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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maddox Hurst (ranked 1331 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Sangye Tsering (ranked 65 p4p, 113 weight class). Hurst kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I See a Darkness - Acid Pauli feat Johnny Cash. Tsering has chosen Мен – тыва мен as his entrance music. Sangye Tsering will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maddox Hurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sangye Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Tsering as he connects with a hook.
Tsering throws a nice looking combination but Hurst bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsering looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hurst.
Hurst blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsering.
Tsering blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsering throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurst.
Hurst throws a head punch that misses.
Hurst tries to throw a body punch but Tsering avoids it by throwing Hurst back against the cage.
Hurst works on Tsering's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurst.
Tsering is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hurst is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tsering to the mat. Tsering regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurst sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hurst pushes down on Tsering's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hurst works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurst 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 Tsering's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tsering is trying to buck Hurst off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tsering is being controlled here.
Hurst has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hurst.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurst rushes Tsering and presses him up against the cage.
Hurst lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurst pushes Tsering back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Hurst.
Tsering looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hurst.
Hurst lands a nice uppercut.
Hurst scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Hurst.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hurst as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hurst creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hurst lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tsering or not.
Hurst digs a right hand underneath Tsering's ribcage. Tsering let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hurst slows down the pace here.
Hurst pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hurst clinches with his opponent.
Hurst lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurst stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hurst lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hurst.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurst.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurst.
A short uppercut from Hurst.
A short left from Hurst.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hurst.
Hurst gets through Tsering's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hurst presses Tsering against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hurst scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hurst lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hurst.
Tsering swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurst working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Tsering is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Hurst 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.
Hurst has Tsering up against the cage in a clinch.
Hurst lands a right hand.
Hurst is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsering can do to turn this around?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hurst.
Hurst lands a nice uppercut.
Hurst digs a right hand into Tsering's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tsering's gas tank.
Good body shot from Hurst.
Hurst drops Tsering onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tsering is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tsering is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurst finish him?
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!
Hurst dips a shoulder and cracks Tsering with a mighty uppercut! Tsering falls back against the cage and Hurst unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tsering is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hurst screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maddox Hurst!
After the fight, Maddox Hurst was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Sangye Tsering had this to say: 'I will be back and stronger than ever.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fishbone Jones (ranked 394 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Tungslegge Rettslag (ranked 51 p4p, 153 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fishbone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tungslegge Rettslag!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rettslag misses.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Rettslag counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Rettslag thinks about the counter body kick.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Rettslag slips the punch.
Rettslag looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Rettslag throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rettslag drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Rettslag.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rettslag backwards.
Rettslag lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rettslag lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch on the inside from Rettslag fails to land.
Rettslag lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Rettslag with a series of wild strikes but Rettslag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rettslag moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Rettslag's shoulder, as Rettslag tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Rettslag catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
 It looks like Fishbone Jones has been cut.
Rettslag connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rettslag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rettslag throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at The Nest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rettslag has managed to clinch.
Jones gets through Rettslag's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rettslag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rettslag misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rettslag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Rettslag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rettslag keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Rettslag finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Rettslag tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Rettslag.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rettslag throws a body shot but no joy.
Rettslag's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Rettslag throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Rettslag lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but Rettslag moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fishbone Jones's cut is getting worse.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Rettslag counters with a right hand to the body.
Rettslag swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Rettslag manages to avoid it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rettslag.
Rettslag scores with a jab.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones moves away from the strike by Rettslag.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rettslag throws an off balance right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Rettslag blocks the leg kick.
Rettslag throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rettslag rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rettslag might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rettslag bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Rettslag scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Rettslag misses the shot to the body.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Rettslag.
Fishbone Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rettslag scores with a nice right hand.
Rettslag is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rettslag loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Rettslag feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jones sprawling to the canvas! Jones rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rettslag finish him?!
 Jones is rocked!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rettslag counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tungslegge Rettslag!
Tungslegge Rettslag is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Tungslegge Rettslag, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franco De La Cruz (ranked 2585 p4p, 2917 weight class) and Abram Frost (ranked 256 p4p, 289 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franco De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abram Frost!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from De La Cruz misses.
De La Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De La Cruz. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De La Cruz misses with a double jab.
Frost tries to counter with a clinch but De La Cruz shakes him off and moves away.
Frost avoids the head kick by De La Cruz.
Frost wants to clinch
and De La Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
De La Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De La Cruz.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from De La Cruz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De La Cruz.
Frost walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De La Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De La Cruz drops Frost with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Frost looks back up at him and smiles so De La Cruz waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Cruz sends Frost crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De La Cruz is motioning to the referee to let Frost up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Frost is rocked!
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost checks a leg kick.
