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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 3067 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Aki Kulku (ranked 319 p4p, 301 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Kulku!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Clarkson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarkson tries to buck Kulku off but Kulku is having none of it.
Clarkson can't do much from the bottom here.
Clarkson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Clarkson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson struggling a bit here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku throws a strike aimed at the side of Clarkson's head but Clarkson avoids it well.
Clarkson is looking for a sweep.
Kulku throws a strike aimed at the side of Clarkson's head but Clarkson avoids it well.
Clarkson is looking to regain half guard here but Kulku keeps moving and retains side control.
Kulku working away.
Clarkson looks to move to half guard but instead Kulku has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clarkson tries to lock up and control but Kulku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kulku throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clarkson can't escape the position.
Kulku throwing strikes here but Clarkson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clarkson wants to hold on but Kulku pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Clarkson because Kulku loaded up on that one.
Clarkson really wants to buck Kulku off and get back to his feet.
Kulku avoids the attempt from Clarkson to control.
Kulku looking to finish with strikes here!
Clarkson wants to hold on but Kulku pushes him away.
Clarkson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku avoids the attempt from Clarkson to control.
Clarkson is trying desperately to improve position.
Clarkson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kulku.
Clarkson tries to lock up and control but Kulku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kulku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clarkson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clarkson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kulku working the ground and pound but Clarkson is defending the strikes.
Clarkson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kulku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson struggling a bit here.
Clarkson is looking to regain half guard here but Kulku keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson controls the position for a moment.
Clarkson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Clarkson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clarkson has Kulku pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku advances position into side control!
Clarkson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clarkson is controlling Kulku's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Clarkson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Clarkson is trying to maintain the position but Kulku is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarkson gets full guard.
Kulku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kulku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarkson pulls Kulku in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kulku shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kulku was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku has control of an arm but Clarkson manages to advance to Kulku's back!
Clarkson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kulku staying busy and making it hard for Clarkson to control.
I would not like to be Kulku right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulku fending off the submission attempt from Clarkson.
Kulku manages to reverse the position and now he's in Clarkson's guard. Nice work there by Kulku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aki Kulku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kulku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Clarkson struggling a bit here.
Clarkson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clarkson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku gets full guard.
Clarkson content to stall in guard here.
Kulku lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hudson Clarkson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Clarkson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clarkson controlling Kulku's posture.
Kulku looking to pass the guard.
Kulku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kulku postures up.
Kulku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarkson is controlling Kulku's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kulku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kulku throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clarkson wants to control but Kulku postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kulku are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clarkson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clarkson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Kulku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulku has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Kulku!
Aki Kulku decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Hudson Clarkson had this to say: 'You win some and you lose some, hats off to my opponent he came prepared and was the better fighter tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Coppola (ranked 2779 p4p, 3430 weight class) and Yuujiro Hanma (ranked 288 p4p, 337 weight class). Coppola comes to the cage accompanied by Duality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Coppola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuujiro Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coppola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanma feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Coppola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanma.
Coppola is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hanma presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Coppola scores a nice knee to the body.
Coppola tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanma avoids the damage to the body.
Coppola tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hanma smiles and moves away.
Coppola misses with a takedown attempt - Hanma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coppola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coppola ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Coppola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coppola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coppola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coppola misses with a takedown attempt - Hanma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvatore Coppola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coppola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coppola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanma clinches up with Coppola and pushes him back against the cage.
Coppola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coppola letting Hanma take a breather here.
Coppola tries to pull guard but Hanma holds him up against the cage and eventually Coppola drops back down to his feet.
Hanma misses with a body punch.
Coppola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coppola manages to break the clinch.
Coppola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanma.
Hanma takes a swing at Coppola's ribcage but misses.
Coppola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coppola tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coppola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Coppola ducks right into an uppercut from Hanma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coppola.
Despite the aggression on Hanma's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanma lands a body punch.
Hanma just leaning against Coppola, taking a breather.
Coppola misses with a punch on the inside.
Coppola pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coppola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coppola.
Hanma doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hanma lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coppola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hanma is fending him off so far but Coppola persists. Nope, Hanma circles away and we're back to standing.
