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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Taylor (ranked 25474 p4p, 25856 weight class) and Alex Dennie (ranked 440 p4p, 474 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Dennie!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dennie is stalling here.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Dennie has him pressed against the cage.
Dennie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taylor uses from the top position.
Dennie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dennie is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dennie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Dennie's legs - danger averted.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dennie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Dennie trying to control the position.
Dennie has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
Dennie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dennie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dennie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dennie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dennie, up you get!
Dennie clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to stall but Dennie improves his position.
Dennie pulls guard.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor won't allow Dennie to sweep him here.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Dennie has wrist control.
Dennie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennie is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dennie trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dennie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dennie looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Dennie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dennie looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Dennie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor trying to control but Dennie is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand but Dennie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Dennie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor passes Dennie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor trying to control the action but Dennie is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dennie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dennie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dennie closes the distance and clinches.
Dennie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Taylor regains guard immediately.
Taylor has his foot on Dennie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dennie works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dennie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dennie is still trying to improve position.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dennie manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor postures up in Dennie's guard and throws a big left but Dennie blocks it.
Taylor 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.
Dennie working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Dennie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Dennie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor tries for a kimura but Dennie is defending well.
Dennie is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working away.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Dennie is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dennie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dennie wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Dennie tries to improve position but can't.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dennie keeps working.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dennie down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennie is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Taylor wants to control but Dennie is keeping him busy.
Dennie is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Dennie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dennie can't do much from the bottom here.
Dennie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dennie wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Dennie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Taylor is tapping! Great win for Dennie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Dennie!
A very excited looking Alex Dennie rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, John Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'i will be back'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colton Harvey (ranked 5005 p4p, 5054 weight class) and Valentin Sutton (ranked 412 p4p, 414 weight class). Colton Harvey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colton Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentin Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton tries to score with a low kick but Harvey moves his leg out of the way.
Sutton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sutton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sutton ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sutton blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Sutton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sutton doesn't seem bothered though.
Harvey throws a leg kick which misses Sutton's front leg but catches the back leg as Sutton tries to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Harvey.
A combination from Sutton does no damage.
Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey is trying to push Sutton away but Sutton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sutton manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sutton has time to react.
Sutton throws a head kick that misses.
Sutton misses with a low kick.
Sutton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sutton looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey lands with a straight right. Sutton didn't see that one coming.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey connects with a solid leg kick.
Harvey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sutton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sutton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sutton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sutton throws a good cross that connects.
Sutton scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick from Harvey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sutton is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Harvey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sutton misses with a hook.
Sutton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sutton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice combination there by Harvey.
Harvey tries to bum rush Sutton with a series of wild strikes but Sutton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sutton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sutton moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sutton has Harvey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sutton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harvey tumbling to the mat - Sutton dives into Harvey's guard.
Sutton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sutton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harvey keeping moving, preventing Sutton from controlling successfully.
Harvey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sutton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harvey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sutton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
 Harvey is rocked!
Sutton arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Harvey's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valentin Sutton!
Valentin Sutton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darius Fields (ranked 3450 p4p, 3613 weight class) and Lorenzo Baetens (ranked 220 p4p, 224 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darius Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lorenzo Baetens!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Fields backs off Baetens throws a huge counter combo but Fields manages to avoid it all.
Fields swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baetens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baetens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fields as he avoids it easily.
Fields looks to land a right hand but Baetens moved out of range.
Fields fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Fields misses the target.
Fields scores with a hook to the body. Baetens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fields connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fields misses with a straight left.
Baetens wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baetens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fields connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baetens scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Baetens does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields tries to keep at a distance but Baetens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baetens is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fields lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baetens avoiding damage.
Baetens gets control of Fields's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baetens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fields throws an elbow that misses. Baetens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fields's guard. Nice move by Baetens!
Fields keeping moving, preventing Baetens from controlling successfully.
Baetens decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baetens works over Fields's head and body with a nice combination.