Frost tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frost is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De La Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looks like De La Cruz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Franco De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruz pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from De La Cruz misses the target.
De La Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from De La Cruz tenderised Frost's leg. Frost is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from De La Cruz lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by De La Cruz.
Frost wants to clinch.
De La Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
De La Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz looks to land a body kick but Frost moved away.
De La Cruz misses with a hook. Frost ducked under it nicely.
De La Cruz connects with a jab.
De La Cruz throws a jab when Frost was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for De La Cruz.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruz pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De La Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Frost manages to avoid it.
De La Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. De La Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franco De La Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frost thinking.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De La Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz misses with the combination.
De La Cruz jabs Frost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De La Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Frost walks into a jab.
De La Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De La Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De La Cruz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frost if he has to take too many more of those.
De La Cruz thumps Frost with a low kick.
De La Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDe La Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Frost rushes De La Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Frost prevents a body shot from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz avoids a wild elbow strike from Frost.
De La Cruz breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De La Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - De La Cruz circles away.
De La Cruz with a jab.
De La Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Frost darts in trying to clinch
and De La Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by De La Cruz there.
Frost avoids the head kick by De La Cruz.
Frost wants to counter with a clinch but De La Cruz pushes him away.
De La Cruz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Frost wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Frost moves in looking to clinch but De La Cruz pushes him off.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franco De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
De La Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franco De La Cruz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De La Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Frost tries to counter by closing the distance.
Frost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De La Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Frost's head.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can De La Cruz finish him?
Frost has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Frost is looking to clinch.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
De La Cruz misses with a hook
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz being controlled against the cage.
Frost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost keeps control of De La Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De La Cruz's efforts to push away.
De La Cruz can't break the clinch.
Frost tries to land knees in the clinch but De La Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
De La Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De La Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost landing knees to the body.
De La Cruz can't break the clinch.
Frost misses with an elbow over the top.
De La Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
De La Cruz tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling De La Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
De La Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by De La Cruz.
Frost tries to clinch but De La Cruz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from De La Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De La Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frost wants to clinch.
De La Cruz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Abram Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz thows a body kick. Frost tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Frost off balance momentarily.
Frost tries to clinch there but De La Cruz circles away.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De La Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Frost off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Frost.
A nice leg kick lands there from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frost tries to clinch but De La Cruz is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De La Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
De La Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franco De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De La Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franco De La Cruz!
Franco De La Cruz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bahlar Dohaert (ranked 24971 p4p, 5244 weight class) and Rhett Marquez (ranked 431 p4p, 418 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bahlar Dohaert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rhett Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dohaert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marquez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dohaert.
Dohaert throws a right hand that Marquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Marquez also avoids with ease.
Marquez wants to counter the offense by Dohaert and move into the clinch position.
Dohaert darts in and clinches Marquez up against the cage.
Marquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Dohaert wants to get back to striking at distance but Marquez won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Marquez fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marquez.
Marquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dohaert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dohaert is trying to break the clinch but Marquez is controlling him.
Marquez has a couple of punches blocked by Dohaert.
A nice left hand lands by Marquez.
Marquez tries a body shot but Dohaert blocks it.
Marquez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Marquez.
Dohaert blocks an uppercut.
Marquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dohaert.
Marquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dohaert's elbow.
Dohaert is trying to push Marquez away but Marquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marquez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dohaert can't break the clinch.
Dohaert breaks from the clinch.
Marquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dohaert.
Dohaert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marquez tries to counter with a clinch but Dohaert shakes him off and moves away.
Dohaert tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marquez defends well and Dohaert ends up having to push Marquez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dohaert is breathing heavily.
Dohaert tries to circle away but Marquez has him pinned against the cage.
Marquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marquez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Marquez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Marquez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marquez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marquez lands with a short shot to the head.
Dohaert is rocked!
Marquez working aggressively here.
Oh Dohaert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marquez creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dohaert's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dohaert drops to his knees and Marquez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rhett Marquez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gunterson (ranked 4312 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Barry Robertson (ranked 325 p4p, 237 weight class). Barry Robertson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Gunterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunterson thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson counters with a two punch combo.
Gunterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunterson throws a series of punches but Robertson moves out of range.
Gunterson ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunterson swinging wildly here.
Gunterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunterson misses with a body punch
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Gunterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robertson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunterson throws a combination that misses
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Robertson does no damage.
Gunterson moves in looking to clinch but Robertson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gunterson misses with a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunterson swinging wildly here.
Gunterson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRobertson.
Gunterson throws an overhand right that lands on Robertson's shoulder, as Robertson tries to avoid the shot.
Gunterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunterson misses with a takedown attempt
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Gunterson is rocked!
Gunterson thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Gunterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robertson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robertson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson lands a lovely overhand right.
Gunterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a left to the body.
Gunterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a shot to the body.
