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SYN 1146 Hohenthal vs. Farman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Larsen (ranked 739 p4p, 1138 weight class) and Wanderson Machado (ranked 74 p4p, 120 weight class). Magnus Larsen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderson Machado!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen moves out of range as Machado strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Larsen misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Machado misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Larsen misses its target.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Larsen does it's job there.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Machado.
A little feinted left hand from Larsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Larsen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Master Chai's Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Larsen throws a chopping leg kick but Machado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Larsen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Larsen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
Machado looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen loads up on a big right hand but Machado slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machado. Larsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Machado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Larsen misses the target.
Machado looks to land a combination. Larsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Larsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machado.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machado misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larsen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machado blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machado missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses
and Machado counters with a left and a right that stings Larsen.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machado misses with a left hand
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsen misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machado misses with a body punch
and Larsen counters with a big head kick but Machado shrugs it off.
Machado scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws an off balance right hand
and Larsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsen misses with a right hand
and Machado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larsen misses with an uppercut.
Larsen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machado is out of range and Larsen settles back down.
Machado misses with a leg kick
and Larsen counters with a two punch combo.
Machado scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado takes one to the side of the head.
Larsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a right hand that Larsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsen also avoids with ease.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Larsen throws a hook but Machado avoids it easily.
Larsen lands a nice hook to Machado's body. Machado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Machado appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Larsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larsen.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Larsen takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machado throws a sloppy body shot
and Larsen counters with a big head kick but Machado shrugs it off.
Machado moves out of range as Larsen throws a body kick.
Machado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Larsen on the side of the head.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larsen misses with a low kick.
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado throws a right and a left that Larsen avoids nicely.
Larsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Larsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machado is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Machado doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsen circles away.
Machado misses with a leg kick
and Larsen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Larsen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Larsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larsen scores with a hook to the body. Machado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larsen scores with a jab. Machado acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machado blocks a head kick by Larsen.
Machado lands with a kick to the ribs.
A lazy left from Larsen finds it's target.
Wanderson Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Machado blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Machado.
Larsen scores with a leg kick.
Machado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Larsen misses with a right hand
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
Machado misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Larsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen looks to throw a body kick
and Machado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado misses with a looping left.
Machado just misses with a punch to the body.
Machado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsen.
Machado misses with a leg kick
letting Larsen counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Larsen blocks the low kick.
Larsen tries to work over Machado's front leg with a kick but Machado checks it.
A jab from Larsen misses.
Larsen just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Machado lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machado stuns Larsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado misses with a body punch
and Larsen counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.
Larsen lands a head kick. Machado smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Larsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Machado checks a leg kick.
Machado doesn't manage to clinch there - Larsen circles away.
Machado throws an off balance right hand
and Larsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Larsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Machado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wanderson Machado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Machado's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Larsen tries to land a front kick but Machado steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machado scores with a jab. Larsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machado throws a chopping leg kick but Larsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machado misses with a hook
and Larsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machado smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machado misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Larsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Larsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machado on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machado sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machado throws a series of punches but Larsen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Larsen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Machado throws a right and a left that Larsen avoids nicely.
Larsen jabs Machado right on the nose. Machado blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Larsen off balance momentarily.
Machado misses with a hook
and Larsen counters with a straight right hand.
Larsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machado connects with a nice looking jab.
Machado misses with a leg kick
letting Larsen counter with a right hand.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machado.
Machado lands an overhand right.
Larsen misses with an uppercut. Machado saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Larsen counters with a three punch combo that has Machado backing up. Machado nods at Larsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Larsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Magnus Larsen is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machado wants to counter with a clinch but Larsen pushes him away.
Wanderson Machado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machado misses with a low kick.
Machado throws a series of punches but Larsen avoids them all with ease.
Larsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Machado. Those never looked like landing.
As Machado backs away, Larsen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Machado misses
and Larsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Larsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen slips a straight right by Machado.
Machado misses with a shot to the body
enabling Larsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Machado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Machado.
Larsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Magnus Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsen throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Machado blocks a jab.
Machado misses with a low kick as Larsen jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larsen. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larsen lands a really nice looking cross but Machado seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Larsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machado 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Magnus Larsen!
An out of breath Magnus Larsen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 826 p4p, 1115 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 75 p4p, 102 weight class). Patrick Mahomes 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 4, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes motions for Cowan to come forward. Mahomes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes looks to land a body kick but Cowan moved away.
