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WCF 66: Road vs Khabib PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 5340 p4p, 24607 weight class) and Steve Taylor (ranked 623 p4p, 799 weight class). Max comes into the arena with Fury Road blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mad Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Max is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Taylor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to free his trapped foot but Max is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Max trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Max preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Taylor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Max to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has Max up against the cage in a clinch.
Max letting Taylor take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Max manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor gets the takedown into side control.
Max is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Max is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max is working hard here to advance position.
Max struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has control of an arm but Max manages to advance to Taylor's back!
Taylor just trying to survive but Max is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Taylor is keeping busy.
Max biding his time, controlling Taylor.
I really don't envy Taylor right now.
Taylor looking very determined here, making life difficult for Max.
Taylor tries to roll but Max sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Max from getting a body triangle.
Taylor tries to break free.
Taylor looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Max tries to keep control of the position but Taylor is staying busy.
Max is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Taylor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max is not going to allow Taylor to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mad Max will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Max wants to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Taylor enables Max to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Taylor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Taylor has his feet on Max's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Max had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
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!
Max bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Max advances position into side control!
Max tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Max working away.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.
Mad Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.
Max taking a breather here.
Max wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max avoids the strikes from the bottom by Taylor.
Max trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Max postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taylor is looking to reverse the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Max throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Max throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Max pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Max has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Taylor manages to move to mount!
Max tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Max in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Max is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Max wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Max is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor avoids the head kick by Max.
Max is looking to clinch.
Max sets himself, and Taylor steps forward looking for the clinch! Max avoids it this time.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Max with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control.
Max is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Max is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Max's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Max trying to remain calm as Taylor controls from the top position.
Max is looking for a sweep.
Max taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Max is trying to improve his position.
Max is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taylor connects with a decent elbow.
Max wants to control but Taylor postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Max is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Max. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Max's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Max throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Max didn't expect that.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Max finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Max wants to stand and escape but instead Taylor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Taylor trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Max is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Taylor!
The defeated Mad Max had this to say: 'My mother will knock me out'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy OBrien (ranked 3834 p4p, 3107 weight class) and Panca Pandu (ranked 492 p4p, 401 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paddy OBrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panca Pandu!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien moves into range and clinches up with Pandu.
Pandu working aggressively here.
OBrien blocking some punches.
OBrien gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pandu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. OBrien presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pandu has a couple of punches blocked by OBrien.
Pandu misses with a punch on the inside.
OBrien trying to land knees to the body.
Pandu tries to pull guard but OBrien won't allow it.
Pandu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandu jumps guard but OBrien stands there with Pandu around his waist. Pandu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pandu tries to land knees in the clinch but OBrien avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OBrien lands a damaging elbow.
OBrien jumps guard and drags Pandu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pandu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! OBrien is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pandu, into his guard.
Pandu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu trying to control the position.
Pandu keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully.
OBrien postures up in Pandu's guard and throws a big left but Pandu blocks it.
Pandu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst OBrien is controlling him.
Pandu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. OBrien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. OBrien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
OBrien wants to control from the top but Pandu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pandu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. OBrien defends it easily.
Pandu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. OBrien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. OBrien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
OBrien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OBrien stands and throws Pandu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pandu is not content to let OBrien control the position.
Pandu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but OBrien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien in side control, just content to control the action for now.
OBrien looking to control but instead Pandu has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
OBrien moves nicely into side control.
OBrien landing strikes.
OBrien cracks Pandu with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Pandu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pandu prevents OBrien from moving into mount.
Pandu is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but OBrien is controlling him well.
Pandu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by OBrien.
OBrien tries to control but Pandu wriggling away.
Pandu is just holding on here. OBrien manages to take his back.
OBrien tries to get the hooks in deep but Pandu pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Pandu right now.
OBrien is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
OBrien has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Pandu is defending well but eventually OBrien manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Pandu has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paddy OBrien!
