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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Fan Lee (ranked 24179 p4p, 6166 weight class) and Andy Shape (ranked 589 p4p, 565 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bruce Lee Soundtrack. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Fan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Shape!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shape is defended easily by Lee.
Shape fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shape moves away.
Shape is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lee drops Shape with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shape looks back up at him and smiles so Lee waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Shape is rocked!
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Shape is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Shape square on the jaw! Damn, Shape is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jun Fan Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seydou Ahoussou (ranked 5412 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Jean Jacques (ranked 541 p4p, 491 weight class). Ahoussou comes to the cage accompanied by Killer Instinct. Jean Jacques 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seydou Ahoussou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Jacques!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacques shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jacques showed some decent athleticism there.
Jacques working Ahoussou over with strikes.
 It looks like Seydou Ahoussou has been cut.
Ahoussou wants to get back to his feet.
Jacques is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ahoussou is just riding it out for now. Jacques eventually gives up the hold.
Jacques seems to be working for a kimura but Ahoussou defends the submission attempt.
Jacques trying to control from half guard but Ahoussou is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahoussou controlling the position for now.
Jacques really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahoussou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jacques trying to control the action but Ahoussou is working from the bottom.
Ahoussou is trying to stand back up but Jacques is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques thows a huge punch but Ahoussou dodges it nicely.
Jacques stops Ahoussou from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahoussou looking for submissions off his back.
Ahoussou is looking to escape.
Jacques lands strikes from half guard.
Jacques prevents Ahoussou from standing back up.
Jacques thows a huge punch but Ahoussou dodges it nicely.
Jacques wants to pass the guard but Ahoussou is defending well.
Jacques seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ahoussou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahoussou is trying to stand.
Jacques wants to control but Ahoussou is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ahoussou is trying to stand up here but Jacques is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jacques's coach down at DK MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jacques's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques gets a takedown into half guard.
Ahoussou wants to get back to his feet.
Jacques missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ahoussou is looking to escape.
Jacques winds up and cracks Ahoussou with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ahoussou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacques.
Jacques stops Ahoussou from getting back to his feet.
Jacques slips a nice elbow through Ahoussou's hands, connecting with Ahoussou's forehead.
Jacques prevents Ahoussou from improving his position.
Jacques is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ahoussou doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jacques.
Ahoussou is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques uses his free foot to push down on Ahoussou's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ahoussou.
Jacques won't let Ahoussou get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jacques tries to control but Ahoussou wriggling away.
Jacques won't let Ahoussou get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jacques sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ahoussou wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jacques postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ahoussou looks a forlorn figure.
Seydou Ahoussou's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Seydou Ahoussou's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jean Jacques!
A very excited looking Jean Jacques 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dragonov (ranked 6006 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Sven Dunkan (ranked 435 p4p, 334 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Dunkan !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dunkan misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragonov.
Dragonov pushes Dunkan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dragonov avoids the elbow strike from Dunkan , against the cage.
Dragonov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunkan jumps guard and drags Dragonov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dragonov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dragonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunkan on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov won't allow Dunkan to sweep him here.
Dunkan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragonov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dragonov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunkan has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dunkan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragonov, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Dragonov.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.
Dragonov lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunkan backwards.
Dragonov lands a nice uppercut.
Dunkan is rocked!
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dunkan avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunkan is defending well for now.
Dragonov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunkan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragonov finish him?
Dunkan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragonov smiles and moves away.
Dunkan seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunkan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dragonov's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragonov clinches up with Dunkan and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunkan being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dunkan is trying to pull guard but Dragonov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dunkan is trying to pull guard but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Ivan Dragonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dunkan .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dragonov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragonov.
Nice body punch from Dragonov - that landed with a thud.
Dunkan jumps guard but Dragonov stands there with Dunkan around his waist. Dunkan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dragonov digs a right hand underneath Dunkan 's ribcage. Dunkan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunkan looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunkan .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dragonov throws an elbow but misses.
Dragonov lands an uppercut.
Dragonov jerks Dunkan 's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dunkan drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dragonov goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dragonov because Dunkan was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ivan Dragonov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 3443 p4p, 3061 weight class) and Wolfgang VonMildenstein (ranked 429 p4p, 389 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang VonMildenstein!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDade throws a hook but VonMildenstein blocks it.
VonMildenstein feints the counter takedown.