Baetens clinches up with Fields and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Fields.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fields just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baetens's brow.
Baetens breaks from the clinch.
Fields smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baetens with a poor takedown
and Fields cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fields crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baetens - the referee stops the clock and Fields gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baetens. Fields manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fields clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fields.
Baetens keeps control of Fields as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baetens keeps control of Fields as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baetens drags the fight down to the ground.
Fields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baetens looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Baetens is continuing to stall.
Fields postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baetens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baetens has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fields throws an elbow that misses. Baetens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fields's guard. Nice move by Baetens!
Fields keeping moving, preventing Baetens from controlling successfully.
Fields wants to get back to his feet but Baetens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baetens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fields throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Baetens advances position into side control!
Fields is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is not content to let Baetens control the position.
Fields is trying to buck Baetens off.
Fields bucks up and tries to throw Baetens off but instead Baetens has got his back!
Baetens tries to keep control of the position but Fields is staying busy.
Fields is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fields is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Baetens off. It looks like it's working - Baetens slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Fields displaying calm under pressure there.
Baetens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fields swivels and escapes.
Darius Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Baetens.
Baetens slips a jab and a cross from Fields.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darius Fields will probably get the nod.
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.
Fields uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baetens has time to react.
Fields lands with a hook. Baetens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fields scores with a punch to the head.
Darius Fields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fields throws a series of punches but Baetens moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baetens doesn't seem phased though.
Fields catches Baetens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baetens shoots in for a takedown but Fields shows good takedown defense.
Fields scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baetens doesn't seem bothered though.
Baetens walks into a jab.
Darius Fields is winning the standup battle so far.
Baetens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baetens checks a leg kick nicely.
Fields connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baetens momentarily.
Fields misses with a body shot.
Fields is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baetens can do to turn this around?
Fields has Baetens up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields pushes Baetens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baetens ducks right into an uppercut from Fields.
 Baetens is rocked!
Fields connects with a nice cross there... Baetens is looking wobbly and Fields recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Baetens to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Fields jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darius Fields!
Darius Fields tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 3044 p4p, 4636 weight class) and Werner Kahnt (ranked 304 p4p, 397 weight class). Cosby comes to the cage accompanied by Cosby Show Opening. Werner Kahnt has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Werner Kahnt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Kahnt catches Cosby right on the button with a cross.
Cosby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kahnt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cosby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cosby throws the left hand but Kahnt avoids the punch easily.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Cosby coming out on top.
Kahnt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahnt throws a hook but Cosby blocks it.
Cosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahnt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Kahnt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahnt.
Cosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahnt.
Cosby throws a shot to the body.
Kahnt misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosby misses with a wild combination.
Kahnt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahnt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahnt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahnt.
Kahnt misses with a looping right.
Cosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahnt just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosby blocks a jab.
Cosby moves away from the strike by Kahnt.
A big right from Cosby misses.
Kahnt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahnt. Cosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahnt drops his hands momentarily and Cosby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahnt moves away.
Cosby jabs Kahnt right on the nose. Kahnt blinks but takes it well.
Cosby takes a swing at Kahnt's ribcage but misses.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Kahnt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahnt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cosby throws a shot from downtown. Kahnt moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby slips under a jab.
Kahnt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahnt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Kahnt looks to land a left hand but Cosby moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Cosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cosby.
Kahnt swings for the body but Cosby moves out of range.
Kahnt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cosby ducks under a wild hook from Kahnt.
Kahnt misses with a body shot.
Cosby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kahnt ducks right into an uppercut from Cosby.
Kahnt misses with a hook to the body
and Cosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Cosby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Kahnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahnt misses with an uppercut.
Kahnt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cosby lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a body shot
and Kahnt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cosby jabs Kahnt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kahnt with a jab.
Cosby scores with a jab.
A left lands for Cosby.