As Paddy OBrien got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you everyone . I need to his w'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rand Madness (ranked 5999 p4p, 3885 weight class) and Ralph Long (ranked 580 p4p, 434 weight class). Rand Madness has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rand Madness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.
Long pushes Madness up against the cage in a clinch.
Madness breaks from the clinch.
Madness lands with a cross.
Madness lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Madness moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Madness tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madness throws a big counter combination but Long scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Madness was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madness connects with a crisp jab.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.
Madness appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long tries for a takedown but Madness sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Long tries to clinch up but Madness circles away and keeps his distance.
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Madness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madness lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madness throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Madness stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice cross by Madness.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madness.
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Madness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long lands a body punch.
Madness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Long only half commits.
Long with the inside leg kick.
Madness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Long tenderised Madness's leg. Madness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madness checks a leg kick.
Madness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madness.
Long is looking to clinch.
Madness is looking for a counter combo.
Madness lands a nice shot to the body.
Long closes the distance but Madness moves to the side
and Madness counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
Madness scores with a one two! Long had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madness lands with a shot to the body.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Long.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long tries to clinch there but Madness circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madness checks a leg kick.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Madness should have avoided that one.
 It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Long scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long misses with a low kick.
Madness moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madness looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madness's sensitive parts.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Madness to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Madness.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Madness is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long working aggressively here.
Madness blocks a body shot from Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rand Madness's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch.
Madness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long clinches.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Madness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long throws a low kick but Madness moves out of range easily.
Madness went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Long gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness breaks the clinch.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Madness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Long misses.
Madness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madness dodges the punch combination from Long.
Rand Madness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Madness blocks a body shot from Long.
Madness manages to break the clinch.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madness.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness blocks a leg kick.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Madness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Long.
Long scores with a decent looking hook.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Madness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Madness misses.
Long lands a two punch combo.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long 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.
Madness catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long connects with a high kick.
Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madness stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madness digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and Madness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Madness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Madness.
Madness scores with a nice right hand.
Madness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Long misses with a head kick.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Madness fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Madness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Long is rocked!
Madness cracks Long with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Long falls to his knees and Madness doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Madness!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 2613 p4p, 5132 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 100 p4p, 133 weight class). Alistair Ubereem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Usko Unbelivable's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unbelivable tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Unbelivable with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ubereem to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
Unbelivable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ubereem.
Unbelivable tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Unbelivable is looking to clinch but Ubereem is avoiding it.
Unbelivable looks for a takedown but Ubereem sprawls well.
Unbelivable shoots in looking for a takedown. Ubereem tries to sprawl out of it but Unbelivable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ubereem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Ubereem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubereem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unbelivable sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ubereem pushes Unbelivable up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ubereem's elbow.
Unbelivable taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Unbelivable takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Unbelivable is trying to pull guard but Ubereem has him pressed against the cage.
Alistair Ubereem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Usko Unbelivable.
Ubereem works on Unbelivable's body with a couple of short punches.
Unbelivable looking to stall.
Ubereem pushes Unbelivable back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Unbelivable looks winded!
Ubereem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ubereem lands a nice uppercut.
Ubereem dips a shoulder and cracks Unbelivable with a mighty uppercut! Unbelivable falls back against the cage and Ubereem unloads with a barrage of strikes! Unbelivable is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ubereem screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Ubereem!
In his post fight interview, Alistair Ubereem started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Usko Unbelivable spoke after the fight, saying 'well he was a better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaka Prawira (ranked 2736 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Jackmerius Tacktheritrix (ranked 313 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaka Prawira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackmerius Tacktheritrix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacktheritrix lands a glancing blow to the side of Prawira's head.
Prawira moves in looking to clinch but Tacktheritrix pushes him off.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch but Tacktheritrix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tacktheritrix takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tacktheritrix throws a shot from downtown. Prawira moves away and avoids it.
Prawira definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tacktheritrix throws a right hand that Prawira ducks under and follows up with a left that Prawira also avoids with ease.
A jab from Tacktheritrix finds it's way through Prawira's defenses.