A low kick from Mahomes misses
and Cowan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahomes's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Mahomes.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Mahomes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Cowan counter with a right hand.
Mahomes throws a looping overhand right but Cowan ducks down to avoid it.
Cowan throws a shot from downtown. Mahomes moves away and avoids it.
Cowan lands a nice shot that snaps Mahomes's head back.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahomes throws a lazy body kick
and Cowan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cowan.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Mahomes controls the action.
Mahomes tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Cowan has a couple of punches blocked by Mahomes.
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!
Cowan tries a body shot but Mahomes blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a left hand.
Mahomes lands with a light punch inside.
Mahomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Cowan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan pushes Mahomes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowan.
Mahomes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes blocking some punches.
Cowan tries to work over Mahomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahomes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cowan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahomes blocks a body shot from Cowan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan just leaning against Mahomes, taking a breather.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahomes.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahomes controls his hands.
Cowan misses with the head strike.
Mahomes tries to work over Cowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahomes.
Cowan can't find room to land a body shot as Mahomes controls the action.
Cowan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cowan.
Cowan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Cowan lands a front kick.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Mahomes moved out of range nicely.
Mahomes is looking to clinch.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan has closed the distance and engaged Mahomes in a clinch.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Mahomes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Mahomes.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Mahomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Mahomes blocks an uppercut.
Mahomes is trying to maintain a safe position but Cowan gets an underhook and turns Mahomes into the cage.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tries a body shot but Mahomes blocks it.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahomes tries to clinch up but Cowan circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cowan's corner calls for a 1-2. Cowan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Cowan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mahomes throws a front kick that sends Cowan stumbling back into the cage.
Mahomes connects with a nice looking jab.
Cowan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahomes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahomes wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahomes checks a leg kick.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Cowan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Cowan 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.
Mahomes misses with a head kick.
Mahomes misses the shot to the body.
Cowan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick and Mahomes moves out of range easily.
Cowan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahomes wants to clinch
and Cowan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mahomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cowan.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mahomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Mahomes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Mahomes lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowan is just out of range.
Cowan misses the shot to the body.
Mahomes wants to clinch
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Mahomes misses
and Cowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowan moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Cowan misses with a body kick.
Mahomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Cowan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mahomes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahomes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cowan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahomes scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Cowan saw that one coming.
It looks like Cowan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowan misses the target.
Cowan defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Cowan is looking to slow Mahomes down with leg kicks.
Cowan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mahomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cowan connects with a solid leg kick.
Cowan avoids the body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Mahomes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Mahomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahomes tries to clinch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with an uppercut.
Mahomes connects with a single shot there.
Mahomes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cowan counters with a right hand to the body.
Mahomes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cowan doesn't seem bothered though.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cowan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
Cowan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cowan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cowan jabs Mahomes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mahomes scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mahomes drives through and clinches with Cowan against the cage.
Mahomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mahomes is looking to chop away at Cowan's legs.
Mahomes is looking to chop away at Cowan's legs.
Mahomes throws a lazy head kick
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cowan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mahomes misses with a combination
and Cowan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mahomes.
Cowan scores with a nice right hand.
Mahomes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
Mahomes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahomes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Cowan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mahomes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cowan - the referee stops the clock and Mahomes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cowan. Mahomes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mahomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes wants to clinch up but Cowan keeps it at a distance.
Cowan swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes closes the distance but Cowan moves to the side
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Mahomes moved away.
Cowan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mahomes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahomes throws a body kick that misses.
Mahomes lands with a cross.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Cowan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a wild body kick that Cowan sees coming a mile off.
Mahomes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cowan. Cowan obviously looking to wear him down.
Mahomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cowan's sensitive parts.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes throws a push kick but Cowan slaps the foot to one side.
Mahomes tries to clinch
and Cowan counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Mahomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Mahomes checks it.
Mahomes misses with a wild combination.
Cowan misses with a double jab
and Mahomes counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Cowan counters with an inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahomes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cowan tried to counter with a leg kick but Mahomes avoided it.
Cowan misses with a low kick as Mahomes jumps back.
Mahomes connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes throws a lazy uppercut
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahomes pushes Cowan away with a front kick.
Cowan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mahomess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cowan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cowan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cowan throws a big shot that misses.