Cosby lands a right hook to the body.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Kahnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahnt moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahnt looks to land a right hand but Cosby moved out of range.
Cosby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cosby misses with a hook. Kahnt ducked under it nicely.
Cosby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Cosby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kahnt momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kahnt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahnt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kahnt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahnt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahnt misses with a straight left.
Cosby throwing a counter right hand but Kahnt manages to avoid it.
Kahnt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cosby loads up on a big right hand but Kahnt slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Kahnt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahnt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby throws a body punch but Kahnt moves out of range.
A big left from Kahnt misses.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kahnt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Kahnt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cosby stalks Kahnt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kahnt's face. Kahnt staggers backwards, shaken.
Cosby throws a series of punches but Kahnt avoids them all with ease.
Cosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahnt throws out a counter right but Cosby avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Cosby. Beautiful body shot.
Cosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kahnt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahnt. Cosby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosby lands a really nice looking cross but Kahnt seems unphased.
Cosby lands with a straight right. Kahnt didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Kahnt misses.
Cosby is looking to counter punch.
Kahnt ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Cosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Cosby.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Kahnt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cosby.
Cosby scores with a body shot.
Bill Cosby is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Cosby does no damage.
Kahnt moves out of range as Cosby strikes.
Cosby throws out a loose jab but Kahnt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahnt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cosby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kahnt scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby throws a shot to the body.
Cosby connects with a body shot.
Cosby digs a good hook to Kahnt's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahnt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cosby misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby missing with a left hand there. Kahnt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahnt.
Kahnt throws a shot to the body.
Cosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kahnt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cosby has got the better of the exchanges.
Kahnt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cosby at a distance.
The fighters circling - Kahnt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cosby cracks Kahnt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kahnt lands a body shot.
Cosby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cosby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahnt finds it's way round the side to connect with Cosby's head.
Kahnt misses the jab.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahnt.
Kahnt misses the jab.
Cosby's corner calls for a 1-2. Cosby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahnt can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahnt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cosby ducks under a wild hook from Kahnt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahnt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cosby with a jab.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosby. That snapped Kahnt's head back.
Cosby lands with a shot to the body.
Kahnt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Kahnt misses its intended target.
Kahnt throws a hook but Cosby blocks it.
Kahnt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosby.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahnt.
Cosby cracks Kahnt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Cosby.
Cosby swinging wildly here.
Cosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahnt.
Cosby cracks Kahnt with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahnt misses with an uppercut. Cosby saw that one coming.
Kahnt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cosby slips a straight right by Kahnt.
Kahnt misses with a straight right.
Cosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kahnt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kahnt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cosby.
Cosby punishes Kahnt's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahnt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Cosby misses.
Cosby lands with a right hand.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahnt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahnt.
Cosby scores with a shot to the body.
Kahnt is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahnt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cosby.
Kahnt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahnt ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Cosby lands a jab to Kahnt's midsection.
Cosby scores with a punch to the head.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahnt.
Kahnt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahnt.
Kahnt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosby.
Cosby lands the left hand.
Cosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kahnt ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
A lazy left from Cosby finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahnt moves away.
Kahnt misses with a straight right.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kahnt throws a body shot but no joy.
Cosby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahnt finds it's way round the side to connect with Cosby's head.
Kahnt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahnt throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Cosby to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahnt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosby.
Kahnt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Cosby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cosby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahnt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahnt swings widly with a right hand
and Cosby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cosby avoids the body shot from Kahnt.
Cosby missing with a left hand there. Kahnt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosby lands with a straight right. Kahnt didn't see that one coming.
Kahnt throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosby.
Kahnt tries to move into range but Cosby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahnt throws a combination that misses
and Cosby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahnt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cosby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahnt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kahnt is rocked!
Cosby with a jab.
Kahnt is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosby finish him?
Cosby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cosby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahnt.
Cosby misses with a looping right.
