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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 2198 p4p, 24120 weight class) and Dwight Shrute (ranked 263 p4p, 533 weight class). Shrute is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Battlestart Galactica theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 44 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Shrute!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shrute.
Shrute misses with a takedown attempt - Zuev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shrute misses with a straight right.
Zuev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zuev decides to stand and escape the position.
Zuev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Zuev.
Shrute takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuev thumps Shrute with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shrute misses with a takedown attempt
and Zuev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Zuev.
 Shrute is rocked!
Zuev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shrute is trying to defend but Zuev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shrute is still in real trouble! Can Zuev finish him?
Zuev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrute wants to stay close but Zuev steps back to make room for something. Shrute seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Zuev and Shrute drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 2048 p4p, 22590 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 173 p4p, 353 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 90 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaiyachue has Nastula up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue stops a takedown attempt from Nastula.
Chaiyachue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nastula is defending well for now.
Nastula has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chaiyachue after a bit of a struggle.
Nastula managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Nastula is working for takedown but Chaiyachue is calmly controlling the position for now.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue trying to land knees to the body.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaiyachue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nastula.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Nastula's ribcage.
Nastula looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Nastula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nastula avoiding damage as Chaiyachue throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Nice body punch from Chaiyachue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nastula avoids the damage to the body.
Nastula managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaiyachue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nastula avoids the damage to the body.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue works on Nastula's body with a couple of short punches.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nastula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaiyachue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nastula is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nastula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaiyachue ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chaiyachue no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nastula drops back looking for a leg! Chaiyachue is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chaiyachue manages to kick Nastula off! Nastula jumps back into Chaiyachue's guard.
Nastula got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaiyachue has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nastula has managed to get both his arms back between Chaiyachue's legs - danger averted.
Chaiyachue is looking to stand up but Nastula isn't so interested in that idea.
Chaiyachue seems keen to control Nastula's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chaiyachue pulls Nastula in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chaiyachue is on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nastula can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nastula trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaiyachue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nastula manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaiyachue manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula being controlled here momentarily.
Chaiyachue looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nastula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaiyachue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chaiyachue wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaiyachue wants to stand and escape but Nastula is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue 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.
Chaiyachue moves into the clinch.
Chaiyachue lands a good knee to the midsection. Nastula won't want to take too many of those.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nastula is looking for a takedown.
Chaiyachue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nastula.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaiyachue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nastula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Nastula's ribcage.
Chaiyachue lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nastula is breathing heavily.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaiyachue lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nastula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Nastula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Nastula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Nastula's ribcage.
Chaiyachue lands a knee to the body.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaiyachue lands a good knee to the midsection. Nastula won't want to take too many of those.
Nastula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaiyachue obliges.
Chaiyachue lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nastula or not.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Nastula's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue working Nastula over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chaiyachue working Nastula over with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaiyachue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nastula is defending well for now.
Chaiyachue digs a right hand underneath Nastula's ribcage. Nastula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chaiyachue lands a nice knee to the body.
Chaiyachue trying to land knees to the body.
Chaiyachue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nastula can do to turn this around?
Chaiyachue tries to land knees in the clinch but Nastula avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaiyachue.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chaiyachue here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaiyachue.
Nastula managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue crunches a lovely knee into Nastula's ribcage.
Nastula avoiding damage as Chaiyachue throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chaiyachue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nastula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaiyachue unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nastula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue jumps into guard, dragging Nastula to the mat.
Chaiyachue has control of Nastula's left arm, preventing Nastula from doing any damage.
Nastula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chaiyachue is working an open guard so Nastula takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pawel Nastula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaiyachue shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nastula regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue won't allow Nastula to sweep him here.
Chaiyachue has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nastula is proving hard to escape from.
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!
Chaiyachue sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chaiyachue's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chaiyachue scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chaiyachue trying to control the action but Nastula is working from the bottom.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nastula parries the strikes from Chaiyachue easily there. Chaiyachue is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nastula to escape.
