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee sizes up Jumayev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jumayev misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Jumayev counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Jumayev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jumayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jumayev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jumayev avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Jumayev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jumayev misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a hook. Jumayev ducked under it nicely.
Jumayev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jumayev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jumayev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Jumayev down.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Jumayev off the cage and back into range.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Jumayev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jumayev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jumayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jumayev jabs at Lee's body.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jumayev throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jumayev throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jumayev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee punishes Jumayev's body with a nice straight punch.
Zakir Jumayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Jumayev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Jumayev throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jumayev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jumayev moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Jumayev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A quick step to the side and Jumayev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jumayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jumayev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jumayev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jumayev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Jumayev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Jumayev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jumayev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Jumayev. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jumayev slips under a jab from Lee.
Jumayev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jimmy Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jumayev counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Lee has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zakir Jumayev!
A less than humble Zakir Jumayev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 854 p4p, 480 weight class) and Raja Guru (ranked 84 p4p, 45 weight class). Lincoln comes into the arena with Sgt MacKenzie blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raja Guru!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru misses with a kick to the body.
Guru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guru catches Lincoln with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guru has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lincoln .
Guru throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lincoln avoids the head kick by Guru.
Lincoln tries a low kick but Guru avoids it.
Guru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guru lands a jab.
Guru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Guru looks to throw a body kick
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Guru.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guru loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln connects with a crisp jab.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Guru moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Guru.
Guru scores with a spinning back kick!
Lincoln connects with a crisp jab.
Guru checks a leg kick nicely.
Lincoln lands a head shot.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guru blocks a head kick by Lincoln .
Guru swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Raja Guru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guru. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guru throws a big shot that misses.
Guru lands a leg kick that knocks Lincoln off balance momentarily.
Lincoln rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guru lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Guru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guru blocks a low kick nicely.
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guru.
Guru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lincoln tries to move into range but Guru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Guru.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Guru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln needs to keep his hands up - Guru had a free shot at his head there.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guru.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln defending well as Guru loads up on a big left hand.
Guru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Guru misses the target.
Lincoln is looking to counter punch.
Lincoln smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guru.
A counter left hand to the body from Lincoln misses its target.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Guru ducks down to avoid it.
Guru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Guru.
Lincoln blocks a leg kick.
Guru moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
A head kick by Guru misses
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lincoln looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guru connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Guru finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln lands a nice shot that snaps Guru's head back.
Guru misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln misses with a jab to the body
and Guru counters with a left to the body.
Guru looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Guru pushes Lincoln away with a front kick.
Guru throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Guru dodges the punch combination from Lincoln .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln cracks Guru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guru stuns Lincoln with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lincoln throws a front kick aimed at Guru's knee but Guru avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Guru dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guru slips under a jab.
Guru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lincoln misses with a head kick.
Guru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guru lands a nice looking body shot.
Guru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Nice defenses there by Guru.
Guru throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Guru looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Guru misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru misses with a body shot.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Guru is just out of range.
Lincoln takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guru throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guru rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guru.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Guru.
Guru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guru misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guru moves out of range of the strikes.
Guru throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln avoids the head kick by Guru.
Guru takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lincoln motions for Guru to come forward. Lincoln throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln throws the kick towards the body but Guru avoids it.
Guru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Guru misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru slips a straight right by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guru.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Guru 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lincoln throws a jab when Guru was well out of range.
Guru scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Guru lands with a good body shot.
Guru feints and then cracks Lincoln 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lincoln down.
Lincoln lands a nice looking body shot.
Lincoln walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lincoln with a hook.
Guru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru throws a hook to the side of Lincoln 's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Guru.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses
and Guru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guru throws out the jab.
Guru swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lincoln to counter with a crisp jab.
Lincoln steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guru.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guru slips under a jab.
Guru lands a head kick. Lincoln smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good work by Guru as he checks the leg kick.
Lincoln defending well as Guru loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a head shot.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln takes a swing at Guru's ribcage but misses.
