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ENIGMA 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raykuza Maui (ranked 1013 p4p, 2835 weight class) and Mitsugu Takeishi (ranked 29 p4p, 87 weight class). Takeishi has chosen Kabuki Gomen-Jyo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitsugu Takeishi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takeishi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maui thinking.
Takeishi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takeishi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takeishi pushes Maui up against the cage in a clinch.
Maui looking to stall.
Maui swings wildly with an uppercut but Takeishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Maui.
Maui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeishi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Raykuza Maui has been cut.
Takeishi working aggressively here.
Takeishi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maui prevents it.
Takeishi misses with a punch to the body.
Maui working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Maui on the inside.
 It looks like Mitsugu Takeishi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takeishi as Maui tries to tie him up.
Maui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maui.
Takeishi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Takeishi slowing the pace effectively.
Maui lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takeishi tries a body shot but Maui blocks it.
Maui working aggressively here.
Maui working aggressively here.
A short right from Takeishi on the inside.
Maui is struggling to control the position.
Takeishi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeishi lands a hook that snaps the head of Maui backwards.
Maui misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maui misses with a punch on the inside.
Maui presses Takeishi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maui softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takeishi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeishi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takeishi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Takeishi swings for the body but Maui moves out of range.
Maui looks to score with a jab to the body but Takeishi is just out of range.
Maui seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takeishi throws a combination that misses
and Maui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takeishi.
Maui was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maui lands a big right hand that sends Takeishi crashing to the mat! Maui stays standing though and waves Takeishi back to his feet!
 Takeishi is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Takeishi misses the target.
It looked like Maui was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Takeishi.
Takeishi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maui finish him?
Takeishi defending well as Maui loads up on a big left hand.
Maui weaves into range and cracks Takeishi right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Takeishi goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Maui is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raykuza Maui!
Raykuza Maui took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '17-1 BABY! I'M THE BEST!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tapio Virtainen (ranked 3334 p4p, 3612 weight class) and Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 419 p4p, 447 weight class). The key to victory for Tapio Virtainen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapio Virtainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Virtainen cracks Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Virtainen throws a combination that misses
and Oliveira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Virtainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Oliveira trying to control but Virtainen is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtainen is pulling down on Oliveira's head. It's preventing any offense from Oliveira, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a big right hand that misses.
Virtainen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oliveira stacks Virtainen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oliveira!
Oliveira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Virtainen prevents Oliveira from moving into mount.
Virtainen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtainen tries to buck Oliveira off but Oliveira is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliveira scores with punches from side control.
Virtainen tries to control but Oliveira manages to take his back.
Oliveira biding his time, controlling Virtainen.
Virtainen tries to roll but Oliveira sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Virtainen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Oliveira landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Oliveira dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oliveira misses with a body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliveira.
Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Virtainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Virtainen wants to control but Oliveira postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Virtainen to see if he's OK.
Virtainen is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Virtainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtainen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveira pulls his head out easily.
Virtainen tries to roll over but Oliveira keeps him under control.
Oliveira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Virtainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Virtainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Virtainen looking for submissions off his back.
That's two 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.
Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliveira stalling.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Virtainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Tapio Virtainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustavo Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Virtainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Virtainen's half guard.
Virtainen wants to improve his position but Oliveira is controlling well.
Oliveira content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Virtainen from improving his position.
Oliveira is looking to advance position but Virtainen won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oliveira in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliveira throws a low kick but Virtainen moves out of range easily.
Oliveira clinches up against the cage.
Virtainen avoiding damage as Oliveira throws knees to the body.
Virtainen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Oliveira clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Oliveira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Virtainen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Oliveira rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Oliveira controlling the position well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Virtainen is thwarting Oliveira's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Oliveira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Luciano (ranked 2471 p4p, 3435 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 338 p4p, 440 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luciano.
Luciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jose Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano throws a leg kick but Murphy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Murphy walks into a jab.