Mickey Cowan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahomes misses with a looping left.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Patrick Mahomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahomes wants to clinch but Cowan slips to the side
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Cowan looks to land a combination but Mahomes avoids it well.
Cowan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Mahomes tenderised Cowan's leg. Cowan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cowan. Mahomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Cowan counters with an inside leg kick.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Mahomes. Beautiful body shot.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan checks a low kick from Mahomes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a sloppy body shot
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahomes punishes Cowan's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cowan rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Mahomes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cowan throws a leg kick but Mahomes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cowan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mahomes takes a step back to recover.
Mahomes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cowan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahomes thows a leg kick but Cowan checks it
and Cowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahomes misses with a straight left.
Mahomes misses with a lunging right hand
and Cowan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Cowan ducked under it nicely.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cowan.
Cowan lands with a nice body punch.
Mahomes misses with a body shot
and Cowan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Cowan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Cowan.
Well Cowan 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
After winning the bout, Mickey Cowan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Reaper (ranked 1230 p4p, 1360 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 165 p4p, 184 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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29 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Reaper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reaper thinking.
Jack Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Reaper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Durant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reaper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Reaper throws a right hand that misses
and Durant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reaper throws a hook to the side of Durant's head but Durant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durant follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Reaper lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant throws a hook but Reaper blocks it.
Reaper throws a looping overhand right but Durant ducks down to avoid it.
Durant now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reaper throws an off balance right hand
and Durant makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reaper really felt that one!
Reaper throws an off balance right hand
and Durant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durant throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant blocks a jab.
Durant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durant misses with a kick to the body.
Durant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reaper.
Reaper has managed to clinch.
Reaper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reaper prevents Durant from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Durant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Reaper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Durant wants to break free but Reaper has control.
Durant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durant can't break the clinch.
Durant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durant is trying to push Reaper away but Reaper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durant breaks from the clinch.
Reaper throws a right hand that misses
and Durant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reaper misses with a right hand
and Durant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reaper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reaper is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Durant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper cracks Durant with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reaper has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Durant to stand back up!
 Durant is rocked!
It looks like Kevin Durant has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reaper is looking to counter punch.
Durant is still on wobbly legs! Can Reaper finish him?
Are you kidding me?! Reaper ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Durant clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Reaper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itziar Belmond (ranked 516 p4p, 555 weight class) and Rubber Turtle (ranked 66 p4p, 70 weight class). Rubber Turtle has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubber Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Turtle misses
and Belmond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belmond has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Turtle has Belmond up against the cage in a clinch.
Belmond has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turtle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belmond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belmond breaks the clinch.
Turtle avoids the body shot from Belmond.
A jab from Turtle misses.
Belmond scores with a sloppy right hand. Turtle should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmond throws a leg kick but Turtle checks it.
Jab, jab by Belmond - just one landing.
Turtle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Itziar Belmond has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond swings widly with a right hand
and Turtle counters with a stiff right hand.
Turtle throws a head kick but Belmond moves out of range.
Belmond sizes up Turtle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belmond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belmond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Belmond lands a right hook to the body.
Belmond staying out of range there.
Belmond throws a big shot that misses.
Turtle misses with a straight left.
Belmond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turtle's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle lands a jab to Belmond's midsection.
Belmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turtle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belmond chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Turtle.
Belmond appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Belmond. Turtle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turtle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turtle lands a high kick!
Itziar Belmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turtle tries to land a leg kick but Belmond saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmond connects with an inside leg kick.
Belmond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belmond checks the leg kick.
Belmond checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Belmond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Belmond takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Belmond misses
and Turtle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turtle throws a series of punches but Belmond moves out of range.
Belmond lands a nice hook to Turtle's body. Turtle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turtle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turtle moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Turtle is predictable there
and Belmond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turtle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belmond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turtle.
Belmond staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Belmond misses its target.
Belmond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turtle takes one on the button.
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 Itziar Belmond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itziar Belmond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Belmond moves away from the strike by Turtle.
Belmond tried to counter with a leg kick but Turtle avoided it.
Turtle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belmond throws a leg kick but Turtle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turtle defending well as Belmond loads up on a big left hand.
Belmond moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTurtle.
Turtle misses with an uppercut.
Belmond looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belmond misses with a looping right.
Belmond moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTurtle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmond misses with a straight left.
Belmond throws the left hand but Turtle avoids the punch easily.