Chaiyachue working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula tries to bench press Chaiyachue off him but Chaiyachue keeps the position.
Chaiyachue throws an elbow but Nastula slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chaiyachue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nastula on the ground.
Chaiyachue is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nastula is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chaiyachue trying to control the action but Nastula is working from the bottom.
Nastula sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nastula is looking for a sweep. Chaiyachue is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaiyachue blocks the strikes from Nastula.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chaiyachue content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chaiyachue fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nastula, pushing him back against the cage.
Chaiyachue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nastula avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Chaiyachue.
Nastula has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chaiyachue after a bit of a struggle.
Nastula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nastula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chaiyachue prevents the takedown attempt.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chaiyachue.
Chaiyachue working Nastula over with knees to the body.
Chaiyachue has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nastula uses from the top position.
Chaiyachue pulls Nastula in close to his closed guard and prevents Nastula from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chaiyachue wants to sweep here but Nastula controlling him for the moment.
Chaiyachue working for a triangle but Nastula defends it easily.
Chaiyachue controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaiyachue continues to stall.
Chaiyachue is looking to stand up but Nastula isn't so interested in that idea.
Nastula decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chaiyachue, up you get!
Nastula has managed to clinch.
Nastula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chaiyachue gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nastula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pawel Nastula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nastula misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naruesorn Chaiyachue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chaiyachue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
Naruesorn Chaiyachue 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Balink Tarlah (ranked 1589 p4p, 4278 weight class) and Mark Jackson (ranked 200 p4p, 436 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Balink Tarlah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlah gets a takedown into half guard.
Tarlah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tarlah frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tarlah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tarlah with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tarlah landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarlah loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jackson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tarlah land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tarlah stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balink Tarlah!
Balink Tarlah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turner Crocop (ranked 2523 p4p, 349 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 293 p4p, 48 weight class). Crocop comes to the cage accompanied by Cro Cop. Anderson has chosen Iron man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of , Turner Crocop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocop misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Crocop misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crocop counters with a crisp one two that drops Anderson! Crocop thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anderson to his feet! Anderson is in big trouble!
Anderson is rocked!
Crocop checks a leg kick.
Turner Crocop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick by Crocop misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Crocop lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Anderson out cold! Anderson is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Turner Crocop!
During a confident post fight interview, Turner Crocop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Brownie Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck this,ill be back better'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Clinch Submit (ranked 2355 p4p, 1562 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 281 p4p, 196 weight class). Franco has chosen Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Clinch Submit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franco counters with a series of strikes. Submit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Submit blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Franco.
Submit digs a good hook to Franco's body.
Submit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Franco misses.
Submit is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco swinging wildly here.
Franco tries to move into range but Submit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Franco slips a jab from Submit.
Submit misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a three punch combo that has Submit backing up. Submit nods at Franco to acknowledge the strikes.
 It looks like Punch Clinch Submit has been cut.
Submit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Submit just misses with a punch to the body.
Submit lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit tests Franco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Submit. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Submit.
Submit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franco.
Submit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Franco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Franco.
As Submit backs off Franco throws a huge counter combo but Submit manages to avoid it all.
Submit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Submit throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Submit throws a hook to the side of Franco's head but Franco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Submit throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Submit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Submit misses with an uppercut.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Submit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Franco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco moves out of range as Submit strikes.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Franco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Submit circles away quickly and effectively.
Submit misses the jab.
Franco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Submit momentarily.
Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Submit throws out the jab.
Franco throws a jab when Submit was well out of range.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco lands a head kick. Submit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Franco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Submit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franco throws a nice looking combination but Submit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Submit throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Submit throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Submit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores with a head kick. Submit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Submit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Submit throws a hook but Franco blocks it.
Submit throws a big shot that misses.
Franco slips under a jab from Submit.
Franco throws a counter combo.
Franco seems to be stalking Submit here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Submit drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juan David Franco!