Coppola forces Hanma back against the cage and clinches.
Hanma lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coppola or not.
Hanma tightens his grip and picks Coppola up, before dumping him to the ground. Coppola manages to land in guard.
Coppola is breathing heavily.
Coppola can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanma lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanma seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coppola does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Coppola wants to improve his position but Hanma is controlling well.
Hanma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hanma drops an elbow to the side of Coppola's head.
Hanma wants to take a breather but Coppola is having none of it.
Hanma is thwarting Coppola's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hanma connects with a nice short shot to Coppola's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hanma lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanma trying to control the action but Coppola is working from the bottom.
Coppola is trying to stand up here but Hanma is controlling him well.
Hanma winds up and cracks Coppola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coppola is not content to let Hanma control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Coppola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coppola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanma is looking to take a break and control but Coppola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coppola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hanma makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hanma trying to control the position from guard on top but Coppola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuujiro Hanma dominated that round.
That's time! Coppola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coppola is looking to chop away at Hanma's legs.
Coppola shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanma defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from Hanma.
Salvatore Coppola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coppola closes the distance and clinches up with Hanma, looking for a takedown. Coppola pushes Hanma against the cage but Hanma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hanma now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Coppola throws a nice head kick!
Hanma throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coppola tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hanma is in Coppola's guard.
Hanma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanma postures up and lands a big shot to Coppola's brow.
Coppola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanma is stalling in the full guard.
Hanma lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coppola's guard.
Coppola is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hanma working Coppola over with strikes.
Coppola wants to get back to full guard.
Coppola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanma scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hanma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 Coppola is rocked!
Hanma lands a big elbow - Coppola is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hanma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuujiro Hanma!
Yuujiro Hanma very nearly forgot to thank Sakura Style amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 4617 p4p, 3320 weight class) and Pan Thongrak (ranked 418 p4p, 327 weight class). Thongrak has chosen Muay Thai Traditional as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 49 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pan Thongrak!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev closes the distance and clinches.
Thongrak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kurtev is trying to pull guard but Thongrak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thongrak wants to stall.
Thongrak is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thongrak down to the mat. Thongrak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thongrak misses with a straight left.
Thongrak scores with a jab to the body.
Kurtev clinches with his opponent.
Kurtev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisko Kurtev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thongrak has Kurtev pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thongrak tries to work over Kurtev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thongrak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurtev tries to close the distance and clinch but Thongrak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thongrak swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurtev.
Kurtev shoots in looking for a takedown. Thongrak tries to sprawl out of it but Kurtev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thongrak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thongrak shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kurtev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thongrak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Kurtev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kurtev dives in for a single leg takedown but Thongrak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thongrak is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thongrak down to the mat. Thongrak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thongrak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurtev is breathing heavily.
Thongrak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kurtev fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Thongrak.
Thongrak lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurtev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thongrak swivels and escapes.
Thongrak feints a counter leg kick.
Thongrak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurtev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thongrak stuns Kurtev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kurtev darts in trying to clinch
and Thongrak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kurtev really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thongrak connects with a body shot that sends Kurtev's belly button to the back.
Thongrak lands a really nice looking cross but Kurtev seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Thongrak.
Kurtev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thongrak's waist but Thongrak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kurtev off to one side.
Thongrak stuns Kurtev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thongrak keeps Kurtev at a distance using the push kick.
Thongrak feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kurtev sprawling to the canvas! Kurtev rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thongrak finish him?!
Kurtev is rocked!
Kurtev ducks into an uppercut from Thongrak and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pan Thongrak!
Our winner, Pan Thongrak, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baum (ranked 2150 p4p, 1874 weight class) and Benson Whyte Jr (ranked 239 p4p, 217 weight class). Baum comes to the cage accompanied by My Dick - Mickey Avalon. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Baum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Whyte Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baum.
Baum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baum.
Baum moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Baum. Those never looked like landing.
Baum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at War Hound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Whyte Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Whyte Jr thumps Baum with a low kick.
Baum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baum misses with an uppercut
and Whyte Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baum looks to land a left hand but Whyte Jr moved out of range nicely.