McDade scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Wolfgang VonMildenstein has been cut.
VonMildenstein takes one to the chin there.
A jab from McDade finds it's way through VonMildenstein's defenses.
VonMildenstein is rocked!
VonMildenstein looks up at the clock. Bad move! McDade lands a right hand from hell, dropping VonMildenstein. McDade pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McDade!
The defeated Wolfgang VonMildenstein had this to say: 'This sucks'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 2377 p4p, 3244 weight class) and Orlando Ryan (ranked 334 p4p, 439 weight class). Orlando Ryan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orlando Ryan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Brown feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown jabs at Ryan's body.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ryan under the eye.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryan.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ryan.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brown no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryan wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ryan is defending well. Brown quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ryan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brown celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown 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 Yannick Sakala (ranked 2705 p4p, 3676 weight class) and Doug Williams (ranked 334 p4p, 430 weight class). Sakala kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pole Pole. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yannick Sakala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakala rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Sakala digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
A short left from Sakala.
Sakala is working Williams over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Sakala controls the action.
Sakala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sakala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Sakala scores with a nice right hand.
Sakala has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Sakala swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Doug Williams has been cut.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sakala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams looks winded!
Sakala drops Williams with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Williams looks back up at him and smiles so Sakala waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakala fakes the body blow, causing Williams to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Williams goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yannick Sakala!
Yannick Sakala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mac Keegan (ranked 1614 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Elijah Dean (ranked 214 p4p, 333 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Keegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Dean!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Keegan moves away and avoids it.
Keegan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keegan dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Keegan's head and hops out.
Keegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Keegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Mac Keegan has been cut.
Keegan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dean is fending him off so far but Keegan persists. Nope, Dean circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Keegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean throws a series of punches but Keegan moves out of range.
Keegan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Keegan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keegan fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Dean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Keegan shoots in.
Dean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Keegan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean looking for a sweep. Not yet Dean, not yet.
Keegan with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keegan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dean's head.
Keegan is looking to work some ground and pound but Dean has wrist control.
Keegan throws a strike but Dean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Keegan 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.
Keegan pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Dean won't allow Keegan to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Keegan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keegan gets a takedown into half guard.
Dean has one foot on Keegan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Keegan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Keegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean throws a lazy right hand but Keegan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keegan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keegan.
Keegan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean leaves Keegan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Keegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dean with a nice cross.
Dean tries to sprawl but Keegan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Keegan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Keegan lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dean is pressing down on Keegan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Keegan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Keegan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keegan throws a big right hand that misses.
Keegan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Keegan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dean throws a jab when Keegan was well out of range.
Keegan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Keegan walks into a jab.
Keegan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keegan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Keegan shoots in.
No luck for Keegan with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Keegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keegan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Keegan from controlling successfully.
Keegan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan cracks Dean with a solid left hand.
Keegan lands a couple of elbows.
Keegan looking to sit in guard and control but Dean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keegan controlling the position.
Keegan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Keegan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dean content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keegan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean being controlled here momentarily.
Keegan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keegan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Keegan from controlling successfully.
Mac Keegan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keegan looking to pass the guard.
Keegan trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Keegan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Keegan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dean 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.
Keegan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dean's half guard.
Dean has one foot on Keegan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dean misses.
Keegan is looking to clinch.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Keegan's shoulder, as Keegan tries to avoid the shot.
Keegan shoots in looking for a takedown but Dean manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keegan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Dean.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keegan is defended easily by Dean.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean clobbers Keegan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keegan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Keegan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Keegan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Keegan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Keegan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dean taking a bit of punishment here - Keegan scoring with strikes.
Keegan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dean avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Keegan.
Keegan lands a nice forearm strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean isn't going anywhere.
An elbow from Keegan crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keegan scoring with punches and elbows.
Keegan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keegan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dean struggling a bit here.
Keegan working the ground and pound.
Keegan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Keegan trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Keegan lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dean tries to buck Keegan off but Keegan is having none of it.
An elbow from Keegan crashes against the mat.
Dean parries the strikes from Keegan easily there. Keegan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dean to escape.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keegan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dean to see if he's OK.
Keegan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Keegan staying calm.
Dean is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Keegan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mac Keegan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean parries the strikes from Keegan easily there. Keegan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dean to escape.