After winning the bout, Juan David Franco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Nejc (ranked 1068 p4p, 2744 weight class) and Kari Mountain (ranked 140 p4p, 312 weight class). Martin Nejc could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kari Mountain's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Nejc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nejc throws a series of strikes that have Mountain backpedaling.
 It looks like Kari Mountain has been cut.
Mountain fakes the leg kick and cracks Nejc in the body.
Nejc moves forwards but Mountain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nejc moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Nejc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nejc lands a body shot.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Nejc ducks down to avoid it.
Nejc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nejc lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
and Nejc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountain misses with a body shot
and Nejc counters with a left and a right... And another left! Mountain is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Nejc!
A less than humble Martin Nejc 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 1585 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Lukasz Patryk (ranked 199 p4p, 244 weight class). Gangster comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - The Warriors Way. This should be fireworks!
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Patryk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangster lands with a cross.
It looks like Lukasz Patryk has been cut.
Patryk defending well as Gangster loads up on a big left hand.
Patryk misses with a kick to the body.
Vahid Gangster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gangster throws a series of punches but Patryk avoids them all with ease.
Patryk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patryk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patryk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patryk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patryk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gangster defends well and Patryk ends up having to push Gangster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gangster avoids the head kick by Patryk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Gangster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patryk let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Patryk scores with a takedown into Gangster's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patryk throwing strikes from guard but Gangster blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Gangster keeps moving.
Gangster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patryk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters circling - Gangster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gangster sets himself, and Patryk steps forward looking for the clinch! Gangster avoids it this time.
Gangster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patryk unleashes a big counter combination but Gangster bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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.
Patryk fails to land the takedown.
Gangster swings for the body but Patryk moves out of range.
Patryk drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gangster has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Patryk has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gangster breaks the clinch.
Patryk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gangster.
Vahid Gangster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patryk slips a straight right by Gangster.
Patryk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gangster connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Patryk tumbling to the canvas! Gangster pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Patryk was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Lukasz Patryk spoke after the fight, saying 'I will never give up!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Kiely (ranked 317 p4p, 1013 weight class) and Robbie Shakespeare (ranked 42 p4p, 130 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Shakespeare!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakespeare is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Kiely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shakespeare gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakespeare takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Kiely takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiely.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiely misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiely lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Robbie Shakespeare has been cut.
Kiely lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiely gets through Shakespeare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shakespeare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiely has him pressed against the cage.
Kiely effectively controlling the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakespeare working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakespeare is trying to force a seperation but Kiely has the dominant position.
Shakespeare wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiely won't allow it.
Kiely's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shakespeare is trying to break the clinch but Kiely has him pressed against the cage.
Kiely lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards.
Come on Kiely - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiely makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shakespeare is trying to break the clinch but Kiely is controlling him.
Kiely fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakespeare.
Kiely is working Shakespeare over against the cage.
Kiely lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards.
Kiely working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiely.
Kiely lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakespeare backwards.
Kiely working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiely.
Shakespeare looks winded!
Shakespeare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiely cracks Shakespeare with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiely scores with a punch to the head.
Shakespeare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Shakespeare's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shakespeare misses with a hook.
Shakespeare walks into a stiff left hand from Kiely.
Kiely darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kiely perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely 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.
Kiely keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kiely's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kiely is keen to just control but Shakespeare is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shakespeare can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kiely is really struggling to control Shakespeare but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kiely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shakespeare keeps working.
Kiely passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kiely swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harrison Kiely!
A very excited looking Harrison Kiely made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 292 p4p, 681 weight class) and Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 32 p4p, 90 weight class). Lyoha Nagibatel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 51 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Javier Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martinez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagibatel. Nagibatel obviously looking to wear him down.
Nagibatel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagibatel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martinez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinez rushes Nagibatel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nagibatel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is pushing Nagibatel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A bit of stalling here from Nagibatel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez being controlled against the cage.
Nagibatel blocks the elbow strike.