Whyte Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baum if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte Jr throws a shot from downtown. Baum moves away and avoids it.
Whyte Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte Jr dodges the punch combination from Baum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baum's head.
Baum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte Jr.
The fighters circling - Whyte Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson Whyte Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baum throws a combination that misses
and Whyte Jr counters with a good, hard body kick but Baum shrugs it off.
Whyte Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Whyte Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whyte Jr lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decent striking displayed by Baum there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr staying out of range there.
Baum throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte Jr.
Baum swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baum manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Baum misses the target.
Baum loads up on a big right hand but Whyte Jr slips the punch.
Baum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr lands with a right hand.
Whyte Jr catches Baum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Baum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte Jr punishes Baum's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baum slips a straight right by Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baum manages to avoid it.
Whyte Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baum.
It seemed like Whyte Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte Jr.
Baum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte Jr throws out the jab.
Whyte Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baum doesn't seem bothered though.
Whyte Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Whyte Jr lunges at Baum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baum's hand.
Baum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whyte Jr lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Baum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baum.
Whyte Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baum under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 swing and a miss from Whyte Jr.
Baum misses with a right hand
and Whyte Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte Jr cracks Baum with an open hand slap.
Whyte Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte Jr as he connects with a hook.
Whyte Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baum.
Whyte Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whyte Jr dodges the punch combination from Baum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte Jr misses the shot to the body.
Whyte Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Baum's head back.
Whyte Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whyte Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whyte Jr works Baum's body with a nice hook.
Baum blocks a jab.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte Jr counters with a left to the body.
Baum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baum misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte Jr staying out of range there.
Whyte Jr shapes to counter with a head kick.
Baum walks into a left hand.
Baum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum connects with the punch.
Whyte Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Whyte Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baum moves forwards but Whyte Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baum misses with the combination.
Whyte Jr jabs Baum right on the nose. Baum blinks but takes it well.
Baum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whyte Jr scores with a jab. Baum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr with the inside leg kick.
Baum throws a hook to the side of Whyte Jr's head but Whyte Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whyte Jr tries to move into range but Baum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baum throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baum walks into a stiff left hand from Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte Jr lands the left hand.
Whyte Jr throws a shot from downtown. Baum moves away and avoids it.
Baum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whyte Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Baum throws out a loose jab but Whyte Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
letting Whyte Jr counter with a right hand.
Whyte Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whyte Jr tests Baum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baum throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Baum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte Jr misses with a looping left.
Baum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whyte Jr.
Baum throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte Jr.
Baum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte Jr throws out the jab.
Adam Baum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whyte Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whyte Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte Jr.
Baum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whyte Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Baum misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whyte Jr.
A good leg kick by Whyte Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Baum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baum throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Whyte Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte Jr throws a shot from downtown. Baum moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Whyte Jr.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baum's knee momentarily.
Baum misses with an uppercut
and Whyte Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baum throws a shot from downtown. Whyte Jr moves away and avoids it.
Whyte Jr scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Whyte Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Whyte Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baum throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baum loads up on a big right hand but Whyte Jr slips the punch.
Whyte Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baum if he has to take too many more of those.
Whyte Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baum slips under a jab.
Baum drops his hands momentarily and Whyte Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whyte Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Whyte Jr slips a straight right by Baum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baum.
Whyte Jr connects with a body shot.
Baum misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum misses with the combination.
Whyte Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte Jr with a nice calf kick.
Baum misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Whyte Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whyte Jr backs up against the cage.
Whyte Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benson Whyte Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baum looks to land a combination but Whyte Jr avoids it well.
Whyte Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whyte Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Baum's head.
Whyte Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Whyte Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baum will feel that in the morning.
Whyte Jr lands a head kick. Baum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Whyte Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baum throws a hook to the side of Whyte Jr's head but Whyte Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Whyte Jr coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Whyte Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baum throws a right and a left that Whyte Jr avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Whyte Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whyte Jr scores with a nice strike.
Whyte Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte Jr! But no joy.
Baum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte Jr.
Whyte Jr scores with a hook to the body. Baum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whyte Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baum's sensitive parts.
Baum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte Jr counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Whyte Jr - that will leave a mark!
Whyte Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whyte Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baum's head.