Kahnt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kahnt throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahnt swings for the body but Cosby moves out of range.
Kahnt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kahnt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kahnt misses with an uppercut.
Cosby drops Kahnt with a naaaaasty hook - Kahnt is in real trouble here! Cosby dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rado Kapusta (ranked 3050 p4p, 3398 weight class) and Salvatore Hardy (ranked 205 p4p, 218 weight class). Salvatore Hardy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143
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145
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rado Kapusta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Salvatore Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapusta wants to clinch.
Kapusta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Kapusta tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kapusta tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapusta tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kapusta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Kapusta backs off Hardy throws a huge counter combo but Kapusta manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapusta tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Kapusta tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Kapusta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kapusta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kapusta drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Kapusta tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Kapusta lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Salvatore Hardy has been cut.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Kapusta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kapusta.
Kapusta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Kapusta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Kapusta.
Kapusta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kapusta throws an elbow but misses.
Kapusta looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kapusta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Kapusta.
Kapusta lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
That has opened up Salvatore Hardy's cut even more.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Kapusta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Kapusta backwards.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Kapusta, against the cage.
Kapusta throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Kapusta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kapusta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Kapusta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy avoiding damage as Kapusta throws knees to the body.
Kapusta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Kapusta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rado Kapusta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Hardy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kapusta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Kapusta moves into the clinch successfully.
Kapusta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kapusta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Kapusta.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kapusta obliges.
Kapusta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapusta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapusta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapusta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kapusta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rado Kapusta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kapusta missing with knees to the body.
Kapusta lands a damaging elbow.
Kapusta missing with knees to the body.
Kapusta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kapusta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy avoiding damage as Kapusta throws knees to the body.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Kapusta.
Hardy avoiding damage as Kapusta throws knees to the body.
Come on Hardy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kapusta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Salvatore Hardy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Kapusta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapusta keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy breaks the clinch.
Kapusta slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapusta tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapusta wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Hardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kapusta's knee momentarily.
Kapusta closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kapusta tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapusta wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kapusta tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Kapusta wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Kapusta gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hardy gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kapusta is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Hardy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kino Martinez (ranked 5034 p4p, 2848 weight class) and Davi Rocha (ranked 271 p4p, 192 weight class). Kino Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Davi Rocha's chin.
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130
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kino Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Davi Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martinez's guard.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rocha landing some decent shots from guard.
Martinez wants to stand but Rocha is controlling the position.
Rocha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Martinez is rocked!
Rocha loads up on a big left hand. Martinez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rocha looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Martinez can't hide his disappointment, as Rocha celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davi Rocha!
A very excited looking Davi Rocha 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Graves (ranked 2454 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Asahi Inoue (ranked 246 p4p, 281 weight class). Asahi Inoue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylan Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asahi Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Inoue is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inoue leaves Graves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inoue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Inoue manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Graves cracks Inoue with a solid left hand.
Inoue really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inoue is looking for a triangle but Graves pushes his legs off easily.
Inoue is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Graves 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.
Graves working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graves is in close to Inoue's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Graves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inoue's head.
Inoue is rocked!
Graves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Inoue is still in real trouble! Can Graves finish him?
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Inoue is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Graves postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Inoue covers up, he's hurt! Graves keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Graves and the ref steps in to end the fight! Graves can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Graves!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Li (ranked 2694 p4p, 25255 weight class) and Korbin Hayes (ranked 180 p4p, 280 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130
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145
4 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikael Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korbin Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes darts in trying to clinch
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily.
Hayes trying to control but Li postures up.
Li is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hayes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes trying to control but Li postures up.
Hayes wants to control the action here but instead Li manages to pass to full mount!
Hayes is controlling an arm, preventing Li from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes has given up his back here.
Li avoiding Hayes 's attempts to control his hands.
Li has the hooks in. Hayes is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Li passes his arm under Hayes's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Hayes taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikael Li!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1807 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Faustyn Fleszar (ranked 133 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Faustyn Fleszar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleszar lands with a shot to the body.