And Turtle responds with a good body kick, but Belmond manages to step out the way in time.
Belmond lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belmond digs a good hook to Turtle's body.
A swing and a miss from Turtle.
An attempted straight right counter from Belmond misses the target.
Turtle throws a right hand that misses
and Belmond counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Belmond.
Belmond lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick by Turtle misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turtle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turtle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belmond counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond throws a right hand that misses
and Turtle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmond keeps the fight on the outside.
Belmond is looking to counter punch.
Belmond misses with a looping right.
Belmond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Belmond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turtle tries to land a front kick but Belmond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belmond cracks Turtle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belmond with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turtle to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle misses with a low kick as Belmond jumps back.
Turtle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belmond.
Belmond looks for the body kick but Turtle saw that one coming.
Turtle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Belmond lands the left hand.
Belmond keeps the fight on the outside.
Belmond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Belmond looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turtle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turtle is looking to slow Belmond down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belmond pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turtle is out of range and Belmond settles back down.
Turtle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Turtle swings for the body but Belmond moves out of range.
Belmond looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Belmond.
Belmond tried to counter with a leg kick but Turtle avoided it.
Turtle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belmond throwing a counter right hand but Turtle manages to avoid it.
Belmond throws a head kick that Turtle semi-blocks.
Turtle tries to clinch but Belmond moves out of range.
Belmond looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belmond thuds his right hand into Turtle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turtle if he has to take too many more of those.
Belmond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itziar Belmond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Itziar Belmond's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Belmond misses with a low kick.
Turtle counters with a body kick.
Turtle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belmond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belmond throws a head kick that misses.
Belmond avoids the body shot from Turtle.
Belmond feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Itziar Belmond is winning the standup battle so far.
Belmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turtle.
Belmond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belmond!
Turtle throws a leg kick
and Belmond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Belmond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Turtle misses
and Belmond counters with a nice leg kick.
Belmond cracks Turtle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turtle pushes Belmond up against the cage in a clinch.
Belmond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turtle tries to land knees in the clinch but Belmond avoids the damage to the body.
Belmond has a couple of punches blocked by Turtle.
Belmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belmond throws a low kick but Turtle moves out of range easily.
Turtle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Itziar Belmond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmond tests Turtle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belmond misses with a straight right.
Turtle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belmond.
Some bone on bone action there as Turtle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belmond with a nice calf kick.
Belmond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turtle can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belmond walks into a straight right hand from Turtle.
Belmond lands a glancing blow to the side of Turtle's head.
Turtle darts in and clinches Belmond up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Turtle as the two fighters clinch.
Belmond is trying to trip Turtle. He has hold of a leg but Turtle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Belmond persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Belmond is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turtle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Belmond controlling from the top position.
Turtle pulls Belmond in close to his closed guard and prevents Belmond from doing any damage or advancing position.
Belmond missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belmond is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turtle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Turtle blocks the body kick.
Rubber Turtle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belmond misses with a head kick.
Belmond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turtle in his tracks.
Turtle misses with a left hand
and Belmond counters with a good low kick that Turtle was not able to check.
Belmond attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itziar Belmond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Belmond, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itziar Belmond!
During a confident post fight interview, Itziar Belmond thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 661 p4p, 789 weight class) and Alexus Argento (ranked 87 p4p, 103 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280
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264
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World class MT
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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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexus Argento!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Wahwah throws out a leg kick but Argento moves out of range and Wahwah only half commits.
And Argento tries to counter it with a takedown but Wahwah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Argento slips a jab from Wahwah.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
Argento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Argento feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Wahwah misses.
And Argento tries to counter it with a takedown but Wahwah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
Wahwah misses with a straight left.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
We've been told by Wahwah's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah missing with a left hand there. Argento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Argento avoids the head kick by Wahwah.
And Argento tries to counter it with a takedown but Wahwah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wahwah misses with a looping left.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah misses with a few strikes there.
Argento feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah loads up on a big right hand but Argento slips the punch.
And Argento tries to counter it with a takedown but Wahwah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wahwah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Argento defending well as Wahwah loads up on a big left hand.
And Argento tries to counter it with a takedown but Wahwah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wahwah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argento staying out of range there.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahwah misses with a low kick.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Argento uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wahwah.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah wants to land a leg kick but Argento is out of range.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wahwah throws the left hand but Argento avoids the punch easily.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
That's four 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.