Prawira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prawira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Prawira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tacktheritrix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prawira scrambles back to his feet.
Tacktheritrix lands with an overhand left.
Tacktheritrix circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tacktheritrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tacktheritrix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Tacktheritrix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tacktheritrix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prawira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tacktheritrix won't be happy with that.
Tacktheritrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prawira is trying to get an arm triangle but Tacktheritrix is defending well.
Prawira wants to control but Tacktheritrix is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prawira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Prawira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Prawira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tacktheritrix pushes Prawira away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Prawira gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Prawira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Prawira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Prawira throws an elbow but Tacktheritrix slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tacktheritrix is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tacktheritrix is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Prawira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Prawira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tacktheritrix has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Prawira but great work by Tacktheritrix.
Prawira wants to control but Tacktheritrix postures up.
Prawira is trying to improve his position.
Tacktheritrix decides to stand up, so the ref orders Prawira to his feet.
Jackmerius Tacktheritrix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prawira fails with a takedown attempt.
Prawira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tacktheritrix as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaka Prawira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tacktheritrix throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix throws a body punch but Prawira moves out of range.
Tacktheritrix throws a right and a left that Prawira avoids nicely.
Tacktheritrix lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Prawira backs up against the cage.
Tacktheritrix is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Prawira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tacktheritrix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tacktheritrix throws a body shot but no joy.
Prawira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tacktheritrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prawira misses with a takedown
and Tacktheritrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tacktheritrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prawira.
Prawira is looking for a counter combo.
Prawira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tacktheritrix's waist but Tacktheritrix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prawira off to one side.
Tacktheritrix misses with an uppercut. Prawira saw that one coming.
Tacktheritrix's corner calls for a 1-2. Tacktheritrix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oooooh!!! Tacktheritrix has knocked Prawira down with a huge combo! Tacktheritrix steps away and waves a wobbly Prawira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Prawira is rocked!
It looks like Jaka Prawira has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tacktheritrix! Prawira is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackmerius Tacktheritrix!
A relieved looking Jackmerius Tacktheritrix thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Jaka Prawira had this to say: 'That was a great fight'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Corona (ranked 1996 p4p, 2070 weight class) and Martian Manhunter (ranked 107 p4p, 110 weight class). Manhunter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Name Is J'onn J'onzz. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martian Manhunter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhunter scores with a hook.
Manhunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Manhunter throws a body shot but no joy.
Corona lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corona. Manhunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manhunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Manhunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona jabs at Manhunter's body.
A jab from Corona does it's job there.
Corona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manhunter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Corona moves out of range as Manhunter strikes.
Corona is looking to counter punch.
Corona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corona lands a right hook to the body.
Corona throws out a loose jab but Manhunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manhunter misses with an uppercut
and Corona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manhunter connects with a jab.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Manhunter saw that one coming.
Corona lunges at Manhunter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manhunter's hand.
Corona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manhunter.
A telegraphed right hand from Manhunter misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhunter misses the body punch
and Corona counters with a straight right hand.
Manhunter scores with a hook.
Manhunter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Corona's head.
Corona throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Manhunter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manhunter throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Manhunter is rocked!
Manhunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manhunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Corona finish him?
Manhunter takes one to the chin there.
Corona cracks Manhunter with a hook to the temple - Manhunter is on wobbly legs here! Corona swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Manhunter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Corona wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dirk (ranked 1980 p4p, 1939 weight class) and Seppo Sepi (ranked 51 p4p, 48 weight class). Tom Dirk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Sepi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk scores with a body shot.
A big right from Dirk misses.
Dirk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dirk throws a hook but Sepi blocks it.
Dirk feints and as Sepi raises his hands in defense, Dirk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sepi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sepi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sepi working for a triangle but Dirk defends it easily.
Dirk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepi keeping moving, preventing Dirk from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sepi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dirk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dirk is aware though and is defending well.
Dirk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dirk trying to control but Sepi is working from the bottom.
Sepi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dirk sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Sepi doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Dirk paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Sepi - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Seppo Sepi!
