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PFC 212.5 Terranova vs Mfer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gemellus Axius (ranked 1217 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 69 p4p, 81 weight class). Axius comes to the cage accompanied by Feed the Machine. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gemellus Axius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Fairbanks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fairbanks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fairbanks lands a slapping body shot.
Fairbanks is looking to land body kicks.
Axius misses with a lunging right hand
and Fairbanks counters with a nice body shot.
Fairbanks misses with a hook.
Fairbanks connects with a right hand. Axius shakes it off.
Fairbanks misses with a low kick.
Fairbanks moves into the clinch successfully.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
Axius lands a shot to the body.
Axius misses with a punch on the inside.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Axius blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks presses Axius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Axius tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Axius.
Axius throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Fairbanks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fairbanks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Axius at a distance.
Axius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fairbanks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Axius scores with a hook to the body. Fairbanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Axius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Axius lands a leg kick that knocks Fairbanks off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Axius. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairbanks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fairbanks moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Fairbanks tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Axius blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
Axius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axius is working Fairbanks over against the cage.
Axius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Axius lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Axius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
I was talking to Axius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
Axius cracks Fairbanks with a nice body shot.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Axius tries a body shot but Fairbanks blocks it.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axius lands with a left to the head.
Fairbanks blocks a body shot from Axius.
Fairbanks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Axius misses with a body punch.
Axius presses Fairbanks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axius working aggressively here.
Fairbanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Axius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fairbanks can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Axius.
Axius prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Axius.
Axius blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Axius as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axius.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Axius.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Axius lands an uppercut.
Fairbanks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Axius lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gemellus Axius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Fairbanks does it's job there.
Fairbanks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fairbanks throws a lazy right hand but Axius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairbanks can do to turn this around?
Axius throws a combination. Fairbanks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Axius misses with a looping right.
Fairbanks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Axius has time to react.
Fairbanks throws a shot from downtown. Axius moves away and avoids it.
Fairbanks feints and then cracks Axius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Axius down.
A nice leg kick from Axius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Axius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axius moves in looking to clinch but Fairbanks pushes him off.
Axius misses with a hook
and Fairbanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairbanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Axius.
Axius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fairbanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Axius misses with a body kick.
Axius connects with a body shot that sends Fairbanks's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fairbanks.
Axius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fairbanks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gemellus Axius is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fairbanks - that will leave a mark!
Axius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Axius both land. Nice combination.
Fairbanks throws a push kick but Axius slaps the foot to one side.
Fairbanks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Axius throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axius tries to clinch but Fairbanks is having none of it.
Fairbanks throws a sloppy head kick and Axius moves out of range easily.
Axius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Axius tries to clinch but Fairbanks is having none of it.
Axius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fairbanks. That one must have hurt.
Fairbanks scores with a nice head shot.
Axius misses with an uppercut. Fairbanks saw that one coming.
Fairbanks connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fairbanks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Axius blocks the body kick.
Axius jabs Fairbanks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Axius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch.
Axius tries to keep at a distance but Fairbanks has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairbanks blocks a body shot from Axius.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Fairbanks will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Axius up against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Fairbanks manages to break the clinch.
Fairbanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axius is looking to counter punch.
Axius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairbanks at a distance.
Axius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairbanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Axius is just out of range.
Axius misses with a body kick.
Axius misses with a body kick.
Fairbanks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Axius digs a good body shot into Fairbanks's ribs.
Axius works the jab nicely.
Axius avoids a kick to the body.
Axius thinks about countering with a body kick.
Axius throws a leg kick but Fairbanks checks it.
Fairbanks throws a low kick but Axius avoids it.
Axius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axius moves into range and clinches up with Fairbanks.
Fairbanks is trying to break the clinch but Axius has him pressed against the cage.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
Axius tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axius lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axius struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axius keeps control of Fairbanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gemellus Axius will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fairbanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fairbanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a nice uppercut.
Fairbanks misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fairbanks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Axius - the referee stops the clock and Fairbanks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Axius. Fairbanks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Axius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairbanks lands with a good body shot.
Axius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairbanks.
A little jabbing left from Fairbanks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Axius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fairbanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axius lands a leg kick that knocks Fairbanks off balance momentarily.
Axius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairbanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Axius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
A short left from Axius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Gemellus Axius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Axius as Fairbanks tries to tie him up.
Axius blocks a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axius prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Axius.
Axius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axius scores with a shoulder strike.
Desmond Fairbanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks tries to break free but Axius pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Axius.
Fairbanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axius has him pressed against the cage.
Axius throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Axius tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
Gemellus Axius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairbanks tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Fairbanks - that landed with a thud.