Whyte Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baum takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Whyte Jr.
Baum sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Adam Baum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baum throws a poor cross that misses
letting Whyte Jr counter with a right hand.
Baum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte Jr lands a jab.
Whyte Jr lands with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benson Whyte Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whyte Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Whyte Jr!
A less than humble Benson Whyte Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Adam Baum was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, fuck it. I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cestmir Cejka (ranked 2766 p4p, 3022 weight class) and George Tucker (ranked 293 p4p, 309 weight class). George Tucker 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cestmir Cejka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker walks into a straight right hand from Cejka.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tucker missing with a left hand there. Cejka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cejka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tucker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Cejka misses.
Cejka misses with a left hand
letting Tucker counter with a right hand.
Cejka throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
Cejka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tucker's hands.
Tucker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tucker lands a head shot.
Cejka checks a leg kick nicely.
Tucker ducks under a wild hook from Cejka.
Tucker misses with a hook.
Cejka throws a shot from downtown. Tucker moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tucker! But no joy.
Tucker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cejka lands with a good body shot.
Cejka slips a jab from Tucker.
Cejka cracks Tucker with an open hand slap.
Cejka misses with a body shot.
A big left from Cejka misses.
Cejka takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cejka tests Tucker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cejka misses the target.
Tucker scores with a jab. Cejka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tucker slips a jab from Cejka.
Tucker looks to land a combination. Cejka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tucker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cejka defending well as Tucker loads up on a big left hand.
Cejka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tucker can't find room to land a body shot as Cejka controls the action.
Cejka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tucker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cejka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cejka.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tucker throws an elbow but misses.
Cejka lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tucker has a couple of punches blocked by Cejka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Cejka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tucker working aggressively here.
Tucker letting Cejka take a breather here.
Tucker lands a body shot.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tucker.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cejka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tucker can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Tucker.
Tucker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cejka.
Tucker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tucker blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Tucker.
Cejka is breathing heavily.
Cejka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cejka struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker misses with an elbow strike.
Tucker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tucker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cejka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tucker being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cejka working aggressively here.
Cejka blocking some punches.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tucker misses with a body kick.
Cejka moves away from the strike by Tucker.
Cejka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Cejka slips the punch.
Cejka misses with a straight left.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cejka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cejka cracks Tucker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cejka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cejka swings widly with a right hand
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Cejka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tucker's head.
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!
Tucker loads up on a big right hand but Cejka slips the punch.
Tucker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cestmir Cejka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cejka misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Tucker.
Cejka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tucker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cejka, pushing him back against the cage.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Tucker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tucker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cejkas head.
Cejka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Cejka is rocked!
Tucker has Cejka pressed against the cage. He pushes Cejka back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Tucker throws a beautiful elbow that sends Cejka crashing to the floor! Tucker piles on the pressure with more strikes! Cejka is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Tucker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lysander Pollio (ranked 4322 p4p, 3189 weight class) and Elinho Mineiro (ranked 388 p4p, 318 weight class). Pollio comes into the arena with Gangnam Style blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lysander Pollio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Elinho Mineiro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mineiro clinches up with Pollio and pushes him back against the cage.
Mineiro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pollio uses from the top position.
Pollio throws a strike but Mineiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pollio has an active guard here but Mineiro has managed to pass into half guard.
Mineiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pollio is just riding it out for now. Mineiro eventually gives up the hold.
Mineiro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollio is not content to let Mineiro control the position.
Mineiro is working for a kimura but Pollio is defending it quite comfortably.
Mineiro is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pollio is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elinho Mineiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 2415 p4p, 24423 weight class) and Vilmer Stridh (ranked 260 p4p, 451 weight class). King comes into the arena with YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vilmer Stridh!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stridh.
Stridh stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Stridh throws a fast counter high kick but King manages to duck under it in time.
Stridh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stridh blocks a head kick by King.
Stridh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stridh throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Stridh scores with a head kick.
Stridh misses with the combination.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stridh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stridh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stridh clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Stridh pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King is rocked!
Stridh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stridh creates a bit of space for himself and rocks King with a big uppercut! King tries to clinch up but Stridh pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples King to the mat! King covers up and Stridh unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vilmer Stridh!