Wahwah looks to land a right hand but Argento moved out of range.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
A big left from Wahwah misses.
Argento feints the counter takedown.
Wahwah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Argento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
Argento checks the leg kick nicely there.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Argento has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wahwah is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Wahwah misses.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Wahwah dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wahwah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Alexus Argento has been cut.
Wahwah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Argento dodges the punch combination from Wahwah.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah loads up on a big right hand but Argento slips the punch.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah throws a jab when Argento was well out of range.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah throws a big shot that misses.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Argento ducks under a wild hook from Wahwah.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wahwah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Argento was well out of range. Poor timing from Wahwah.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wahwah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Argento.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Argento moves out of range of the body kick.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Argento's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wahwah. Argento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
Wahwah with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wahwah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wahwah. Argento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
Argento has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wahwah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses the body punch
and Argento counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Argento lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Argento not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Argento thows a huge punch but Wahwah dodges it nicely.
Argento slips a nice elbow through Wahwah's hands, connecting with Wahwah's forehead.
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!
Wahwah wants to control but Argento is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Argento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wahwah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Argento.
Wahwah is looking for a sweep. Argento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Wahwah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexus Argento's cut.
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!
Wahwah throws a looping overhand right but Argento ducks down to avoid it.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alexus Argento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Argento checks the leg kick nicely there.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah tries to clinch but Argento is having none of it.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Argento in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah throws a jab but it's blocked by Argento.
Argento feints the counter takedown.
Wahwah missing with a left hand there. Argento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
Nice body punch from Wahwah.
Wahwah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kimbo Wahwah is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah scores with a sloppy right hand. Argento should have avoided that one.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wahwah missing with a left hand there. Argento was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Argento changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wahwah lands with a nice body punch.
Argento checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Argento's head backwards.
Argento takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wahwah misses the target.
Argento tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wahwah looks to land a body kick but Argento moved away.
Argento with the counter takedown but Wahwah avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Argento on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Both fighters circling a little - Wahwah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wahwah misses with a straight left.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
Wahwah throws a looping overhand right but Argento ducks down to avoid it.
Argento is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wahwah throws a body shot but no joy.
Argento drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wahwah defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Wahwah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wahwah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Wahwah!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Tyler (ranked 697 p4p, 1141 weight class) and Third Wife (ranked 91 p4p, 141 weight class). Pete Tyler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Wife.
Wife throws the left hand but Tyler avoids the punch easily.
And Tyler counters with a quick kick to the body but Wife blocks it.
Tyler throws a looping overhand right but Wife ducks down to avoid it.
Wife throws out a loose jab but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Wife.
A head kick misses from Tyler.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wife! But no joy.
Wife misses with a straight right.
Tyler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Wife misses the target.
Wife throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyler.
Wife swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Tyler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Wife finds it's way through Tyler's defenses.
It looks like Pete Tyler has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Tyler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wife rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyler moves into range and clinches up with Wife.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wife swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Wife.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tyler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wife has had enough of the clinch but Tyler keeps him there for the moment.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler working aggressively here.
Tyler working aggressively here.
Wife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Wife. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wife.
Tyler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wife scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyler drives through and clinches with Wife against the cage.
Wife lands with a short shot to the head.
Pete Tyler's cut is getting worse.
Tyler has a couple of punches blocked by Wife.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wife blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyler.
A bit of stalling here from Tyler.
Wife lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wife backwards.
Tyler blocking some punches.
Wife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tyler moves out of range as Wife strikes.
It looked like Tyler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wife looks to land a left hand but Tyler moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Tyler misses its target.
Wife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyler.
An attempted straight right counter from Tyler misses the target.
Wife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wife lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Wife misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wife swings widly with a right hand
and Tyler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wife thinking.
Wife digs a good body shot into Tyler's ribs.
Wife might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wife misses with a hook. Tyler ducked under it nicely.
Tyler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wife finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyler's head.
Pete Tyler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Wife.
Wife scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wife loads up on a big right hand but Tyler slips the punch.
A big left from Wife misses.
Tyler lands a nice hook to Wife's body. Wife takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wife throws a body punch but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler throwing a counter right hand but Wife manages to avoid it.
Tyler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyler's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wife lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wife lands.
Wife's corner calls for a 1-2. Wife obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jeez, Pete Tyler's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Tyler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Third Wife!