Axius misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Axius ducks under a wild hook from Fairbanks.
Axius lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a kick to the body.
Axius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Axius lands with a kick to the temple. Fairbanks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Axius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Axius cracks a nice hook into Fairbanks's ribs.
Fairbanks gets tackled into the cage by Axius. Axius maintains the clinch.
Fairbanks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Axius has him pressed against the cage.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Axius lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
Fairbanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Axius misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks blocks a body shot from Axius.
Axius lands a right hand.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
Fairbanks is looking to break free of the clinch but Axius has double underhooks.
Axius prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axius prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Axius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fairbanks misses with a punch to the body.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Axius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axius.
Axius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gemellus Axius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axius 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gemellus Axius!
Our winner, Gemellus Axius, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Yamaguchi (ranked 469 p4p, 619 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 57 p4p, 71 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yamaguchi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yama Yama. The crowd seem to be enjoying Honey's choice of entrance music: Higher Love. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honey throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yamaguchi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honey misses with a leg kick.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaguchi moves away.
Hugh Honey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yamaguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honey throws out the jab.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Honey. Those never looked like landing.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Honey misses.
Yamaguchi tries to counter with a takedown but Honey is quick to defend against it.
Honey lands a glancing blow to the side of Yamaguchi's head.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honey thuds a left hand into Yamaguchi's body.
Nice body kick from Honey.
A slow jab from Honey misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey misses with a wild combination.
Yamaguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
A jab from Honey misses.
Yamaguchi tries to counter with a takedown but Honey is quick to defend against it.
Honey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honey scores with a punch to the 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honey.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Honey.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey throws out a loose jab but Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamaguchi tries to counter with a takedown but Honey is quick to defend against it.
Honey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Honey throws a shot to the body.
Yamaguchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Honey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Honey throws a lazy right hand but Yamaguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honey throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Honey there.
Hugh Honey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honey lands with a cross.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi moves away from the strike by Honey.
A big left from Honey misses.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Honey misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a single leg into guard. Honey didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaguchi postures up.
Yamaguchi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yamaguchi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Honey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamaguchi scrambles back to his feet.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Yamaguchi slips under a jab from Honey.
Honey misses with an uppercut
and Yamaguchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Honey!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Honey.
Honey tries to bum rush Yamaguchi with a series of wild strikes but Yamaguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honey loads up on a big right hand but Yamaguchi slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Honey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Yamaguchi blocks the low kick.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey misses the jab.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi avoids the body shot from Honey.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey misses with a looping left.
Honey misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Honey.
Honey swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honey throws a looping overhand right but Yamaguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yamaguchi defending well as Honey loads up on a big left hand.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey throws a hook to the side of Yamaguchi's head but Yamaguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Honey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Honey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Honey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamaguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey misses with the combination.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kai Yamaguchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey throws a right hand that Yamaguchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamaguchi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Honey looks to throw the jab but Yamaguchi is out of range.
Honey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamaguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honey jabs Yamaguchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Honey throws a hook but Yamaguchi avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey lands with an uppercut that bounces Yamaguchi off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Honey misses.
Honey scores with a jab. Yamaguchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Yamaguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yamaguchi takes one on the button.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Honey misses its intended target.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey misses with a hook.
Yamaguchi tries to counter with a takedown but Honey is quick to defend against it.
Yamaguchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamaguchi gets to his feet. Honey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Honey throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Honey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Honey swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Honey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamaguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honey.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamaguchi.
Honey throws a right and a left that Yamaguchi avoids nicely.
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamaguchi manages to avoid it.
Honey is looking to chop away at Yamaguchi's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamaguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey misses with an uppercut. Yamaguchi saw that one coming.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamaguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hugh Honey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honey throws a body shot but no joy.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey scores with a shot to the body.
Honey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey throws a body punch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honey.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yamaguchi slips a jab from Honey.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Yamaguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Honey looks to land a left hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range nicely.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yamaguchi blocks a jab.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Honey lands a jab to Yamaguchi's midsection.
Yamaguchi ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Yamaguchi moved out of range.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Honey misses with a hook. Yamaguchi ducked under it nicely.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey lands with a nice combination. Yamaguchi backs away looking to recover.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamaguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honey misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Honey throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yamaguchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi checks a low kick from Honey.
Yamaguchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Honey misses.
Honey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamaguchi attempts a counter takedown but Honey avoids it well and moves away.
Yamaguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey.
Yamaguchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honey. Yamaguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honey with a nice cross.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Yamaguchi staying out of range there.