Vilmer Stridh took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between болат қолдар (ranked 2011 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Tom Durant (ranked 218 p4p, 292 weight class). болат қолдар has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, болат қолдар!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Durant!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durant misses with an uppercut
enabling қолдар to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Tom Durant has been cut.
қолдар keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
қолдар feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Durant sprawling to the canvas! Durant rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can қолдар finish him?!
Tom Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but қолдар moves away.
қолдар was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but қолдар was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
қолдар takes one to the chin there.
қолдар misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durant.
Durant tries to close the distance and clinch up but қолдар swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durant drives through with a takedown into қолдар's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Durant wanted to stand there but қолдар had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Durant trying to control but қолдар is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant throws a strike but қолдар rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
қолдар is stalling in the full guard.
Durant wants to sweep here but қолдар controlling him for the moment.
қолдар controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Durant thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
қолдар is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Durant holds on and takes a little breather.
қолдар won't allow Durant to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
қолдар takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Durant misses with a kick to the body.
қолдар was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durant is looking to chop away at қолдар's legs.
қолдар is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Durant.
Durant throws a right and a left that both miss.
қолдар appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Durant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Durant wants to break free but қолдар has control.
Durant misses with a punch on the inside.
қолдар's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durant cracks a nice hook into қолдар's ribs.
Durant moves into the clinch.
Durant lands a right hand.
Durant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
қолдар tries to work over Durant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
қолдар tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
қолдар lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durant shoots in looking for a takedown. қолдар tries to sprawl out of it but Durant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. қолдар manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durant throws a lazy right hand but қолдар sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durant swings for the body but қолдар moves out of range.
қолдар was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
болат қолдар is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Durant misses
and қолдар counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Tom Durant's cut even more.
Durant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and қолдар tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durant gets a double leg takedown into қолдар's guard.
қолдар pulls Durant in close to his closed guard and prevents Durant from doing any damage or advancing position.
Durant wants to control from the top but қолдар keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Durant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Durant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durant misses with a double jab.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Durant stalks қолдар and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into қолдар's face. қолдар staggers backwards, shaken.
қолдар moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Durant misses with a body shot.
Durant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Durant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like қолдар was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Durant.
Durant lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durant.
Durant misses with a body kick.
қолдар appears to be looking for a big counter.
Durant misses with a body punch
and қолдар counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant misses with a jab to the body
letting қолдар counter with a right hand.
Durant lands a right hook to the body.
Durant throws a poor cross that misses
and қолдар counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Tom Durant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Durant jabs at қолдар's body.
Durant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durant avoids the body shot from қолдар.
Durant moves into range and clinches up with қолдар.
Durant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
қолдар is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Durant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
болат қолдар has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Durant.
Durant has his takedown stuffed
and қолдар cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by қолдар.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from қолдар.
қолдар slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from қолдар on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
It looks like қолдар has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tom Durant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like қолдар was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Durant.
қолдар looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durant misses with a shot to the body
and қолдар counters with a right hand to the body.
қолдар is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Durant wants to clinch up but қолдар keeps it at a distance.
қолдар was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
қолдар swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Durant.
A jab from Durant misses.
қолдар throwing a counter right hand but Durant manages to avoid it.
Durant takes a swing at қолдар's ribcage but misses.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
қолдар swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
қолдар takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
қолдар on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Durant, as that shot connected.
қолдар uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durant.
қолдар swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Durant digs a good body shot into қолдар's ribs.
қолдар displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durant throws out the jab.
қолдар is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durant throws a body punch but қолдар moves out of range.
қолдар appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Durant misses.
Durant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Durant. Those never looked like landing.
қолдар is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Durant lands a really nice looking cross but қолдар seems unphased.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but қолдар moves away.
It looked like қолдар wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on қолдар if he has to take too many more of those.
Durant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durant misses with a wild combination.
қолдар throwing a counter right hand but Durant manages to avoid it.
Durant throws a combination. қолдар tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Durant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down қолдар rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durant thows a left - swing and a miss!