Nagibatel stalling against the cage.
Martinez pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagibatel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Nagibatel 's eye.
It looks like Lyoha Nagibatel has been cut.
Nagibatel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Martinez.
Nagibatel stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoha Nagibatel.
Martinez misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Martinez shoots in and bounces Nagibatel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nagibatel trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Martinez trying to control but Nagibatel is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nagibatel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a takedown into side control.
Martinez cracks Nagibatel with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nagibatel is avoiding damage well.
Nagibatel is trying to improve his position.
Nagibatel can't do much from the bottom here.
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep.
Martinez tries for a kimura but Nagibatel is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez throws an elbow but Nagibatel slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martinez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Nagibatel avoids it well and moves away.
Martinez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nagibatel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but Martinez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martinez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nagibatel at a distance.
Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Martinez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep.
Martinez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Nagibatel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Javier Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagibatel keeps working.
Martinez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nagibatel's legs.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nagibatel trying his best to control but Martinez has mounted him.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Nagibatel is squirming around nicely.
Nagibatel wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Nagibatel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nagibatel is looking to escape.
Nagibatel tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez misses with a head shot.
Nagibatel is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez working the ground and pound effectively.
Nagibatel tries to hold on but Martinez postures up.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagibatel can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nagibatel wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Nagibatel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nagibatel tries to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagibatel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick that knocks Martinez off balance momentarily.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Nagibatel in a clinch.
Martinez misses with an elbow over the top.
Martinez throws an elbow but it misses.
Martinez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martinez controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagibatel feints and then cracks Martinez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martinez down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagibatel trying to stall but Martinez improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martinez.
Martinez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martinez missing with knees to the body.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nagibatel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nagibatel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
Martinez slows down the pace here.
Nagibatel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nagibatel tries to circle away but Martinez has him pinned against the cage.
Nagibatel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nagibatel blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoha Nagibatel.
Martinez pushes Nagibatel up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagibatel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nagibatel controlling the action here for a moment.
Nagibatel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez gets a double leg takedown into Nagibatel's guard.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagibatel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Nagibatel blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez lands a jab to the nose.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nagibatel's half guard.
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nagibatel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nagibatel is doing well to control the position and prevent Martinez from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nagibatel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nagibatel keeping hold of Martinez's head, controlling as best he can.
Nagibatel wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Martinez seems content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez moves into range and clinches up with Nagibatel.
Nagibatel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A bit of stalling here from Martinez.
Nagibatel avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nagibatel has Martinez pressed against the cage.
Nagibatel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Javier Martinez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nagibatel blocks the elbow strike.
Nagibatel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinez clinches up against the cage.
Martinez tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagibatel avoids the damage to the body.
Nagibatel stalling in the clinch.
Nagibatel stalling against the cage.
Martinez trying to stall but Nagibatel improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Nagibatel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nagibatel receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoha Nagibatel.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nagibatel, pushing him back against the cage.
Nagibatel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nagibatel manages to break the clinch.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez pushes Nagibatel up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagibatel stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is struggling to control the position.
Nagibatel breaks from the clinch.
Nagibatel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Martinez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nagibatel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Martinez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Martinez lands in his opponent's guard.
Nagibatel has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez had his way with Lyoha Nagibatel in that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoha Nagibatel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Nagibatel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez is looking to stall here but Nagibatel recovers full guard.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but Nagibatel is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nagibatel has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
Nagibatel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nagibatel!
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagibatel keeps working.
Nagibatel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martinez.
Martinez working away.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagibatel keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Nagibatel is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nagibatel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martinez checks a low kick from Nagibatel.
Martinez has Nagibatel up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagibatel has Martinez pressed against the cage.
Nagibatel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagibatel throws a low kick, looking for Martinez's leg but Martinez calmly moves out of range.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
Nagibatel unleashes a big counter combination but Martinez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martinez moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nagibatel blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez retains his middleweight title!
Javier Martinez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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