Yamaguchi feinted with a counter takedown.
Honey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honey.
Yamaguchi tries to counter with a takedown but Honey is quick to defend against it.
Yamaguchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamaguchi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honey sprawls and moves away.
Kai Yamaguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honey swings for the body but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
Yamaguchi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Honey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Honey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
Hugh Honey 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 Sarfraz Ali (ranked 276 p4p, 496 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 35 p4p, 64 weight class). Great Tiger 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiger looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Ali moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali clobbers Tiger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger is looking to land body kicks.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiger.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Tiger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Tiger throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Ali lands a jab.
Ali wants to clinch.
Tiger scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Tiger is predictable there
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ali moves away from the strike by Tiger.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ali throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger counters with a body kick.
Tiger drives through and clinches with Ali against the cage.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiger swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Ali misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ali regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali has his feet on Tiger's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Ali thuds a left hand into Tiger's body.
A low kick lands for Ali.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Ali.
Ali thows a leg kick but Tiger checks it
and Tiger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiger takes one on the button.
Ali moves into the clinch successfully.
Ali digs a right hand into Tiger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiger's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali scores with a shot to the side of Tiger's head.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiger.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiger.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger is working for takedown but Ali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tiger lands a right hand.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger lands an uppercut.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiger lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tiger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarfraz Ali 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.
Ali scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiger.
Tiger throws a chopping leg kick but Ali manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiger moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiger throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Ali misses.
Tiger throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Ali tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Nice body punch from Ali.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiger counters with a body kick that stops Ali in his tracks momentarily.
Ali misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ali takes a step back to recover.
Tiger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ali, pushing him back against the cage.
Ali tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiger lands with a right to the head.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocking some punches.
Great Tiger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Ali tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ali tries to clinch but Tiger moves out of range.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Ali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ali.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick from Tiger lands but Ali takes it in his stride.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Ali forces Tiger back against the cage and clinches.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger lands an uppercut.
Tiger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger jumps guard but Ali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tigers head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Ali.
Tiger gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tiger is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ali pushes Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Tiger digs a right hand underneath Ali's ribcage. Ali let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiger lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger looking for a takedown.
Tiger has picked Ali up - he's going for a ride! Tiger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ali has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tiger is on him like a limpet, forcing Ali back against the cage.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Tiger moves his leg out of the way.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiger at a distance.
Tiger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tiger moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Tiger's defenses.
Tiger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ali throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali moves out of range as Tiger throws a body kick.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali scores with a three punch combo!
Ali sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ali throws a leg kick but Tiger sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Tiger responds with a good body kick, but Ali manages to step out the way in time.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiger throws a body kick that misses.
Ali half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiger.
Tiger throws a wild body kick that Ali sees coming a mile off.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger walks into a jab.
Ali is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ali under the eye.
Tiger throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Tiger's knee but Tiger avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Tiger misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Tiger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiger.
Tiger misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
Tiger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali throws a chopping leg kick but Tiger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ali tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Tiger thinks about the counter body kick.
Ali avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Tiger throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Ali.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ali walks into a jab.
Tiger throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a two punch combo.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
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!
Ali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiger avoided it.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Ali tries to clinch up but Tiger circles away and keeps his distance.
Ali with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Ali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ali moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiger checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali cracks Tiger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Tiger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Ali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Tiger cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Tiger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiger.
Ali tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Tiger.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali pushes Tiger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali prevents a body shot from Tiger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Ali.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Ali lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ali if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiger throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Ali misses with a jab to the body
and Tiger counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Ali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiger momentarily.
Tiger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A very excited looking Sarfraz Ali 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Diaz (ranked 170 p4p, 535 weight class) and Takashi Yoshida (ranked 13 p4p, 33 weight class). Yoshida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boogeyman by Motörhead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Takashi Yoshida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JoJo Diaz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, JoJo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Takashi Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida feints a counter leg kick.
Yoshida moves out of range of the body kick.
Yoshida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Yoshida jumps back.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Yoshida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice jab there from Yoshida.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Diaz.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Yoshida knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz checks the leg kick.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshida was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Yoshida connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Yoshida stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Yoshida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Yoshida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshida.
A little jabbing left from Yoshida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Yoshida needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshida. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshida moves away.
Good shot there by Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
Yoshida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Yoshida.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Diaz tried to counter with a leg kick but Yoshida avoided it.
Diaz slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Yoshida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Yoshida takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yoshida throws a leg kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Diaz works Yoshida's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JoJo Diaz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Yoshida throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida misses the jab.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Diaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yoshida.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Yoshida's ribs.