Seppo Sepi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vanorden (ranked 355 p4p, 683 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 56 p4p, 103 weight class). Vanorden comes to the cage accompanied by Unstoppable . Kiran has chosen Katmandu as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Vanorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiran takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vanorden 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.
A punch lands to the side of Kiran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vanorden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vanorden finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiran's head.
Kiran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanorden.
Vanorden gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Vanorden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Vanorden.
Vanorden slowing the pace effectively.
Vanorden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vanorden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vanorden forces Kiran back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vanorden takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiran.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanorden.
Kiran is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanorden has double underhooks.
Kiran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been informed that Kiran 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.
Vanorden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiran moves out of range as Vanorden strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran slips under a jab.
Vanorden connects with the punch.
Vanorden blocks a jab.
Vanorden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanorden. Kiran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vanorden looks to throw the jab but Kiran is out of range.
Vanorden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanorden lands a jab to the nose.
Vanorden cracks Kiran with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Kiran finds it's target.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kiran! Vanorden is backing up but he can't get away as Kiran lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Vanorden and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 592 p4p, 1728 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 78 p4p, 249 weight class). Sogrin comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Nail is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Just a dream. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Nail!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sogrin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been told by Sogrin's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sogrin 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.
A little jabbing left from Nail on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sogrin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nail counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nail lands a head shot.
Sogrin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sogrin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sogrin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sogrin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sogrin lands with a good body shot.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut. Nail saw that one coming.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nail takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Sogrin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nail doesn't seem phased though.
Nail jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sogrin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sogrin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nail dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sogrin throws a wild body kick that Nail sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut lands for Sogrin. That snapped Nail's head back.
Nail throws a poor cross that misses
and Sogrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nail is rocked!
Nail feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sogrins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sogrin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Nail 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sogrin lands a leg kick that knocks Nail off balance momentarily.
Sogrin throws a series of strikes that have Nail backpedaling.
Nail is still on wobbly legs! Can Sogrin finish him?
Sogrin scores with a sloppy right hand. Nail should have avoided that one.
Nail moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nail seems to have recovered his senses.
Nail connects with a single shot there.
Nail misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Sogrin misses its intended target.
Sogrin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nail! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nail throws a shot from downtown. Sogrin moves away and avoids it.
Sogrin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nail might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nail connects with a body shot.
Sogrin throws the left hand but Nail avoids the punch easily.
Nail fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sogrin manages to avoid it.
Sogrin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sogrin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nail has time to react.
Sogrin lands with an uppercut that bounces Nail off the cage and back into range.
Nail avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sogrin lands a left and a right that send Nail crashing to the mat, dazed. Sogrin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sogrin misses with a leg kick
letting Nail counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nail.
Sogrin moves out of range as Nail strikes.
A punch combination from Sogrin misses.
Nail jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sogrin throwing a counter right hand but Nail manages to avoid it.
Sogrin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sogrin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sogrin misses with a right hand
and Nail counters with a stiff right hand.
Sogrin throws an off balance right hand
and Nail counters with a straight right hand.
Sogrin connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sogrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Sogrin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nail moves out of range of the strikes.
Sogrin throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Sogrin does no damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nail might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sogrin has got the better of the exchanges.
Sogrin misses with a wild combination.
Sogrin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail scores with a hook.
Sogrin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Sogrin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail throws a looping overhand right but Sogrin ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Sogrin.
Nail throws the left hand but Sogrin avoids the punch easily.
Nail misses with a straight right.
Nail staying out of range there.
Nail throws out a counter right but Sogrin avoids it with no problem.
Sogrin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nail can do to turn this around?
Nail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sogrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nail swings widly with a right hand
and Sogrin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nail misses with a straight left.
Nail scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nail tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sogrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nail.
Sogrin scores with a sloppy right hand. Nail should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Nail.
Sogrin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nail has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sogrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Nail is just out of range.
Nail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sogrin is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sogrin throws the left hand but Nail avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Nail catches Sogrin right on the button with a cross.