Raja Guru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln throws the kick towards the body but Guru avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guru swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Guru avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
Guru with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincoln rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Guru counter with a right hand.
Guru lands a high kick!
Lincoln misses with a straight left.
Lincoln lands with a cross.
Guru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Guru staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raja Guru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab lands there for Lincoln .
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guru.
Jab, jab by Lincoln - just one landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guru, as that shot connected.
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Guru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Lincoln is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lincoln might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Oh Lincoln is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lincoln takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Guru! Lincoln is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Guru!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Crazyhorse (ranked 1000 p4p, 905 weight class) and Francesco Monroe (ranked 128 p4p, 122 weight class). Crazyhorse comes to the cage accompanied by They Don’t Care About Us. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, James Crazyhorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Crazyhorse lands with a good body shot.
Crazyhorse throws a sloppy head kick
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
Crazyhorse digs a good hook to Monroe's body.
Crazyhorse connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Francesco Monroe has been cut.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crazyhorse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Monroe thinking.
Crazyhorse moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Crazyhorse scores with the left hand. Monroe knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe connects with a single shot there.
Crazyhorse punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
Monroe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 Monroe is rocked!
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crazyhorse circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crazyhorse.
James Crazyhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook to the body
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
Crazyhorse lands a lovely overhand right.
Crazyhorse misses the jab.
Monroe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crazyhorse on the side of the head.
Monroe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crazyhorse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crazyhorse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crazyhorse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monroe. Monroe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crazyhorse misses with a looping right.
Crazyhorse scores with a jab.
Monroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Crazyhorse finish him?
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crazyhorse.
Monroe seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a jab to the body
and Crazyhorse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Crazyhorse lands a nice shot to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crazyhorse throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Crazyhorse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe misses with a two punch combination.
Monroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Monroe slips a jab from Crazyhorse.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monroe! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crazyhorse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Crazyhorse scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Crazyhorse slips a jab from Monroe.
Crazyhorse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Monroe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crazyhorse.
A jab from Crazyhorse does it's job there.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Francesco Monroe's cut even more.
Crazyhorse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crazyhorse misses with a body shot
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Crazyhorse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crazyhorse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crazyhorse moves out of range as Monroe throws a body kick.
Crazyhorse appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crazyhorse misses with a hook.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse misses with a double jab
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Crazyhorse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crazyhorse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse stuns Monroe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Crazyhorse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Monroe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crazyhorse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crazyhorse misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crazyhorse counters with a nice uppercut.
Crazyhorse throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crazyhorse drops Monroe with a big left hand and mounts him. Monroe is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe wants to hold on but Crazyhorse pushes him away.
Monroe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monroe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crazyhorse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crazyhorse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Monroe is surviving well by controlling Crazyhorse's body position as best he can.
Crazyhorse looking to control but Monroe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to escape the mount.
Monroe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crazyhorse is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Monroe is surviving well by controlling Crazyhorse's body position as best he can.
Crazyhorse wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Crazyhorse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monroe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crazyhorse controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crazyhorse tries to control but Monroe wriggling away.
Monroe wants to hold on but Crazyhorse pushes him away.
Monroe can't escape the position.
Crazyhorse wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Crazyhorse is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Monroe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Monroe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Crazyhorse anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Monroe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Crazyhorse slips an arm under Monroe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Crazyhorse has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Crazyhorse is squeezing on Monroe like an anaconda would it's prey. Monroe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Crazyhorse!
An out of breath James Crazyhorse 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 1098 p4p, 1113 weight class) and Biff Barbie (ranked 141 p4p, 144 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Draught might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to New Authentic - Nightfall. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Barbie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Draught will feel that in the morning.
Barbie cracks Draught with a right hand to the side of the head.
 It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut.
Draught looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbie misses with an uppercut. Draught saw that one coming.
Draught moves into range and clinches up with Barbie.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbie.
Barbie scores with a shot to the side of Draught's head.
Draught throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draught can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbie.
Draught has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barbie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Barbie.
Barbie tries to work over Draught's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draught wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbie.
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!
Barbie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barbie is stalling here.