Gunterson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gunterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunterson misses with a wild body shot.
Gunterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Robertson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gunterson throws a nice looking combination but Robertson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robertson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Robertson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robertson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gunterson throws a series of punches but Robertson avoids them all with ease.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gunterson throws a combination that misses
and Robertson counters with a left right combination that sends Gunterson crashing to the mat - Robertson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Gunterson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Robertson!
After the fight, Barry Robertson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marques Roy (ranked 639 p4p, 3300 weight class) and Biggie Smoke (ranked 83 p4p, 392 weight class). Marques Roy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marques Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Biggie Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roy defends well and Smoke ends up having to push Roy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smoke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roy quickly recovers to half guard.
Smoke wants to pass to mount but Roy is defending the position.
Roy wants to get back to full guard.
Smoke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy is refusing to be controlled, as Smoke sits in half guard.
Smoke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roy controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is not content to let Smoke control the position.
Smoke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smoke is thwarting Roy's attempts to control the position.
Smoke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy keeps working.
Smoke is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smoke is trying to control the action in half guard but Roy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smoke trying to control the pace.
Smoke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smoke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Roy feints and as Smoke raises his hands in defense, Roy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roy trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roy lands a couple of digs.
Roy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smoke trying to keep a closed guard but Roy is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a big elbow that misses.
Smoke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smoke is adopting a defensive guard.
Smoke wants to sweep but no luck.
Smoke is still trying to improve position.
Smoke looking to control.
Roy landing some decent shots from guard.
Roy looking to sit in guard and control but Smoke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smoke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smoke wants to control from the top but Roy keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smoke stands up over Roy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Smoke 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.
No luck for Roy with that takedown attempt.
Smoke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smoke showed some decent athleticism there.
Smoke trying to control from half guard but Roy is working away.
Smoke works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy is squirming around, avoiding Smoke's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smoke looking to finish with strikes here!
Roy is trying to reverse the position but instead Smoke has taken his back - oops!
Smoke wants to control but Roy is keeping busy.
Smoke is hanging on to Roy's back as he tries to escape.
Smoke really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Roy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy staying busy and making it hard for Smoke to control.
Roy is having to fend off submission attempts from Smoke, who is looking to sink in the choke. Smoke doesn't have the hooks in though and Roy manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Smoke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roy stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Smoke has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Roy manages to get his head free but now Smoke has transitioned to an armbar! Roy grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Smoke! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Biggie Smoke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino Lampiaun (ranked 499 p4p, 735 weight class) and Barnaby Grunter (ranked 67 p4p, 98 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgulino Lampiaun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barnaby Grunter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampiaun closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lampiaun.
Grunter blocks an uppercut.
Grunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lampiaun moves into the clinch.
Lampiaun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lampiaun working aggressively here.
Lampiaun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grunter backwards.
Grunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Lampiaun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunter working hard to break the clinch.
Lampiaun lands an uppercut.
Grunter blocks a body shot from Lampiaun.
Lampiaun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lampiaun lands a right hand.
Grunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Lampiaun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lampiaun has him pressed against the cage.
Lampiaun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grunter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lampiaun tries to close the distance and clinch but Grunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grunter throws out a counter right but Lampiaun avoids it with no problem.
Grunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lampiaun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Virgulino Lampiaun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampiaun moves in looking to clinch but Grunter pushes him off.
Lampiaun moves away from the strike by Grunter.
Lampiaun seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grunter tries to keep at a distance but Lampiaun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grunter throws a head punch that misses.
Lampiaun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lampiaun pushes Grunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grunter works on Lampiaun's body with a couple of short punches.
Grunter manages to break the clinch.
Grunter misses with a looping right.
Lampiaun feinted with a counter takedown.
Lampiaun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunter throws out the jab.
Lampiaun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lampiaun moves out of range of the body kick from Grunter.
Grunter feints and then cracks Lampiaun's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lampiaun down.
Lampiaun cracks Grunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grunter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnaby Grunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Grunter misses its intended target.
Lampiaun wants to clinch up but Grunter keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Grunter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grunter connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lampiaun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grunter.
Lampiaun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grunter lands a leg kick that knocks Lampiaun off balance momentarily.
Grunter thuds his shin into the meat of Lampiaun's side.
Grunter misses the jab.
Grunter lands with an overhand left.
Grunter looks to throw the jab but Lampiaun is out of range.
Lampiaun is looking to clinch.
Grunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lampiaun tries to close the distance and clinch but Grunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lampiaun throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunter throws a combination that misses
and Lampiaun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grunter won't be happy with that.
Grunter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lampiaun working the ground and pound from side control.
Lampiaun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grunter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grunter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lampiaun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grunter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Grunter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grunter is looking for a sweep.