Diaz swings for the body but Yoshida moves out of range.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoshida throws a half hearted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz!
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
Yoshida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz throws the left hand but Yoshida avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And Yoshida responds with a good body kick, but Diaz manages to step out the way in time.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoshida - that will leave a mark!
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Yoshida.
JoJo Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz motions for Yoshida to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Yoshida.
Yoshida with the inside leg kick.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Yoshida's body. Yoshida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Yoshida moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Yoshida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a jab to the nose.
Yoshida scores with a body shot.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Diaz moves out of range easily.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Yoshida slips the punch.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Yoshida blocks a leg kick.
Yoshida throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
Diaz blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Yoshida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yoshida was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz lands a nice hook to Yoshida's body. Yoshida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshida scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Yoshida checks it.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshida does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Yoshida misses with a hook.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Yoshida lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Yoshida takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Yoshida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Yoshida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Yoshida checks it.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
Yoshida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Yoshida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takashi Yoshida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Yoshida looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Yoshida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Yoshida flicks out a counter leg kick but Diaz steps away.
Good leg kick by Diaz.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz misses the jab.
Yoshida lands a front kick.
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Diaz lands a leg kick that knocks Yoshida off balance momentarily.
Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yoshida checks it well.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Yoshida sees coming a mile off.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Yoshida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshida.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Yoshida saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Yoshida moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Yoshida misses the target.
Jab, jab by Yoshida - just one landing.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Yoshida.
Yoshida missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoshida throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Yoshida dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Yoshida moved away.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Yoshida counters with a straight right hand.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshida throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Yoshida lands an overhand right.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Yoshida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Yoshida tries to work over Diaz's front leg with a kick but Diaz checks it.
Yoshida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Diaz punishes Yoshida's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Yoshida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Yoshida's knee but Yoshida avoids it well.
Yoshida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
A clash of legs there as Yoshida blocks the low kick.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Yoshida.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yoshida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yoshida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Yoshida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yoshida ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Yoshida moves away and avoids it.
Yoshida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Yoshida ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is looking to slow Yoshida down with leg kicks.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz jabs at Yoshida's body.
Yoshida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yoshida throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diaz if he has to take too many more of those.
Yoshida slips a jab from Diaz.
Yoshida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Yoshida slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Yoshida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Yoshida misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshida misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
Yoshida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 JoJo Diaz.
Well Diaz 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... JoJo Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Darren (ranked 249 p4p, 127 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 36 p4p, 18 weight class). Darren comes to the cage accompanied by Here's to the losers. On his way into the cage it seems that James Darren has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Darren seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Darren is looking to counter with head kicks.
Darren misses with a looping left.
Darren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
It looked like Darren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darren misses with a double jab.
Darren blocks the body kick.
Darren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turnbull steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darren.
Turnbull lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren misses with a body shot.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick.
Darren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to land a body kick
and Darren counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turnbull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull misses with a kick to the body
enabling Darren to counter with a crisp jab.
Darren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darren. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren is looking to clinch.
Turnbull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turnbull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Darren closes the distance and clinches.
Turnbull is leaning against Darren and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darren tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren blocking some punches.
Turnbull dodges an elbow strike from Darren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Turnbull.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darren misses with the head strike.
Darren working aggressively here.
Darren lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Darren scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Darren blocks it.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darren lands a damaging elbow.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Darren's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocking some punches.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Darren working aggressively here.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darren seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turnbull can turn it around.
Darren lands a body punch.
Turnbull tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
A short right from Darren.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
Turnbull tries to work over Darren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Darren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull avoids a wild elbow strike from Darren.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Darren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
Darren gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darren is looking to counter the offense by Turnbull and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Darren.
Darren moves in looking to clinch but Turnbull pushes him off.
Turnbull cracks Darren with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbull is looking to clinch but Darren is avoiding it.
Darren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turnbull will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turnbull lunges at Darren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darren's hand.
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Turnbull coming out on top.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Turnbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darren moves away.
A shot to the liver by Turnbull. Beautiful body shot.
Darren turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darren manages to avoid it.
Darren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Darren throws a right hand that Turnbull ducks under and follows up with a left that Turnbull also avoids with ease.
Turnbull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Darren will feel that in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Turnbull connects with a body shot that sends Darren's belly button to the back.
Turnbull lands a jab to Darren's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Turnbull.
Turnbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darren.
Darren 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.
Turnbull tries to bum rush Darren with a series of wild strikes but Darren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turnbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darren looks to score with a jab to the body but Turnbull is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Darren saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Darren misses the target.