Draught lands an elbow inside that Barbie shrugs off.
It looks like Biff Barbie has been cut.
Barbie prevents a body shot from Draught.
Draught swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbie pushes Draught back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draught is breathing heavily.
Barbie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbie cracks Draught with a nice body shot.
Barbie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Barbie.
Barbie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbie digs a right hand into Draught's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draught's gas tank.
Barbie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbie lands a nice uppercut.
Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse.
Barbie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barbie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Barbie lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbie misses with a body punch.
Barbie lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barbie lands a nice uppercut.
Draught is working for takedown but Barbie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barbie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draught tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draught misses with some punches.
Barbie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barbie lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbie.
Barbie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barbie is struggling to control the position.
Barbie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draught gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barbie swings for the body but Draught moves out of range.
Barbie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draught.
Draught avoids a kick to the body.
Draught is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draught throwing a counter right hand but Barbie manages to avoid it.
Barbie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barbie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbie works on Draught's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Barbie.
A short right from Barbie on the inside.
Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barbie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Barbie.
Barbie lands a body punch.
Barbie lands a body punch.
Barbie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbie lands an uppercut.
Barbie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
Draught is rocked!
Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Barbie - that landed with a thud.
Oh Draught is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbie lands a body shot.
Draught seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbie lands a right hand.
Barbie lands a body shot.
Barbie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draught backwards.
Barbie drops Draught onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Draught is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Barbie!
Biff Barbie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Man (ranked 391 p4p, 466 weight class) and Jean Paul Savette (ranked 35 p4p, 44 weight class). Jean Paul Savette acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a double leg but Savette sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savette circles away.
Savette is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Savette lands a jab-cross combination.
Savette misses with a few strikes there.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Savette avoids it well and moves away.
Savette comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Savette, as that shot connected.
Savette sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man dives in and grabs Savette's left leg, looking for a takedown. Savette pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Savette has knocked Man down with a huge combo! Savette steps away and waves a wobbly Man back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Man is rocked!
Savette cracks Man with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Savette has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Man to stand back up!
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savette comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savette lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Savette.
Savette drops Man with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Man! Savette dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Savette!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jean Paul Savette made sure he mentioned Valkyries' Milk, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 413 p4p, 173 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 40 p4p, 21 weight class). Suriyan Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pamungkas.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pamungkas connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamungkas moves away.
A head kick misses from Pamungkas.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pamungkas's hands.
Pamungkas throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Pamungkas 's knee.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Pamungkas is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pamungkas's sensitive parts.
Pamungkas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Pamungkas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamungkas misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pamungkas seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pamungkas throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Pamungkas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Pamungkas avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Decent striking displayed by Pamungkas there.
An inside leg kick lands from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pamungkas throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pamungkas misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Pamungkas thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Pamungkas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pamungkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pamungkas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice right hand that sends Pamungkas toppling to the canvas! Pamungkas scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sitsongrit finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pamungkas missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit finds Pamungkas's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Pamungkas flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Sitsongrit lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Pamungkas will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
A less than humble Suriyan Sitsongrit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wille Thai (ranked 327 p4p, 124 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 46 p4p, 18 weight class). Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace Hood - Undefeated. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28 - 13 - 0 |
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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 37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Wille Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Thai.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
Brown swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
Thai rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thai.
Thai wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Thai has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wille Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown tries to break free but Thai pushes him back against the cage.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Brown.
No luck for Thai with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Thai counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Brown is looking to stand back up but Thai counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brown.
Thai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Thai eventually gives up the hold.
Thai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thai.
Thai is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thai to get the leverage.
Thai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Thai is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thai looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thai wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thai looking for a submission but Brown manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Thai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thai, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thai looking for subs off his back but Brown has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thai actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown looks for the body kick but Thai saw that one coming.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Thai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Thai. Thai gets slowly back to his feet.
Thai backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Thai saw that one coming.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Thai down.
Thai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Thai down.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Thai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thai or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown, which made it look bad.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wille Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thai fails with the takedown
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thai was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown digs a good body shot into Thai's ribs.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Thai as he checks the leg kick.