Lampiaun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lampiaun lands a few punches from side control.
Grunter is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampiaun scoring with punches and elbows.
Grunter wants to get back to his feet but Lampiaun drags him back down.
Grunter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lampiaun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lampiaun misses with the ground and pound.
Lampiaun cracks Grunter with a big elbow.
Lampiaun working the head and body with strikes.
Lampiaun landing strikes.
Grunter taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Lampiaun are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grunter defending against the ground and pound.
Lampiaun working away.
Lampiaun scoring with punches and elbows.
Lampiaun in side control, throwing shots but Grunter defends.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Virgulino Lampiaun dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grunter jabs Lampiaun right on the nose. Lampiaun blinks but takes it well.
Grunter tests Lampiaun's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lampiaun blocks a low kick nicely.
Lampiaun tries to clinch but Grunter moves out of range.
Grunter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Grunter ducks under a wild hook from Lampiaun.
Lampiaun closes the distance but Grunter moves to the side
and Grunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lampiaun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lampiaun.
Grunter gets through Lampiaun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grunter lands with a right to the head.
Grunter blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Grunter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lampiaun backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampiaun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Grunter.
Grunter lands a shoulder strike.
Grunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lampiaun backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Grunter fails to land.
Lampiaun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Lampiaun.
Lampiaun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grunter breaks the clinch.
A big left from Grunter misses.
Lampiaun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Grunter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lampiaun takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Grunter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lampiaun tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lampiaun fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Grunter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lampiaun blocks it well.
Grunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lampiaun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lampiaun avoids the head kick by Grunter.
Grunter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lampiaun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grunter connects with a body shot that sends Lampiaun's belly button to the back.
Lampiaun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampiaun misses with a lunging right hand
and Grunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lampiaun tries to clinch up.
Lampiaun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grunter.
Grunter clobbers Lampiaun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lampiaun pushes Grunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lampiaun blocking some punches.
Lampiaun scores with a shot to the side of Grunter's head.
Lampiaun misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lampiaun.
Grunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grunter throws a head punch that misses.
Grunter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lampiaun misses with some punches.
Grunter throws a head punch that misses.
Grunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lampiaun tries to clinch but Grunter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampiaun wants to clinch.
Lampiaun doesn't manage to clinch there - Grunter circles away.
Lampiaun moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunter throws the left hand but Lampiaun avoids the punch easily.
Lampiaun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lampiaun showed some decent athleticism there.
Lampiaun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lampiaun is nestled in close to Grunter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lampiaun throws a strike but Grunter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Barnaby Grunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lampiaun instigates a clinch.
Grunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Virgulino Lampiaun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lampiaun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lampiaun takes a shot to the head.
Grunter scores with a shot to the side of Lampiaun's head.
Grunter breaks from the clinch.
Grunter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lampiaun sprawling to the canvas! Lampiaun rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grunter finish him?!
It looks like Virgulino Lampiaun has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampiaun defending well as Grunter loads up on a big left hand.
Lampiaun tries to counter with a takedown but Grunter is quick to defend against it.
Lampiaun throws out a loose jab but Grunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Lampiaun misses.
Grunter misses with a body shot.
Grunter throws a looping overhand right but Lampiaun ducks down to avoid it.
Lampiaun with a nice cross.
Lampiaun clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunter throws a punch but it's blocked by Lampiaun.
Grunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lampiaun is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lampiaun.
Grunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunter.
Lampiaun looking to stall.
Grunter manages to break the clinch.
Lampiaun wants to clinch
and Grunter counters with a left to the body.
Lampiaun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnaby Grunter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Grunter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lampiaun doesn't seem phased though.
Grunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampiaun.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grunter! But no joy.
Lampiaun has a takedown stuffed.
Grunter throws a body kick that misses.
Lampiaun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lampiaun on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lampiaun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grunter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lampiaun will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampiaun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunter.
Lampiaun defending well as Grunter loads up on a big left hand.
Lampiaun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grunter.
Grunter takes one to the chin there.
Lampiaun slips under a jab from Grunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampiaun throws out the jab.
Lampiaun gets a takedown into half guard.
Grunter is looking to control Lampiaun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grunter avoid being mounted?
Grunter controlling the position well.
Grunter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grunter wants to get back to his feet.
Lampiaun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lampiaun lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunter pushes Lampiaun off looking to stand but Lampiaun dives back in and keeps control.
Lampiaun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lampiaun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grunter wants to get back to his feet.
Lampiaun is looking to take a break and control but Grunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lampiaun is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grunter wants to get back to his feet.
Lampiaun lands strikes from half guard.
Lampiaun looks to land a strike but Grunter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grunter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lampiaun is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barnaby Grunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grunter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnaby Grunter!
An out of breath Barnaby Grunter 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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