Darren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turnbull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turnbull's hands.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull stuns Darren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turnbull throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Darren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turnbull misses with a right hand
and Darren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Darren cracks Turnbull with a good jab.
Turnbull looks to clinch
and Darren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turnbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Darren is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turnbull crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Darren - the referee stops the clock and Turnbull gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Darren. Turnbull manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Darren moved away.
A jab from Turnbull does it's job there.
Turnbull lands with a hook. Darren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darren misses with a hook.
Turnbull appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darren wants to clinch up but Turnbull keeps it at a distance.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
Darren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Darren tries to clinch up.
Darren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull throws a poor cross that misses
and Darren counters with a stiff right hand.
Darren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turnbull throws a hook but Darren avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darren just misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull throws a fast counter high kick but Darren manages to duck under it in time.
Turnbull swings widly with a right hand
and Darren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darren.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Darren tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darren digs a right hand underneath Turnbull's ribcage. Turnbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Darren tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Darren misses with an elbow over the top.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Turnbull.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Turnbull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull 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!
Darren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darren throws the left hand but Turnbull avoids the punch easily.
Darren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Turnbull there.
Turnbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Darren has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Turnbull checks a leg kick.
Turnbull staying out of range there.
Darren tries to clinch there but Turnbull circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darren clinches up against the cage.
Darren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Darren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darrens head.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Darren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darren lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Darren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Darren lands an elbow just above Turnbull 's eye.
Darren prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull avoids the elbow strike from Darren, against the cage.
Turnbull lands a body shot.
Darren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James Darren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Darren or not.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Darren fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Darren lands with a right to the head.
Darren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darren tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Darren back against the cage.
Turnbull is working Darren over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darren's elbow.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darren throws an elbow that misses.
Darren misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darren.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Darren avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turnbull's defenses.
Darren blocks an uppercut.
Darren can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Darren controls his hands.
Darren misses with an elbow strike.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Darren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Darren lands a nice elbow.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Darren's ribcage. Darren let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Turnbull as the two fighters clinch.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darren is leaning against Turnbull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren pushes off an throws an elbow but Turnbull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darren backwards.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turnbull takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Darren throws an elbow but misses.
Darren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turnbull's defenses.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Darren.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roderick Turnbull.
Well Turnbull 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
James Darren was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a loser!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smith (ranked 41 p4p, 129 weight class) and Cletus McDonald (ranked 7 p4p, 20 weight class). McDonald has chosen Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 27 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
McDonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from McDonald , before circling back to the center of the mat.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
McDonald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McDonald scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as McDonald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus McDonald .
McDonald cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
McDonald has clasped his hands together around Smith's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Smith isn't going anywhere.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McDonald cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.
Smith moves into full guard.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McDonald is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McDonald puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDonald 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDonald 's back!
McDonald is in bad spot here.
Smith is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McDonald knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McDonald for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
McDonald is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Smith struggling to keep hold of the position.
Smith misses with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to stick to McDonald 's back but McDonald is turning into Smith. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Smith's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDonald .
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith managing to control the position.
McDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
McDonald postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
Donk. McDonald catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
McDonald throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from McDonald .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
Smith tries to work over McDonald 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith prevents McDonald from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonald .
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from McDonald .
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald wants a takedown.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald .
It looked like Smith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDonald .
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cletus McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from McDonald .
Smith is looking to counter punch.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range.
McDonald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald .
Smith walks forward, straight into a front kick from McDonald .
Cletus McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joe Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cletus McDonald .
McDonald tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald with a nice cross.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDonald somewhat.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Smith counters with a quick kick to the body but McDonald blocks it.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Smith misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
McDonald steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald '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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A lazy left from McDonald finds it's target.
Smith is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDonald wants to clinch.
Smith throws a quick counter kick to the body but McDonald avoids it.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
McDonald throws a right hand that misses
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDonald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent McDonald getting side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Smith moves into full guard.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
Smith is controlling McDonald 's posture.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cletus McDonald has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
McDonald being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald .
McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by McDonald .
Smith blocks a head kick by McDonald .
McDonald shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McDonald cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cletus McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald 's head.
Smith postures up.
Smith postures up in McDonald 's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonald 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus McDonald !
Cletus McDonald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 277 p4p, 265 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 37 p4p, 36 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Nao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The End. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
McDonald tries to break the clinch but Nao is controlling the position.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Nao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDonald.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald jumps guard.
Nao preventing the sweep.