Thai drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brown sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Thai shoots in but no luck this time.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Thai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thai off to one side.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thai. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thai doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Thai tries to counter by clinching up but Brown breaks away and moves out of range.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Thai shoots in.
Brown misses with a looping right.
AJ Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Thai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown misses with the body kick
and Thai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thai is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Brown still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Brown has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Brown decides to stand back up.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
Thai shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Thai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Thai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thai goes for a double leg but Brown avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brown continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wille Thai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown wants to break free but Thai has control.
Thai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thai shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Thai appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
AJ Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Thai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Thai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Brown misses.
Thai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Thai tries to counter with a takedown but Brown is quick to defend against it.
Brown thows a leg kick but Thai checks it
so Thai counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thai counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
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!
Thai is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Thai eventually gives up the hold.
Thai is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai is working for a submission of some sort.
Wille Thai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thai works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
An out of breath AJ Brown 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 Baki Hanma (ranked 67 p4p, 177 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 9 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Hanma throws a big counter combination but Adamovic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adamovic dips to his left and cracks Hanma with an uppercut!
Hanma throws a right hand that misses
and Adamovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut
and Adamovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Hanma does it's job there.
Hanma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adamovic throws a good cross that connects.
Adamovic takes one on the button.
Hanma moves out of range as Adamovic strikes.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adamovic. Adamovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamovic.
Decent striking displayed by Hanma there.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Adamovic.
Adamovic slips a straight right by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a right hand
letting Adamovic counter with a right hand.
Hanma moves out of range as Adamovic strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adamovic moves away.
Adamovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Adamovic lands the left hand.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adamovic. Adamovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adamovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma throws a lazy uppercut
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamovic throws an overhand right that lands on Hanma's shoulder, as Hanma tries to avoid the shot.
Adamovic throws an off balance right hand
and Hanma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Adamovic.
Hanma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adamovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Adamovic connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adamovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adamovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Hanma misses.
Adamovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanma had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A nice combination there by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a body punch
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Adamovic lands a jab to the head.
Adamovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamovic manages to avoid it.
Hanma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanma lands a slapping body shot.
Adamovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma moves out of range as Adamovic strikes.
Adamovic connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adamovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanma blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hanma misses the target.
Hanma misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Adamovic.
That kick from Adamovic tenderised Hanma's leg. Hanma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Adamovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanma throws a leg kick that misses.
Adamovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanma connects with a body shot.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adamovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Hanma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adamovic slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
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!
Adamovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hanma throws a jab but it's blocked by Adamovic.
A little jabbing left from Adamovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adamovic connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a hook to the side of Adamovic's head but Adamovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Hanma.
Adamovic missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adamovic throws an off balance right hand
letting Hanma counter with a right hand.
Adamovic looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Adamovic saw that one coming.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanma. Adamovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adamovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Adamovic misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
Adamovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanma has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamovic ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Adamovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adamovic misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
Adamovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanma's head.
Hanma lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valentin Adamovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hanma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Adamovic is out of range.
Adamovic tries to counter with a clinch but Hanma shakes him off and moves away.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Adamovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Adamovic throws a body punch but Hanma moves out of range.
Adamovic needs to keep his hands up - Hanma had a free shot at his head there.
Adamovic throws a right hand that misses
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Adamovic ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Adamovic - just one landing.
Adamovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanma looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanma misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamovic! But no joy.
Hanma lands a right hook to the body.
Adamovic drops his hands momentarily and Hanma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adamovic slips a straight right by Hanma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.
Adamovic misses with a left hand
and Hanma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamovic! But no joy.
Adamovic throws a hook to the side of Hanma's head but Hanma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Adamovic misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Adamovic.
Adamovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hanma needs to keep his hands up - Adamovic had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma defending well as Adamovic loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adamovic.
Adamovic works the jab nicely.
Adamovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Hanma misses.
Adamovic misses with a left hand
and Hanma counters with a left to the body.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Adamovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic takes one to the side of the head.
Hanma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma throws a shot from downtown. Adamovic moves away and avoids it.