Keegan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keegan is putting a hurting on Dean here, landing some big shots from side control.
Keegan is working Dean over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Keegan stalls from top position.
Keegan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Elijah Dean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keegan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Keegan misses with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Keegan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dean is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Keegan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dean 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Dean!
Elijah Dean thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osmany Pizziconi (ranked 1915 p4p, 1709 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 276 p4p, 244 weight class). Osmany Pizziconi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmany Pizziconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voluspa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pizziconi's guard.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Pizziconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pizziconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Voluspa trying to control but Pizziconi is working from the bottom.
Voluspa looking to pass the guard.
Pizziconi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voluspa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa trying to control but Pizziconi is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pizziconi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Pizziconi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pizziconi defends it nicely.
Voluspa shoots in but no luck this time.
Voluspa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Voluspa lands in his opponent's guard.
Pizziconi controls Voluspa momentarily but Voluspa frees himself.
Voluspa told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Pizziconi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pizziconi wants to hit a sweep here but Voluspa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pizziconi there!
Voluspa thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi avoids a strike by Voluspa and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Voluspa's guard! Fantastic escape!
Pizziconi preventing the sweep.
Pizziconi content to stall in guard here.
Voluspa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Voluspa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Voluspa keeping moving, preventing Pizziconi from controlling successfully.
Pizziconi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pizziconi is thwarting Voluspa's attempts to control the position.
Pizziconi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Voluspa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pizziconi.
Pizziconi drops an elbow to the side of Voluspa's head.
Pizziconi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pizziconi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voluspa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pizziconi blocks the strikes from Voluspa.
Pizziconi trying to mount his opponent but Voluspa defends it.
Voluspa wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voluspa is trying to maintain the position but Pizziconi is very close to passing his half guard.
Voluspa is not content to let Pizziconi control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Voluspa tries to clinch but Pizziconi is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nori Voluspa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pizziconi or perhaps it was just good defense by Voluspa, which made it look bad.
Voluspa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voluspa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pizziconi looks for a takedown but Voluspa sprawls well.
Voluspa tries to clinch there but Pizziconi circles away.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voluspa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osmany Pizziconi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voluspa dives in and scores a takedown into Pizziconi's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pizziconi is on top in guard.
Pizziconi scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa pulls Pizziconi in close to prevent any damage.
Pizziconi connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pizziconi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Voluspa trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Voluspa tries to strike from the bottom.
Pizziconi landing some decent shots from guard.
Pizziconi trying to control the position from guard on top but Voluspa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pizziconi trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Voluspa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pizziconi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pizziconi distracts Voluspa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Voluspa wants to sweep but no luck.
Pizziconi works over Voluspa with some ground and pound from guard.
Pizziconi trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Voluspa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've been hearing that Pizziconi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Voluspa keeping full guard, as Pizziconi tries to pass.
Voluspa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pizziconi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pizziconi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pizziconi working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi landing strikes.
Pizziconi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pizziconi trying to control the action but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Osmany Pizziconi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pizziconi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pizziconi wants to control but Voluspa is keeping him busy.
Voluspa is trying to improve his position.
Voluspa misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi cracks Voluspa with a big elbow.
Pizziconi cracks Voluspa with a big elbow.
Pizziconi is looking to take a break and control but Voluspa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voluspa tries to bench press Pizziconi off him but Pizziconi keeps the position.
Voluspa being controlled for a moment.
Pizziconi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pizziconi cracks Voluspa with a big right hand but Voluspa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osmany Pizziconi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Voluspa has Pizziconi up against the cage in a clinch.
Voluspa jumps into guard, dragging Pizziconi to the mat.
Pizziconi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pizziconi is working Voluspa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voluspa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pizziconi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pizziconi working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizziconi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pizziconi trying to control but Voluspa is working from the bottom.
Voluspa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pizziconi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizziconi working some strikes from top position.
Voluspa has his foot on Pizziconi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pizziconi works his way back into a safe position though.
Pizziconi trying to control the position from guard on top but Voluspa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pizziconi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voluspa can do to turn this around?
Pizziconi works over Voluspa with some ground and pound from guard.
Pizziconi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Voluspa looking for a sweep. Not yet Voluspa, not yet.
Pizziconi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pizziconi content to stall in guard here.
Pizziconi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi is working Voluspa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voluspa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pizziconi is one step ahead there.
Voluspa trying to control the position.