Sogrin misses with a left hand
and Nail counters with a left to the body.
Sogrin motions for Nail to come forward. Sogrin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sogrin.
Sogrin misses the jab.
Nail throws out a counter right but Sogrin avoids it with no problem.
Nail throws a right hand that misses
and Sogrin counters with a left and a right that stings Nail.
Sogrin throws a poor cross that misses
and Nail counters with a straight right hand.
Nail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sogrin.
Sogrin throws a poor cross that misses
and Nail makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nail slips under a jab.
Nail is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sogrin with a body shot.
Nail staying out of range there.
Nail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Konstantin Sogrin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sogrin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nail changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sogrin throws a leg kick that misses.
Nail doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sogrin tries to score with a low kick but Nail moves his leg out of the way.
Sogrin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sogrin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sogrin punishes Nail's body with a nice straight punch.
Sogrin throws an off balance right hand
and Nail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nail moves out of range of the strikes.
Nail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nail misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Sogrin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sogrin throws a wild body kick that Nail sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sogrin.
Sogrin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nail.
Sogrin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sogrin with a hook.
Nail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sogrin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sogrin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail jabs at Sogrin's body.
Sogrin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nail slips a jab from Sogrin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nail! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nail let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nail avoids the body shot from Sogrin.
It seemed like Nail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nail lands a jab to Sogrin's midsection.
Nail slips under a jab from Sogrin.
Nail avoids a kick to the body.
Nail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nail slips under a jab.
Nail throws out a counter right but Sogrin avoids it with no problem.
Sogrin misses with a body punch
and Nail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sogrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sogrin throws a right hand that misses
and Nail counters with a right hand to the body.
Nail lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sogrin.
It seemed like Nail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nail misses with a looping right.
Sogrin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sogrin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sogrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nail looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sogrin cracks Nail with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sogrin thows a leg kick but Nail checks it
and Nail counters with a straight right hand.
Nail throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sogrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nail throws a series of punches but Sogrin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Sogrin finds it's target.
Nail swings widly with a right hand
letting Sogrin counter with a right hand.
Sogrin misses with a body kick.
Sogrin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nail counters with a straight right hand.
Nail misses with a body shot
and Sogrin counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Sogrin. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Sogrin misses.
Nail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin throws a poor cross that misses
and Nail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nail lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Sogrin slams his shin into Nail's torso.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sogrin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nail.
Sogrin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nail is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nail throws a lazy right hand but Sogrin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan Nail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nail misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Sogrin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sogrin 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Sogrin!
A relieved looking Konstantin Sogrin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raate Road (ranked 163 p4p, 94 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 25 p4p, 12 weight class). Road comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nurmagomedov's choice of entrance music: Dagestan (Remix). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raate Road!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Road takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Road avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Road.
Nurmagomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Road looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurmagomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmagomedov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road wants to sweep here but Nurmagomedov controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Road is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot that snaps Road's head back.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Road displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov works the jab nicely.
No luck for Nurmagomedov with that takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Road at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Road.
Nurmagomedov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Road digs a good hook to Nurmagomedov's body.
Nurmagomedov digs a good body shot into Road's ribs.
Road fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmagomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Road rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nurmagomedov did well to prevent Road getting side control.
Road wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him busy.
Nurmagomedov trying to hold on to Road's head to control him but Road postures up.
Road not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Road is working away from the top position though.
Road trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road is working Nurmagomedov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Road throws an elbow that misses. Nurmagomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Road's guard. Nice move by Nurmagomedov!
Nurmagomedov is working Road over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Road has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurmagomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Road utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Road has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmagomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Road's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Road avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Road sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmagomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Road counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of strikes that have Road backpedaling.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Road throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Road throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Road counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nurmagomedov thinking.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Road counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raate Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Road tenderised Nurmagomedov's leg. Nurmagomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Road keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Road misses its intended target.
Road with a jab.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a right hand that Road ducks under and follows up with a left that Road also avoids with ease.