Kvaratskhelia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fleszar defends well and Kvaratskhelia ends up having to push Fleszar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Fleszar misses.
Kvaratskhelia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kvaratskhelia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fleszar after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasha Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleszar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Fleszar lands.
Kvaratskhelia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvaratskhelia lands in his opponent's guard.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control from the top but Fleszar keeps moving.
Kvaratskhelia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kvaratskhelia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fleszar keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Fleszar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kvaratskhelia is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Fleszar with a solid left hand.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fleszar is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kvaratskhelia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kvaratskhelia jumps guard but Fleszar stands there with Kvaratskhelia around his waist. Kvaratskhelia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fleszar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Fleszar breaks from the clinch.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a nice body shot.
No luck for Kvaratskhelia with that takedown attempt.
Kvaratskhelia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fleszar tries to avoid it but Kvaratskhelia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fleszar to the ground. Fleszar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kvaratskhelia shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleszar sprawls well. He's pushed Kvaratskhelia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kvaratskhelia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fleszar defends well and Kvaratskhelia ends up having to push Fleszar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleszar breaks the clinch.
A jab from Fleszar finds it's way through Kvaratskhelia's defenses.
Fleszar connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleszar throws a hook but Kvaratskhelia avoids it easily.
Kvaratskhelia tries for a takedown but Fleszar circles away easily
and Fleszar counters with a straight right hand.
Fleszar lands a body shot.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fleszar sprawls well. Fleszar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvaratskhelia gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleszar digs a good body shot into Kvaratskhelia's ribs.
Kvaratskhelia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fleszar throws out the jab.
Kvaratskhelia takes one to the chin there.
Kvaratskhelia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fleszar lands a glancing blow to the side of Kvaratskhelia's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fleszar avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Fleszar misses its intended target.
Fleszar throws a body shot but no joy.
Kvaratskhelia tries to counter with a takedown but Fleszar is quick to defend against it.
Fleszar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kvaratskhelia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fleszar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fleszar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fleszar as he jumps to the side.
Fleszar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kvaratskhelia's head backwards.
Fleszar slaps away a takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fleszar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Fleszar does it's job there.
Kvaratskhelia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fleszar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kvaratskhelia is rocked!
Kvaratskhelia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fleszar tries to avoid it but Kvaratskhelia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fleszar to the ground. Fleszar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fleszar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kvaratskhelia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fleszar to the mat! Fleszar manages to get full guard.
Kvaratskhelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fleszar's head.
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Fleszar wants to get back to his feet but Kvaratskhelia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kvaratskhelia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia with a nice head shot there.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of digs.
Kvaratskhelia passes Fleszar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Faustyn Fleszar 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.
Fleszar connects with a body shot that sends Kvaratskhelia's belly button to the back.
Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown into Fleszar's guard.
Fleszar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice forearm strike.
Fleszar is pushing Kvaratskhelia's head away, looking to escape. Kvaratskhelia manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fleszar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleszar is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleszar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kvaratskhelia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fleszar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches and elbows.
Fleszar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches and elbows.
Fleszar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Fleszar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fleszar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia scores with punches from side control.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fleszar to see if he's OK.
Kvaratskhelia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kvaratskhelia cracks Fleszar with a big right hand but Fleszar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fleszar can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fleszar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fleszar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kvaratskhelia lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fleszar is rocked!
Fleszar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fleszar is still in real trouble! Can Kvaratskhelia finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia scores with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fleszar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kvaratskhelia working the body and head with strikes.
Fleszar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kvaratskhelia scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fleszar to see if he's OK.
Kvaratskhelia lands a few punches from side control.
Kvaratskhelia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fleszar is trying to buck Kvaratskhelia off.
Kvaratskhelia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fleszar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia working the head and body with strikes.
Fleszar seems to have recovered his senses.
Fleszar is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleszar trying to remain calm as Kvaratskhelia controls from the top position.