Nao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McDonald is trying to keep Nao in close.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Nao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Nao stands and throws McDonald's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McDonald's coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McDonald gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao is controlling the pace.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Nao perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nao is continuing to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nao prevents McDonald from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Nao is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald moves into range and clinches up with Nao.
Nao works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Nao scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
A short right from Nao.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao lands with a right to the 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!
A right hand to the body from Nao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nao just leaning against McDonald, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nao.
Nao tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Nao back against the cage.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao taking a breather.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao'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.
Nao throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
McDonald pushes Nao up against the cage in a clinch.
Nao tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Nao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Nao tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Nao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Nao has him pressed against the cage.
Nao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nao throws the kick towards the body but McDonald avoids it.
Nao lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from McDonald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Nao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nao counters with a head kick. That will keep McDonald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McDonald works Nao's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Nao.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
Nao cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
Nao slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and Nao counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao throws a body kick that misses.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Nao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald tries to clinch
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Nao drops McDonald with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McDonald looks back up at him and smiles so Nao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 McDonald is rocked!
McDonald gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Nao points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. McDonald wakes up just in time to hear Nao thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Nao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Jim Bob McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 36 p4p, 119 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Teodors Ozolinsh had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Escobar scores with a jab. Ozolinsh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Ozolinsh moves out of range easily.
Ozolinsh misses with a kick to the body.
Escobar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Ozolinsh moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEscobar.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh tries a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Ozolinsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses with a body kick.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Ozolinsh with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ozolinsh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozolinsh defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh scores with a nice right hand.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar with a hook.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh checks a low kick from Escobar.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ozolinsh.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ozolinsh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar blocks a leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Ozolinsh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ozolinsh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Escobar lands a jab.
Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolinsh is looking to wear down Escobar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh throws a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a front kick aimed at Escobar's knee but Escobar avoids it well.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ozolinsh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Escobar just manages to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good hook to Ozolinsh's body.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to slow Ozolinsh down with leg kicks.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozolinsh.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ozolinsh presses Escobar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolinsh connects with a single shot there.
Ozolinsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozolinsh thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Escobar if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozolinsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Escobar.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Ozolinsh's belly button to the back.
Escobar lands a head kick. Ozolinsh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Ozolinsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ozolinsh walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Ozolinsh thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Ozolinsh's legs.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a right hand
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozolinsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Ozolinsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Ozolinsh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozolinsh.
Escobar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar connects with the punch.
Ozolinsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ozolinsh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ozolinsh cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
Ozolinsh throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Nice defenses there by Ozolinsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh thuds his right hand into Escobar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh connects with a body shot.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ozolinsh lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick but Escobar avoids it.
Ozolinsh staying out of range there.
Ozolinsh walks into a left hand.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozolinsh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozolinsh connects with the punch.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar.
Ozolinsh with a nice calf kick.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut.
Escobar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ozolinsh doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Ozolinsh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ozolinsh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Ozolinsh's legs.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Escobar throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Ozolinsh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ozolinsh needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ozolinsh.
Escobar tries a quick counter leg kick but Ozolinsh is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ozolinsh lunges at Escobar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Escobar's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ozolinsh. Ozolinsh obviously looking to wear him down.
Ozolinsh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ozolinsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Ozolinsh looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ozolinsh misses its intended target.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a low kick, looking for Ozolinsh's leg but Ozolinsh calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh avoids the head kick by Escobar.
Ozolinsh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escobar connects with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar slips a jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Ozolinsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Ozolinsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Ozolinsh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ozolinsh throws out a loose jab but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar lands with a right hand.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Escobar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar throws a head kick but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh forces Escobar back against the cage and clinches.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Escobar tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands a right hand.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolinsh half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escobar.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and pushes Escobar back into the cage.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ozolinsh.
Escobar connects with the punch.
A big right from Escobar misses.
Ozolinsh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Ozolinsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ozolinsh scores with a push kick.
Ozolinsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Ozolinsh blocks the leg kick.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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 Teodors Ozolinsh.
I think Escobar 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 109 p4p, 145 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 14 p4p, 22 weight class). Ulysses Blazkov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Singh.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Blazkov misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
Blazkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Blazkov misses.
A big right from Blazkov misses.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Blazkov slips the punch.
Blazkov blocks a leg kick.
Blazkov tries to land a leg kick but Singh saw it coming and moves away.
Blazkov blocks the body kick.
Blazkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blazkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blazkov checks a low kick from Singh.
Singh throws a front kick that sends Blazkov stumbling back into the cage.
Blazkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Blazkov blocks a jab.