Third Wife 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 316 p4p, 283 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 31 p4p, 28 weight class). Kwong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Great Gates Of Kiev. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up
and Kwong counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kwong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kwong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kwong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwong misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Kwong tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kwong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov tries for a kimura but Kwong is defending well.
Nurmagomedov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kwong keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Kwong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kwong is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Kwong is trying to control Nurmagomedov's posture but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
Nurmagomedov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kwong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov cracks Kwong with a big right hand but Kwong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong is looking to regain half guard here but Nurmagomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kwong keeps working.
Kwong tries to bench press Nurmagomedov off him but Nurmagomedov keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nurmagomedov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound.
Kwong is looking for a sweep.
Nurmagomedov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kwong down.
Nurmagomedov in side control, throwing shots but Kwong defends.
Kwong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmagomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a strike aimed at the side of Kwong's head but Kwong avoids it well.
Nurmagomedov misses with the ground and pound.
Kwong struggling a bit here.
Nurmagomedov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kwong works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nurmagomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kwong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kwong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from Kwong's half guard. Kwong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kwong has Nurmagomedov pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
Kwong pushes Nurmagomedov off and scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Nurmagomedov.
Kwong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurmagomedov at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Kwong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a takedown but Kwong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwong thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a single leg into guard. Kwong didn't expect that.
Kwong manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwong throws a lazy body kick
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shoot takedown. Kwong fights it but they end up in guard.
Kwong seems keen to control Nurmagomedov's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwong throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmagomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kwong. Kwong obviously looking to wear him down.
Nurmagomedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurmagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwong jabs at Nurmagomedov's body.
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kwong defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
A jab from Kwong misses.
Kwong slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwong.
Kwong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Kwasi Kwong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kwong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Jab by Kwong.
Kwasi Kwong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A left lands for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot from downtown. Kwong moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurmagomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong avoids the head kick by Nurmagomedov.
Kwong tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmagomedov lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKwong.
Nurmagomedov tests Kwong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Kwong.
Kwong throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Kwong lands with a nice body kick.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmagomedov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKwong.
Nurmagomedov connects with a single shot there.
Nurmagomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kwong moves away from the strike by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Kwasi Kwong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Kwong throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kwong pinned against the cage. Kwong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov avoids the head kick by Kwong.
Kwong drives through and clinches with Nurmagomedov against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kwong as the two fighters clinch.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwong moves into the clinch.
Kwong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov tries to circle away but Kwong has him pinned against the cage.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
Kwong lands with a light punch inside.
Kwong lands a shoulder strike.
Kwong stops a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kwong just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Kwong.
Kwong scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kwong lands a left hand.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Kwong.
Kwong tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Kwong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwong lands a nice uppercut.
Kwong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kwong lands with a right to the head.
Kwong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kwong manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nurmagomedov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kwong can't fight it off and eventually Nurmagomedov manages to take the fight to the floor. Kwong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kwong managing to control the position.
Nurmagomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kwong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwasi Kwong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kwong connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Kwong circles away easily
and Kwong counters with a nice body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Kwong counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kwong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kwong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick but Kwong moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Kwong counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut
and Kwong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nurmagomedov really felt that one!
Nurmagomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong wants to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Kwong slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwong.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Kwong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Kwong's head but Kwong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Kwong.
Kwong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kwong stuns Nurmagomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kwong misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kwong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
A cross from Nurmagomedov lands.
Kwong jabs Nurmagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kwong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kwong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Kwong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kwong misses with a wild body shot.
Kwong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmagomedov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kwong.
Kwong has Nurmagomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwong tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Kwong back against the cage.
Kwong misses with some punches.
Kwong swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Kwong.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Kwong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurmagomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the head.
Kwong struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
Kwong prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong misses with a punch to the body.
Kwong misses with a body punch.
Kwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kwong is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nurmagomedov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kwong to the mat. Kwong regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong has control of Nurmagomedov's left arm, preventing Nurmagomedov from doing any damage.
Kwong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov prevents Kwong from getting back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kwong's head.
Kwong has control of Nurmagomedov's left arm, preventing Nurmagomedov from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kwong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kwong trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagomedov is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kwong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
During a confident post fight interview, Kwasi Kwong thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duck Dodgers (ranked 83 p4p, 138 weight class) and Lamar Gordon (ranked 11 p4p, 21 weight class). Gordon has chosen Coming Home - Ditty ft. Skylar Grey as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dodgers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dodgers duly obliges.