Luciano wants to slow Murphy down by chopping away at his legs.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luciano scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Luciano.
Luciano connects with a leg kick.
Murphy checks a low kick from Luciano.
Luciano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luciano 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.
Luciano lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Luciano works the jab nicely.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luciano throws a leg kick
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luciano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Luciano scores with a four punch combination!
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luciano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Luciano's head.
It looks like Jose Luciano has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Luciano tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Luciano misses with a leg kick.
Luciano digs a good body shot into Murphy's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Luciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luciano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Luciano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luciano lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Luciano there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Luciano throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Luciano misses
and Murphy counters with a good low kick that Luciano was not able to check.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Luciano off balance momentarily.
Luciano lands a jab.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Luciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Jose Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Luciano backing up. Luciano nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Luciano checks it
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luciano connects with a jab.
Luciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Murphy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murphy.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano lands with a straight right. Murphy didn't see that one coming.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Luciano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Luciano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano throws a body kick that misses
and Murphy counters with a left to the body.
Murphy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Luciano clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Luciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Luciano misses
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Murphy
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lunges at Luciano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Luciano's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Luciano misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Luciano.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Murphy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luciano looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Murphy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luciano connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.
Jose Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luciano throws a leg kick that misses.
Luciano with a nice calf kick.
Luciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luciano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Liam Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano misses with a leg kick
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luciano 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Luciano!
An out of breath Jose Luciano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 1438 p4p, 724 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 43 p4p, 20 weight class). Bruno Neves 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves drops his hands momentarily and Goodman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Good leg kick by Goodman.
Nice shot lands for Goodman.
Neves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodman as he avoids it easily.
Neves misses the shot to the body.
Neves moves forwards but Goodman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Neves throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
Goodman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Goodman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Neves if he has to take too many more of those.
Neves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goodman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neves scrambles back to his feet.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Neves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goodman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Neves presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Goodman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neves.
Goodman cracks Neves with a nice body shot.
Neves is breathing heavily.
Goodman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman taking a breather.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Neves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goodman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman tries to stall but Neves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Neves gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Goodman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Neves is working away from the top position though.
Goodman is controlling Neves's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Neves.
Goodman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neves is stalling in the full guard.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
Neves wants to pass the guard but Goodman is keeping the position.
Goodman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neves controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Neves's cut.
That's time! Neves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goodman stops Neves from passing to mount.
Neves working the ground and pound but Goodman is defending the strikes.
Neves grinds an elbow into Goodman's temple.
Neves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goodman, who protects the arm well.
Neves trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
Goodman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goodman is trying to control Neves's posture but Neves avoids it.
Neves will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Neves.
Neves wants to control but Goodman is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman stops Neves from passing to mount.
Neves has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Goodman!
Neves 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.
Neves looking to control but Goodman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goodman is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neves wants to control but Goodman has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Neves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Neves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goodman's head.
Neves controlling the action here.
Neves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Neves thowing shots but they're missing.
Goodman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves cracks Goodman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Neves throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Neves with the ground and pound from mount.
Goodman is squirming around, avoiding Neves's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Neves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Neves's cut.
That's time! Neves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Goodman.
Goodman scores with a body shot.
Goodman tries to bum rush Neves with a series of wild strikes but Neves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goodman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neves. That did some damage!
Goodman takes a swing at Neves's ribcage but misses.
Neves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bruno Neves's cut is getting worse.
Neves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Neves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neves was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodman.
Neves dodges the punch combination from Goodman.
As Goodman tries to get set, Neves tries to push him back and clinch up but Goodman manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodman. Neves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neves goes for a double leg but Goodman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goodman continues to drive forward.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Goodman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goodman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Neves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goodman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Neves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Goodman - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman with the inside leg kick.
Neves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neves is trying to control. Goodman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neves prevents Goodman from improving his position.
Neves thows a huge punch but Goodman dodges it nicely.