Kvaratskhelia lands a nice forearm strike.
Kvaratskhelia is chipping away with strikes.
Kvaratskhelia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kvaratskhelia prevents Fleszar from escaping the position.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia dominated that second round.
That's time! Kvaratskhelia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a double leg but Fleszar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fleszar defends it nicely.
Fleszar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kvaratskhelia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kvaratskhelia shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleszar sprawls well. He's pushed Kvaratskhelia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasha Kvaratskhelia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Fleszar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fleszar scores with a nice right hand.
Kvaratskhelia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fleszar manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fleszar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleszar throws a jab when Kvaratskhelia was well out of range.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvaratskhelia moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kvaratskhelia or perhaps it was just good defense by Fleszar, which made it look bad.
Fleszar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia ducks under a wild hook from Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kvaratskhelia slips a jab from Fleszar.
Fleszar throws a jab when Kvaratskhelia was well out of range.
Fleszar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kvaratskhelia takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Fleszar to counter with a crisp jab.
Fleszar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kvaratskhelia moves away.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fleszar sprawls well. Fleszar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvaratskhelia gets slowly back to his feet.
Fleszar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia has his takedown stuffed
enabling Fleszar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Fleszar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fleszar leaves Kvaratskhelia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faustyn Fleszar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleszar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kvaratskhelia.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a right hand to the body.
Fleszar throws a shot to the body.
Fleszar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kvaratskhelia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fleszar is fending him off so far but Kvaratskhelia persists. Nope, Fleszar circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia walks into a left hand.
Fleszar cracks a nice hook into Kvaratskhelia's ribs.
Kvaratskhelia misses with a takedown
and Fleszar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faustyn Fleszar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleszar misses with an uppercut. Kvaratskhelia saw that one coming.
Fleszar scores with a sloppy right hand. Kvaratskhelia should have avoided that one.
Oh Kvaratskhelia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleszar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kvaratskhelia seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fleszar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kvaratskhelia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia fails to land the takedown.
Kvaratskhelia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleszar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a double leg but Fleszar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia has his takedown stuffed
letting Fleszar counter with a right hand.
Kvaratskhelia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kvaratskhelia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleszar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kvaratskhelia thinking.
Fleszar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fleszar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fleszar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kvaratskhelia dives in and scores a takedown into Fleszar's guard.
Kvaratskhelia lands a couple of elbows.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia stopping the sweep attempt from Fleszar.
Kvaratskhelia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lasha Kvaratskhelia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kvaratskhelia landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faustyn Fleszar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fleszar 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Faustyn Fleszar!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Faustyn Fleszar!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Faustyn Fleszar!
Faustyn Fleszar wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Faustyn Fleszar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Maine (ranked 1092 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Umar Hagmedov (ranked 151 p4p, 374 weight class). Umar Hagmedov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Captain Maine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Hagmedov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagmedov gets caught napping as Maine dives in and scores a takedown. Hagmedov manages to retain guard.
Hagmedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maine wants to pass the guard but Hagmedov is keeping the position.
Maine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maine trying to control but Hagmedov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maine sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hagmedov's guard.
Maine is looking for a kimura here.
Maine seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maine is looking for a kimura but Hagmedov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maine to get the leverage.
Maine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hagmedov is in trouble now - Maine has advanced to mount!
Maine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hagmedov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maine seems keen to control Hagmedov's posture.
Maine looking for a guillotine here but Hagmedov defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maine is trying to control the position but Hagmedov postures up.
Hagmedov stopping the sweep attempt from Maine.
Hagmedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Hagmedov throws a sloppy strike and Maine has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Hagmedov is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Maine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Captain Maine!
Captain Maine retains his light heavyweight title!
Captain Maine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Umar Hagmedov spoke after the fight, saying 'Since i started fighting in JF I wanted to fight for the world championship and fuck it’s not the way i wanted to go but we live to fight another day.no excuses for me,not the first time I bounced back from this, I will be back'.
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