Hanma scores with a sloppy right hand. Adamovic should have avoided that one.
Adamovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Adamovic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Adamovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanma.
Adamovic swings widly with a right hand
and Hanma counters with a left to the body.
Hanma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adamovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanma scrambles back to his feet.
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamovic cracks Hanma with an open hand slap.
Adamovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanma misses with a jab to the body
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Adamovic misses.
Adamovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Adamovic moved out of range nicely.
Hanma digs a good body shot into Adamovic's ribs.
Adamovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamovic.
Adamovic moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Adamovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adamovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanma blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
Baki Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamovic digs a good hook to Hanma's body.
Adamovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Adamovic misses.
Hanma misses with a straight left.
Hanma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Adamovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adamovic throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
Hanma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanma there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adamovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adamovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanma doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Baki Hanma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hanma misses with an uppercut.
Hanma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adamovic tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adamovic.
Hanma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adamovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Hanma.
Adamovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Adamovic. That snapped Hanma's head back.
Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanma swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Adamovic counter with a right hand.
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!
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Adamovic slips the punch.
Adamovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanma lands with a nice body punch.
Hanma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic throws a hook but Hanma avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Hanma.
Hanma scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Adamovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hanma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adamovic.
Hanma takes one to the chin there.
Adamovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Adamovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adamovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Hanma.
Adamovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamovic throws a hook but Hanma blocks it.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Adamovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanma throws a jab when Adamovic was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Adamovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adamovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adamovic throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adamovic looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hanma tests Adamovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma connects with a body shot that sends Adamovic's belly button to the back.
Adamovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adamovic.
Hanma tried to counter with a leg kick but Adamovic avoided it.
Hanma lunges at Adamovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adamovic's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanma scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adamovic.
Adamovic looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Hanma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hanma misses with an uppercut
enabling Adamovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Adamovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Adamovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanma misses with a lunging right hand
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Hanma misses.
Adamovic cracks Hanma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic tests Hanma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adamovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic throws a jab when Hanma was well out of range.
It looked like Hanma was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanma loads up on a big right hand but Adamovic slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adamovic. Hanma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanma misses with a low kick.
Adamovic misses with a straight right.
Adamovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanma manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Adamovic.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Hanma misses the body punch
and Adamovic counters with a straight right hand.
Adamovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Adamovic swings for the body but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adamovic under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Valentin Adamovic just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adamovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Adamovic is out of range.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adamovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a shot to the body
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab lands there for Hanma.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Adamovic.
Hanma throws a hook but Adamovic avoids it easily.
Hanma jabs Adamovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adamovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adamovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hanmas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hanma misses with a lunging right hand
and Adamovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanma ducks right into an uppercut from Adamovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Hanma scores with a jab.
Hanma takes one to the chin there.
Adamovic misses with a hook
and Hanma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanma throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamovic! But no joy.
Hanma misses the shot to the body.
Adamovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Hanma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Adamovic does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma misses the body punch
and Adamovic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from Adamovic.
Adamovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanma is able to avoid easily.
Hanma is looking to counter punch.
Adamovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanma throws out the jab.
Hanma takes a swing at Adamovic's ribcage but misses.
Hanma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adamovic manages to avoid it.
Adamovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanma on the side of the head.
Hanma scores with a nice right hand.
Adamovic defending well as Hanma loads up on a big left hand.
Hanma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Adamovic misses.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Adamovic's body.
Adamovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Adamovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanma's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a left hand
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanma.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adamovic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adamovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanma's sensitive parts.
Adamovic looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Hanma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adamovic.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Adamovic moves out of range.
Hanma looks to throw the jab but Adamovic is out of range.
Adamovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adamovic throws a solid leg kick but Hanma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adamovic.
Adamovic tries to land a leg kick but Hanma saw it coming and moves away.
Adamovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Adamovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Adamovic.
Adamovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Hanma slips under a jab from Adamovic.
Adamovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Adamovic throws an off balance right hand
and Hanma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adamovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanma.
Adamovic missing with a left hand there. Hanma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adamovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adamovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adamovic lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Hanma - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Valentin Adamovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Adamovic cracks Hanma with an open hand slap.