Goodman has hold of Neves's hands but Neves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Goodman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves wants to pass to mount but Goodman is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Goodman for as long as he can get away with.
Neves is pressing down on Goodman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goodman is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves is working hard here to advance position.
Goodman tries to get to full guard but Neves has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodman 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
Saul Goodman made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 1365 p4p, 1983 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 42 p4p, 61 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped the Bomb on me. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cobb thinking.
Cobb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Semmy Cobb has been cut.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
Johnson slips a jab from Cobb.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobb lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Cobb throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cobb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb slips a straight right by Johnson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cobb.
Cobb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobb.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Semmy Cobb'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.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobb throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a big right hand! Oh Cobb is in trouble here! Johnson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaTroy Johnson!
A very excited looking LaTroy Johnson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Semmy Cobb was interviewed post fight and said 'I like ice cream and cookies'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uwe Eggert (ranked 4086 p4p, 5260 weight class) and Umemoto Toshiko (ranked 461 p4p, 528 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uwe Eggert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umemoto Toshiko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshiko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toshiko throws a head kick that misses.
Eggert lands a nice hook to Toshiko's body. Toshiko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Eggert. Beautiful body shot.
Toshiko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toshiko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eggert circles away quickly and effectively.
Eggert lands with a shot to the body.
Toshiko looks winded!
A combination from Eggert does no damage.
Eggert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eggert lands a hook that stumbles Toshiko back into the cage. Eggert follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Toshiko to the canvas! Eggert pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Toshiko has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Uwe Eggert!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adilson Rodrigues (ranked 1646 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Napoleon Booker (ranked 206 p4p, 238 weight class). Booker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Animal-Maroon 5. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adilson Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Booker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues ducks under a wild hook from Booker.
Booker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodrigues's head.
It looks like Adilson Rodrigues has been cut.
Booker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodrigues throws a sloppy body shot
and Booker counters with a left to the body.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Booker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Booker misses with a hook.
Booker lands an overhand right.
Booker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodrigues back to the cage. Booker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Booker misses the jab.
Rodrigues wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Booker swings for the body but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Booker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
It looked like Rodrigues wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Booker misses the target.
Rodrigues was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodrigues looks to score with a jab to the body but Booker is just out of range.
Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Booker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodrigues closes the distance and pushes Booker back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodrigues lands with a right to the head.
Rodrigues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodrigues has Booker pressed against the cage, preventing Booker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodrigues misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by Booker.
Rodrigues tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues swings wildly with an uppercut but Booker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigues has a couple of punches blocked by Booker.
Rodrigues misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodrigues lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodrigues lands an uppercut.
Rodrigues lands with a light punch inside.
Rodrigues working aggressively here.
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!
Booker blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
Booker blocks a body shot from Rodrigues.
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 Adilson Rodrigues will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adilson Rodrigues's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodrigues uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Booker.
Rodrigues has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rodrigues tests Booker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Booker misses with a straight right.
Rodrigues throws a shot from downtown. Booker moves away and avoids it.
Booker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodrigues is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Booker can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues throws an off balance right hand
and Booker counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Booker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigues looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodrigues scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues drives through and clinches with Booker against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues can't find room to land a body shot as Booker controls the action.
Booker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Booker misses with a hook. Rodrigues ducked under it nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rodrigues here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rodrigues throws a hook but Booker blocks it.
Rodrigues waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Booker.
Booker cracks Rodrigues with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Booker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booker misses with an uppercut.
Booker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Booker.
Rodrigues feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bookers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Booker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a body shot but no joy.
Booker misses with a looping left.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodrigues cracks Booker with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rodrigues has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Booker to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodrigues gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rodrigues has Booker pressed against the cage, preventing Booker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Booker blocks a body shot from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues keeps control of Booker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodrigues digs a right hand into Booker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Booker's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Rodrigues fails to land.