Pizziconi trying to control the position from guard on top but Voluspa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pizziconi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Voluspa manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Voluspa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pizziconi has Voluspa pulled in close to control his posture.
Voluspa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizziconi is pulling down on Voluspa's head. It's preventing any offense from Voluspa, at least for the moment.
Voluspa pushing down on Pizziconi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Voluspa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Voluspa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Voluspa is looking to stall here but Pizziconi recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pizziconi keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Voluspa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Voluspa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pizziconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nori Voluspa.
I think Voluspa 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nori Voluspa!
Nori Voluspa took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agansing Rai (ranked 1068 p4p, 2142 weight class) and Octavio Dos Anjos (ranked 155 p4p, 295 weight class). Rai comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dos Anjos's choice of entrance music: Somebodies' Gonna Get They Ass Kicked. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agansing Rai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Octavio Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Anjos momentarily.
Dos Anjos misses with a body shot.
Dos Anjos looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
Dos Anjos just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Anjos throws a right hand that Rai ducks under and follows up with a left that Rai also avoids with ease.
Rai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Anjos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rai clobbers Dos Anjos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dos Anjos gets tackled into the cage by Rai. Rai maintains the clinch.
Rai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Anjos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rai tries to work over Dos Anjos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rai lands a right hand.
Dos Anjos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Anjos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Anjos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dos Anjos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai scores with a shot to the side of Dos Anjos's head.
Rai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Anjos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Dos Anjos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rai lands with a hook. Dos Anjos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rai cracks Dos Anjos with an open hand slap.
Rai misses with a hook.
Rai lands with a right hand.
Rai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dos Anjos ducks right into an uppercut from Rai.
Rai throws a series of punches but Dos Anjos avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rai rushes Dos Anjos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Anjos backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rai.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Rai misses the target.
Rai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rai duly obliges.
Rai misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Anjos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Agansing Rai has been cut.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Dos Anjos ducks down to avoid it.
Rai misses with a wild body shot.
Rai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rai lands with a right hand.
Rai has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rai.
Rai scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rai on the inside.
Dos Anjos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Rai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Anjos.
Rai misses with a body punch
and Dos Anjos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a wild combination.
Rai slips a jab and a cross from Dos Anjos.
Agansing Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai misses the body punch
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rai thinking.
Dos Anjos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Anjos throws a poor cross that misses
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dos Anjos is rocked!
Rai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Anjos is still on wobbly legs! Can Rai finish him?
Dos Anjos swings widly with a right hand
and Rai counters with a crisp right that sends Dos Anjos to the canvas! Rai follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agansing Rai!
A very excited looking Agansing Rai 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 1345 p4p, 1933 weight class) and Maximilian Bonaparte (ranked 170 p4p, 241 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mala Dama - Kabat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximilian Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonaparte missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonaparte scores with a hook.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Bonaparte misses.
Maximilian Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko defending well as Bonaparte loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Bonaparte misses.
Emelianenko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonaparte with a jab.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Bonaparte circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bonaparte connects with a looping right hand.
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko rushes Bonaparte and presses him up against the cage.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Bonaparte is trying to break free.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Bonaparte misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Bonaparte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Bonaparte looks winded!
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko is leaning against Bonaparte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bonaparte controls the action.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Bonaparte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Emelianenko has Bonaparte pressed against the cage, preventing Bonaparte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Bonaparte is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Bonaparte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko keeps control of Bonaparte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Emelianenko cracks Bonaparte with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonaparte's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko gets through Bonaparte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonaparte is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko prevents Bonaparte from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonaparte keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonaparte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
Bonaparte 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.
A low kick lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko forces Bonaparte back against the cage and clinches.
Roman Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Emelianenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bonaparte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko cracks Bonaparte with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Emelianenko.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bonaparte in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bonaparte is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonaparte can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonaparte or not.
Emelianenko is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonapartes head.
Emelianenko pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonaparte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Emelianenko pushes Bonaparte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Bonaparte's ribcage. Bonaparte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emelianenko.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonaparte is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Bonaparte seems to have recovered his senses.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko cracks Bonaparte with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonaparte's elbow.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops Bonaparte onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bonaparte is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Bonaparte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonaparte is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and cracks Bonaparte with a massive left hook! Bonaparte crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Emelianenko stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Emelianenko!
Roman Emelianenko is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Roman Emelianenko 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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