Road works Nurmagomedov's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Road counters with a series of strikes. Nurmagomedov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Road's corner calls for a 1-2. Road obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Road moves into range and clinches up with Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Road throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Road fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Road.
Road has Nurmagomedov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nurmagomedov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Road's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nurmagomedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Road on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Road does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a sloppy body shot
and Road counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Road sprawls well. He's pushed Nurmagomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Road stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nurmagomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Road uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmagomedov.
Road changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nurmagomedov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control Road's posture but Road avoids it.
Road throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've been hearing that Road has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Road is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov regains half guard, as Road was trying to land strikes.
Nurmagomedov gets back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Road looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Road ducks down to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a left hand
and Road counters with a nice leg kick.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Road.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Road is just out of range.
Road swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Road defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Road looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Road misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov thuds his right hand into Road's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nurmagomedov blocks a jab.
Road wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Road throws a looping overhand right but Nurmagomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Road pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Road moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Road was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nurmagomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Road connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Road's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Road manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurmagomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Road moves away.
Nurmagomedov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Road was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Road lunges at Nurmagomedov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmagomedov's hand.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Road throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Road tries to score with a low kick but Nurmagomedov moves his leg out of the way.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Road there as he acknowledges the shot.
Road takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Road uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmagomedov.
A little feinted left hand from Road on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Road throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nurmagomedov fails with the takedown.
Raate Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Road slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Road throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Nurmagomedov with that takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Road shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Road slips the punch.
Road swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurmagomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Road counters with a right hand to the body.
Nurmagomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Road scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nurmagomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Road sits in half guard.
Road is nestled in close to Nurmagomedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nurmagomedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Road.
Road looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nurmagomedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raate Road overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Road missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Road trying to control the pace.
Nurmagomedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's time! Road's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Road bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Road with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nurmagomedov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot
and Road counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Road misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nurmagomedov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Road throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nurmagomedov was covering up waiting for the punch and Road finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Road loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmagomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Road postures up in Nurmagomedov's guard and throws a big left but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Road stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Road wants it to stay on the feet.
Road lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmagomedov seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Road cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Road.
Nurmagomedov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Road.
Nurmagomedov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov needs to keep his hands up - Road had a free shot at his head there.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Road feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmagomedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Raate Road has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Road is fending him off so far but Nurmagomedov persists. Nope, Road circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Road on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Road throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Road throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Road wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Road swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Road lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmagomedov's sensitive parts.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Road counters with a series of strikes. Nurmagomedov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Road tries to sprawl but Nurmagomedov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Nurmagomedov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Road is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Road looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nurmagomedov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raate Road had his way with Khabib Nurmagomedov in that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot that sends Road's belly button to the back.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Road misses the target.
Nurmagomedov walks into a straight right hand from Road.
Road lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagomedov's head back.
Road takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Road misses with a wild body shot.
Road misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Road avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a combination but Road avoids it well.
Nurmagomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Road is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Road misses.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Road's ribcage but misses.
Road looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Road.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Road looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Road on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Road uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Road takes one on the button.
Road fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov is out of range.
The fighters circling - Road throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Road scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Road attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Road shoots for a double leg takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls well. He's pushed Road's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nurmagomedov! But no joy.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Road looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Road's hands.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
Nurmagomedov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Road manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov catches Road with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Road bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Road looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nurmagomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Road at a distance.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Road was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Road dodges the punch combination from Nurmagomedov.
Road goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Road slips the punch.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot that sends Road's belly button to the back.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Road counters with an outside leg kick.
Road scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Road.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Road lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Road uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Road seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Road bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Road went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Road throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Road defends it well.
Nurmagomedov jabs Road to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurmagomedov punishes Road's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt
and Road cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nurmagomedov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Road lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmagomedov seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Road counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Raate Road.
Well Road has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raate Road!
Raate Road retains his welterweight title!
Raate Road decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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