It looks like Lamar Gordon has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Dodgers
and Gordon counters with an inside leg kick.
Dodgers motions for Gordon to come forward. Dodgers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dodgers tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dodgers misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gordon! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon slips a straight right by Dodgers.
Gordon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dodgers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gordon counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dodgers.
Dodgers thumps Gordon with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon wants to counter with a clinch but Dodgers pushes him away.
Dodgers is looking to score with low kicks.
Dodgers throws a leg kick that misses.
Gordon avoids the body shot from Dodgers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dodgers.
Dodgers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dodgers moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGordon.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dodgers.
Gordon feints a counter leg kick.
Dodgers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dodgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers looks to throw a body kick
and Gordon counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Dodgers - just one landing.
Dodgers throws a head kick that misses.
Dodgers throws a lazy uppercut
and Gordon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dodgers looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Gordon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That has opened up Lamar Gordon's cut even more.
Gordon walks into a left hand.
Gordon has Dodgers up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dodgers taking a breather.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Dodgers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dodgers.
Dodgers manages to break the clinch.
Duck Dodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dodgers misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gordon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Dodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Gordon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dodgers throws a leg kick
and Gordon counters with a nice body kick.
Dodgers misses with a low kick.
Gordon throws a big counter head kick but Dodgers avoids it with no problem.
Dodgers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dodgers misses with a leg kick.
Gordon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dodgers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dodgers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gordon is out of range and Dodgers settles back down.
Gordon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodgers throws a front kick aimed at Gordon's knee but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duck Dodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Dodgers misses with a low kick.
Gordon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dodgers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gordon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dodgers throws a leg kick
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gordon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gordon. That did some damage!
Dodgers lands a slapping body shot.
Dodgers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dodgers misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dodgers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dodgers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Dodgers misses.
Dodgers throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon drops his hands momentarily and Dodgers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The cut above Lamar Gordon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dodgers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordon.
Dodgers swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers throws a low kick, looking for Gordon's leg but Gordon calmly moves out of range.
Dodgers tries a low kick but Gordon avoids it.
Gordon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dodgers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gordon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dodgers scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duck Dodgers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lamar Gordon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dodgers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dodgers scores with a leg kick.
and Dodgers counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Gordon! He's just covering up as Dodgers starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duck Dodgers!
A very excited looking Duck Dodgers 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 81 p4p, 101 weight class) and Doric Dienekes (ranked 11 p4p, 13 weight class). Doric Dienekes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doric Dienekes!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Dienekes tries for a takedown but Erdogan circles away easily
and Erdogan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes has his takedown stuffed
and Erdogan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Erdogan sprawls well. Erdogan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dienekes gets slowly back to his feet.
Erdogan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes fails with the takedown
and Erdogan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Erdogan counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dienekes tries for a takedown but Erdogan circles away easily
and Erdogan counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dienekes.
Erdogan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dienekes.
Erdogan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dienekes avoids it.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dienekes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Erdogan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes fails with a takedown attempt.
Erdogan is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's four 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.
Dienekes shoots in looking for a takedown but Erdogan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dienekes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And Erdogan counters with a quick kick to the body but Dienekes blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dienekes is defended easily by Erdogan.
Erdogan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dienekes shoots and misses
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erdogan leaves Dienekes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erdogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes misses with a takedown
and Erdogan counters with a good, hard body kick but Dienekes shrugs it off.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dienekes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Erdogan avoids it really well and circles away.
Erdogan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dienekes avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And Erdogan counters with a quick kick to the body but Dienekes blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dienekes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erdogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes goes for a double leg but Erdogan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Erdogan continues to drive forward.
Erdogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from Erdogan as Dienekes shoots in.
It appears Erdogan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dienekes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Erdogan pinned against the cage. Erdogan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Erdogan is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dienekes fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Erdogan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dienekes.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
That's two 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.
Dienekes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erdogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erdogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustafa Erdogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dienekes shoots and misses
and Dienekes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes closes the distance and clinches up with Erdogan, looking for a takedown. Dienekes pushes Erdogan against the cage but Erdogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Dienekes looks to move away, Erdogan throws a big counter combo but Dienekes just gets out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Erdogan as he avoids it easily.