A clash of legs there as Blazkov blocks the low kick.
Blazkov motions for Singh to come forward. Blazkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blazkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Blazkov slips a jab from Singh.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulysses Blazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blazkov punishes Singh's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Singh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blazkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blazkov lands with a hook. Singh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blazkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blazkov throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh moves forwards but Blazkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazkov connects with a nice looking jab.
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blazkov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Singh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blazkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blazkov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Singh counters with a nice body kick.
Blazkov looks winded!
Nice body punch from Singh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blazkov. Singh shrugs it off though.
Blazkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Singh.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
Blazkov throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Blazkov is just out of range.
A jab from Singh misses.
Singh takes a swing at Blazkov's ribcage but misses.
Blazkov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Blazkov throws a good cross that connects.
Blazkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick from Blazkov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blazkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blazkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Singh on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Singh checks a leg kick.
It looked like Singh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blazkov.
Blazkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blazkov scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Singh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Blazkov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blazkov throws a quick inside 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!
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Blazkov counters with an inside leg kick.
Blazkov blocks the body kick.
Blazkov throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Singh tries to counter by clinching up but Blazkov breaks away and moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Singh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blazkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Blazkov lands with a straight right. Singh didn't see that one coming.
Blazkov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blazkov avoids a kick to the body.
Singh checks the leg kick.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
letting Blazkov counter with a right hand.
Blazkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blazkov! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh looks to throw the jab but Blazkov is out of range.
Blazkov lands with a shot to the body.
Singh missing with a left hand there. Blazkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blazkov moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Blazkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ulysses Blazkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blazkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blazkov moves away.
Blazkov blocks a head kick by Singh.
Blazkov throws out a leg kick but Singh moves out of range and Blazkov only half commits.
Singh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Singh.
Blazkov with a nice cross.
Blazkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Blazkov tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Singh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
Blazkov looks for the body kick but Singh saw that one coming.
Singh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blazkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blazkov throws a jab when Singh was well out of range.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Singh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
Blazkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh. That did some damage!
Singh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blazkov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazkov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh swinging wildly here.
Blazkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh throws a body punch but Blazkov moves out of range.
Blazkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Blazkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Blazkov tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blazkov. That's going to slow Singh down.
Blazkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Blazkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jab by Blazkov.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Blazkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blazkov misses with a body shot.
Blazkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blazkov lands a jab.
Blazkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Singh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Singh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Singh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Singh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blazkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blazkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blazkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh tests Blazkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blazkov throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazkov connects with a jab.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blazkov misses with the body kick
and Singh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick there by Blazkov.
Singh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Singh swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Singh throws a series of punches but Blazkov avoids them all with ease.
Blazkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Singh throws a leg kick but Blazkov checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ulysses Blazkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blazkov throws out a powerful jab.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blazkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blazkov throws a shot from downtown. Singh moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Blazkov.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Singh looks for the body kick but Blazkov saw that one coming.
Blazkov scores with a nice right hand.
Singh avoids the body shot from Blazkov.
Singh moves out of range of the leg kick from Blazkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh swings for the body but Blazkov moves out of range.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blazkov. Blazkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Blazkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Singh's head backwards.
Blazkov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov swings for the body but Singh moves out of range.
Blazkov throws a leg kick which misses Singh's front leg but catches the back leg as Singh tries to avoid it.
Blazkov misses with a looping left.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh misses with a hook. Blazkov ducked under it nicely.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Blazkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Singh throws a head kick but Blazkov moves out of range.
Blazkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Blazkov thumps Singh with a low kick.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and Blazkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh slips a jab from Blazkov.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Blazkov misses with a leg kick.
Blazkov scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blazkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Singh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blazkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blazkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Yuvraj Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Blazkov.
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blazkov throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Blazkov. Beautiful body shot.
Singh tests Blazkov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blazkov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blazkov.
Blazkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh delivers a nice body kick.
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blazkov.
A low kick lands for Blazkov.
Blazkov cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Singh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Blazkov misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Singh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blazkov.
Nice shot lands for Singh.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blazkov can pounce on him.
Blazkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blazkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
Ulysses Blazkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Singh misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysses Blazkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blazkov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Blazkov!
A victorious Ulysses Blazkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 27 p4p, 73 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 4 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Mfer's head but Mfer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
A low kick lands for Terranova.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Mfer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mfer motions for Terranova to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terranova has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Terranova wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mfer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mfer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Terranova swings widly with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terranova.
Terranova takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Terranova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Terranova ducks down to avoid it.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Terranova moved out of range.