қолдар bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durant throws a sloppy head kick and қолдар moves out of range easily.
Durant misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durant. қолдар does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durant throws a body shot but no joy.
Durant uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before қолдар has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Durant'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Durant misses with a shot to the body
and Durant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
қолдар circles away from the clinch attempt
and қолдар counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by қолдар.
Durant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
қолдар walks into a jab.
Durant closes the distance and clinches.
қолдар blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
қолдар's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
қолдар blocks a head kick by Durant.
қолдар throwing a counter right hand but Durant manages to avoid it.
қолдар takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durant throws a leg kick
letting қолдар counter with a right hand.
Tom Durant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Durant's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). болат қолдар!
болат қолдар bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Frewin (ranked 1522 p4p, 1200 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 177 p4p, 145 weight class). Frewin's entrance music is Billy the Squid's Water Pistol by The Neptunas. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 34 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Butch Frewin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Havran misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Frewin as he connects with a hook.
Havran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Havran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frewin.
Havran gets a clinch.
Havran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Havran lands with a right to the head.
Frewin blocking some punches.
Havran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Havran cracks Frewin with a nice body shot.
Havran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frewin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Havran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frewin or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frewin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frewin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Havran.
Havran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frewin's elbow.
Havran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frewin.
Frewin is breathing heavily.
Havran controlling the action here for a moment.
Frewin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran slowing the pace effectively.
Frewin letting Havran take a breather here.
Havran continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Havran lands a nice uppercut.
Havran misses with a body punch.
Havran stalling in the clinch but Frewin improves position.
Havran lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Havran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Havran can't find room to land a body shot as Frewin controls the action.
Havran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frewin backwards.
Havran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Havran lands a body shot.
Havran gets through Frewin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frewin working aggressively here.
Havran controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Havran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frewin lands a hook that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
Frewin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frewin blocks an uppercut.
Havran is leaning against Frewin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frewin working aggressively here.
Havran misses with the head strike.
Frewin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Havran throws a punch but it's blocked by Frewin.
Frewin misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Frewin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Havran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Havran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havran lands a left hand.
Frewin blocks a body shot from Havran.
Havran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Frewin is keeping busy.
Frewin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Havran backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran looking to slow down the pace here.
Frewin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Frewin fails to land.
Havran swings wildly with an uppercut but Frewin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Frewin.
Havran is pushing Frewin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Havran has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Frewin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Havran can turn it around.
Havran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Havran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frewin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Havran stalls.
Havran misses with the head strike.
A short right from Frewin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havran is struggling to control the position.
Frewin blocks a body shot from Havran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frewin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havran.
Havran blocks an uppercut.
Havran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Frewin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Havran misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Frewin as Havran tries to tie him up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Havran is leaning against Frewin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Havran looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Frewin.
Havran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Havran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havran looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut.
That's time! Frewin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Havran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frewin.
Frewin stuns Havran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frewin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Havran is able to avoid easily.
Havran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frewin is looking to clinch but Havran is avoiding it.
Havran lands with a right hand.
Frewin throws a shot from downtown. Havran moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Havran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frewin lands a two punch combo.
Frewin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Havran.
Havran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Havran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Havran keeps the fight on the outside.
Havran stuns Frewin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Havran feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Frewin sprawling to the canvas! Frewin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Havran finish him?!
Frewin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havran knocks out Frewin with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Havran before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Havran picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Havran!
Butch Frewin was interviewed post fight and said 'What in tarnation!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 1882 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Paulius Zurauskas (ranked 204 p4p, 136 weight class). Paulius Zurauskas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulius Zurauskas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Zurauskas - just one landing.
Zurauskas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch but Zurauskas slips to the side
and Zurauskas counters with a straight right hand.
Zurauskas waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract OcasioCortez. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped OcasioCortez to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
OcasioCortez is rocked!
 It looks like Alexandria OcasioCortez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zurauskas pushes down on OcasioCortez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zurauskas is looking for a kimura here.
Zurauskas in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. OcasioCortez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Zurauskas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulius Zurauskas!
After winning the bout, Paulius Zurauskas 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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