Erdogan is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Erdogan had his way with Doric Dienekes in 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. This is the final round!
Dienekes with a poor takedown
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doric Dienekes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erdogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Erdogan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dienekes or perhaps it was just good defense by Erdogan, which made it look bad.
Dienekes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromErdogan.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doric Dienekes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dienekes.
Erdogan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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.
Dienekes shoots in for a double leg but Erdogan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Erdogan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dienekes misses with a takedown attempt
and Erdogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dienekes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erdogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four 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.
Dienekes misses with a takedown attempt
and Erdogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doric Dienekes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dienekes throws a sloppy head kick
and Erdogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustafa Erdogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erdogan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:40
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:40
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustafa Erdogan!
Our winner, Mustafa Erdogan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Hohenthal (ranked 15 p4p, 80 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Lennart Hohenthal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
29
139
23 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lennart Hohenthal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hohenthal scores with a nice right hand.
Hohenthal throws a body shot but no joy.
Farman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a hook to the body
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
A little jabbing left from Farman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hohenthal throws a body punch but Farman moves out of range.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Hohenthal misses.
Farman flicks out a counter leg kick but Hohenthal steps away.
We've been hearing reports that Hohenthal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hohenthal lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the body
and Farman counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Lennart Hohenthal has been cut.
Hohenthal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Farman throws Hohenthal to one side and escapes!
Hohenthal throws a sloppy body shot
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hohenthal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hohenthal shoots in but no luck this time.
Farman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hohenthal misses with the combination.
Farman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Farman to counter with a crisp jab.
Hohenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hohenthal takes a swing at Farman's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Farman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hohenthal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zafir Farman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Hohenthal is looking to wear down Farman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal shoots in looking for a takedown but Farman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hohenthal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Farman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hohenthal jabs Farman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hohenthal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hohenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal tests Farman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hohenthal scores with a hook.
Hohenthal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farman manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal lands a right hook to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a body punch
and Farman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hohenthal lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohenthal just misses with a punch to the body.
Farman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Farman blocks a jab.
Farman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Farman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hohenthal throws a body punch but Farman moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Farman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hohenthal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hohenthal looking to score a takedown here. Farman is defending well but Hohenthal drives through and ends up in Farman's guard.
Farman is looking to stand up but Hohenthal isn't so interested in that idea.
Hohenthal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Farman is trying to improve his position.
Farman defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohenthal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hohenthal cracks Farman with a big right hand but Farman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohenthal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Farman's legs.
Hohenthal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hohenthal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Farman down.
Hohenthal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hohenthal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farman can do to turn this around?
Hohenthal trying to control the position but Farman is working away.
Hohenthal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hohenthal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Hohenthal trying to control the position but Farman is working away.
The strikes coming from Hohenthal are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Farman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hohenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Farman's face as Hohenthal controls the position.
Farman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hohenthal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Farman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hohenthal looking to control but instead Farman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hohenthal lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohenthal moves nicely into side control.
Farman is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohenthal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Farman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hohenthal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farman keeps working.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hohenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hohenthal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hohenthal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Farman defending against the ground and pound.
Farman is not content to let Hohenthal control the position.
Hohenthal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hohenthal 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.
Hohenthal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hohenthal lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hohenthal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hohenthal working the ground and pound but Farman is defending the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lennart Hohenthal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lennart Hohenthal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hohenthal digs a good body shot into Farman's ribs.
Lennart Hohenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lennart Hohenthal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Farman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hohenthal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farman but Farman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Farman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hohenthal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Farman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohenthal swings for the body but Farman moves out of range.
Hohenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Hohenthal misses the body punch
and Farman counters with a right hand to the body.
Hohenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hohenthal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hohenthal.
Hohenthal misses with a looping right.
Farman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hohenthal misses with a hook to the body
and Farman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lennart Hohenthal's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman avoids the body shot from Hohenthal.
A telegraphed right hand from Hohenthal misses the target.
Farman throws out a counter right but Hohenthal avoids it with no problem.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Hohenthal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Farman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hohenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hohenthal misses with a shot to the body
and Farman counters with a nice uppercut.
Hohenthal misses the body punch
and Farman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Hohenthal is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hohenthal misses with a body shot
and Farman counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zafir Farman!
Zafir Farman is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Zafir Farman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Lennart Hohenthal had this to say: 'We will meet again.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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