Hanma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a nice shot that snaps Hanma's head back.
Adamovic jabs Hanma right on the nose. Hanma blinks but takes it well.
Hanma avoids the body shot from Adamovic.
Hanma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Adamovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Adamovic.
Adamovic scores with a nice head shot.
Hanma lands a right hook to the body.
Adamovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hanma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adamovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hanma lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic lands an overhand right.
Adamovic lands with a shot to the body.
Hanma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adamovic lands with an overhand left.
Adamovic moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Hanma misses.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adamovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Adamovic misses the target.
Adamovic throws a lazy right hand but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adamovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanma.
It seemed like Adamovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adamovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adamovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanma at a distance.
Adamovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanma is just out of range.
Adamovic misses with a straight right.
Hanma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma moves out of range as Adamovic strikes.
The fighters circling - Hanma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hanma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adamovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma misses with a shot to the body
and Adamovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adamovic throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic looks to land a right hand but Hanma moved out of range.
Hanma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adamovic.
Adamovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanma.
Adamovic throws a lazy right hand but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adamovic misses with a looping left.
Hanma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baki Hanma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentin Adamovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adamovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Adamovic lands.
Adamovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adamovic.
Adamovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adamovic ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
A big right from Adamovic misses.
Hanma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adamovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adamovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma slips under a jab from Adamovic.
Adamovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adamovic avoids the body shot from Hanma.
Adamovic looks to land a left hand but Hanma moved out of range nicely.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic avoids the head kick by Hanma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamovic! But no joy.
Hanma misses with a hook to the body
and Adamovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanma gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adamovic.
Hanma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma needs to keep his hands up - Adamovic had a free shot at his head there.
Hanma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adamovic lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Hanma.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Adamovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adamovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Valentin Adamovic!
Valentin Adamovic is the new middleweight champion!
Valentin Adamovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Baki Hanma spoke after the fight, saying 'Bruh'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou Jr (ranked 223 p4p, 127 weight class) and Eugeniy Tryastsyn (ranked 13 p4p, 5 weight class). Fleshou Jr's entrance music is Ace Of Spades- Motorhead. A fine choice. Stres Fleshou Jr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stres Fleshou Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Tryastsyn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou Jr loads up on a big right hand but Tryastsyn slips the punch.
Tryastsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fleshou Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tryastsyn.
Tryastsyn slips under a jab from Fleshou Jr.
Tryastsyn throws a hook to the side of Fleshou Jr's head but Fleshou Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fleshou Jr lands with an overhand left.
Tryastsyn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fleshou Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Tryastsyn working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Tryastsyn there.
Nice strikes from Tryastsyn there.
Tryastsyn trying to control the action but Fleshou Jr is working from the bottom.
Fleshou Jr tries to get to full guard but Tryastsyn has control of the leg.
Tryastsyn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleshou Jr wants to get back to full guard but Tryastsyn has passed into side control.
Tryastsyn lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tryastsyn off and has taken his back!
Fleshou Jr gets his hands free as Tryastsyn looks to control.
Fleshou Jr is hanging on to Tryastsyn's back as he tries to escape.
Tryastsyn prevents Fleshou Jr from getting a body triangle.
Fleshou Jr controlling well, preventing Tryastsyn from escaping the position.
Fleshou Jr is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tryastsyn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fleshou Jr controlling well, preventing Tryastsyn from escaping the position.
Fleshou Jr looking to break Tryastsyn's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tryastsyn remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Fleshou Jr will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tryastsyn showing good submission defense here.
Fleshou Jr controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryastsyn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fleshou Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tryastsyn is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tryastsyn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tryastsyn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tryastsyn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tryastsyn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleshou Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tryastsyn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fleshou Jr moves nicely into side control.
Fleshou Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tryastsyn's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tryastsyn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fleshou Jr working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fleshou Jr has hold of Tryastsyn's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tryastsyn tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Fleshou Jr cranks the arm and Tryastsyn screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tryastsyn, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Stres Fleshou Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stres Fleshou Jr made sure he mentioned Tempo Athletics, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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