Terranova appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a low kick but Terranova avoids it.
Terranova fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
Terranova scoring well with a low kick there.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Terranova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terranova. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Terranova throws a low kick, looking for Mfer's leg but Mfer calmly moves out of range.
Terranova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Terranova staying out of range there.
As Mfer backs away, Terranova returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Terranova throws an off balance right hand
and Mfer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Terranova swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terranova lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Terranova slips the punch.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terranova.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mfer throws a front kick aimed at Terranova's knee but Terranova avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Terranova!
Mfer tests Terranova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Terranova swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Terranova thows a body kick. Mfer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mfer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Terranova lands with an overhand left.
Mfer lands a leg kick that knocks Terranova off balance momentarily.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a low kick as Terranova jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Terranova.
Mfer throws a hook but Terranova blocks it.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terranova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Terranova didn't see that one coming.
Mfer tries to move into range but Terranova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Terranova is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Terranova does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mfer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Terranova tries to clinch up but Mfer circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
Terranova tries to land a leg kick but Mfer saw it coming and moves away.
Mfer throws a leg kick
and Terranova counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mfer thinking.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Terranova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mfer swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova takes one on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Terranova there.
Terranova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Terranova.
Terranova pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mfer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova misses with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a thumping low kick.
Terranova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod.
That's time! Terranova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Terranova misses.
Terranova swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mfer feints and then cracks Terranova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Terranova down.
Terranova lands with an overhand left.
Mfer throws out a powerful jab.
Mfer connects with a solid leg kick.
Terranova ducks right into an uppercut from Mfer.
Terranova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Terranova.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mfer's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer gets tackled into the cage by Terranova. Terranova maintains the clinch.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terranova lands a body shot.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Mfer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mfer swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Terranova misses with a looping left.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer scoring well with a low kick there.
Terranova swinging wildly here.
Terranova misses with a straight left.
Terranova throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Terranova.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Terranova is out of range.
Terranova throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mfer.
Terranova lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mfer momentarily.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terranova throws a right hand that misses
and Mfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Terranova. Terranova obviously looking to wear him down.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terranova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mfer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Mfer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Terranova to score with a decent uppercut.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Terranova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Terranova moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Terranova swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terranova checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Terranova throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mfer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Terranova misses with a body kick.
Terranova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mfer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Terranova misses with a hook
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer wants to slow Terranova down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Mfer misses the jab.
Terranova throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Terranova sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Mfer throws a leg kick but Terranova sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Terranova fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
Terranova wants to clinch
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terranova has closed the distance and engaged Mfer in a clinch.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Terranova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer prevents Terranova from breaking the clinch.
Mfer tries to land a knee to the head but Terranova blocks with his arms.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terranova tries to land a knee to the head but Mfer blocks with his arms.
Terranova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terranova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Terranova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Terranova has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Terranova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Terranova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Terranova throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a good low kick that Terranova was not able to check.
Terranova connects with the punch.
Mfer slips a jab and a cross from Terranova.
Mfer throws a front kick aimed at Terranova's knee but Terranova avoids it well.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Terranova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Terranova throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Terranova misses with a head kick.
Terranova stuns Mfer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
Terranova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Terranova with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova checks a leg kick.
Terranova lands with a cross.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terranova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Terranova throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
Terranova scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mfer in his tracks.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mfer throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Terranova throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mfer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Terranova swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terranova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Terranova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Terranova misses.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Terranova's leg but Terranova calmly moves out of range.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Terranova in his tracks.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mfer to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Terranova walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Terranova checks it
and Terranova counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Terranova - that will leave a mark!
Terranova connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer throws a fast counter high kick but Terranova manages to duck under it in time.
A slow jab from Terranova misses its intended target.
Mfer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Terranova. That one must have hurt.
Terranova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mfer on the side of the head.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Terranova was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Terranova punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
Terranova throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mfer.
A jab from Terranova misses.
Mfer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer takes a swing at Terranova's ribcage but misses.
Terranova tries a head kick but it misses.
Mfer throws a low kick but Terranova avoids it.
Terranova misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot lands for Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova throws a sloppy body shot
and Mfer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mfer connects with a jab.
Mfer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Terranova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Terranova.
Mfer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mfer walks into a stiff left hand from Terranova.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Terranova saw that one coming.
Mfer swings for the body but Terranova moves out of range.
Mfer throws a jab when Terranova was well out of range.
Terranova throws a big counter combination but Mfer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 Ciro Terranova.
I think Terranova 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ispa Mfer!
A very excited looking Ispa Mfer 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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