Rodrigues misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodrigues misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues struggles to land a body shot inside as Booker controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adilson Rodrigues dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adilson Rodrigues's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rodrigues misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Booker.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Booker! But no joy.
Adilson Rodrigues is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Booker punishes Rodrigues's body with a nice straight punch.
Booker gets tackled into the cage by Rodrigues. Rodrigues maintains the clinch.
Rodrigues working aggressively here.
Booker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodrigues has him pressed against the cage.
Booker tries to circle away but Rodrigues has him pinned against the cage.
Napoleon Booker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues has Booker pressed against the cage, preventing Booker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodrigues tries to work over Booker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booker working hard to break the clinch.
Rodrigues misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rodrigues creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Booker wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodrigues won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Booker is trying to break free.
Rodrigues lands an uppercut.
Booker breaks the clinch.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues instigates a clinch.
Booker misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adilson Rodrigues showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rodrigues, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adilson Rodrigues!
A very excited looking Adilson Rodrigues 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 Rudolf Meine (ranked 3222 p4p, 24128 weight class) and Miroslav Nurmagomedov (ranked 302 p4p, 457 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nurmagomedov's choice of entrance music: Russia National Anthem . Miroslav Nurmagomedov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Meine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miroslav Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meine counters with a crisp right that sends Nurmagomedov to the canvas! Meine follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudolf Meine!
The defeated Miroslav Nurmagomedov had this to say: 'All I want to say, is that I will come back stronger, faster, smarter and hungrier than ever before. Rossiya, my budem chempionami, nesmotrya ni na chto!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 2858 p4p, 4285 weight class) and James White (ranked 358 p4p, 482 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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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James White!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomoguchi clinches.
Tomoguchi scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tomoguchi has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomoguchi has double underhooks.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Tomoguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Tomoguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi cracks White with a nice body shot.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomoguchi has double underhooks.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomoguchi.
A short uppercut from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomoguchi has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White's coach down at CHECKMATE PRIME MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on White's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
White can't break the clinch.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
White tries to break free but Tomoguchi pushes him back against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tomoguchi.
A short uppercut from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
Tomoguchi has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
White has had enough of the clinch but Tomoguchi keeps him there for the moment.
Tomoguchi prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand.
Tomoguchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Tomoguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomoguchi won't allow it.
White is trying to push Tomoguchi away but Tomoguchi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
White tries to break the clinch but Tomoguchi is controlling the position.
Tomoguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomoguchi won't allow it.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Tomoguchi on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
White misses with a body punch.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
White prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomoguchi jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Tomoguchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Tomoguchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook.
White lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomoguchi's hands.
White connects with a jab.
White scores with the left hand. Tomoguchi knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomoguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tomoguchi thinking.
A jab from White finds it's way through Tomoguchi's defenses.
White slips under a jab.
White misses the shot to the body.
White with a nice cross.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tomoguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomoguchi.
Nice defenses there by White.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomoguchi won't allow it.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomoguchi prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Tomoguchi lands an uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch.
White tries to break the clinch but Tomoguchi is controlling the position.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomoguchi.
White takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to force a seperation but Tomoguchi has the dominant position.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi lands a shot to the body.
White blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from White.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
White is trying to force a seperation but Tomoguchi has the dominant position.
White blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
White takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White tries to circle away but Tomoguchi has him pinned against the cage.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Tomoguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
White staying out of range there.
James White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White loads up on a big right hand but Tomoguchi slips the punch.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomoguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi has managed to clinch.
Shinji Tomoguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White has had enough of the clinch but Tomoguchi keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomoguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomoguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Tomoguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Tomoguchi lands with a right to the head.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi lands with a left to the head.
White tries to break the clinch but Tomoguchi is controlling the position.
Tomoguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White tries to circle away but Tomoguchi has him pinned against the cage.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tomoguchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomoguchi is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White tries to break free but Tomoguchi pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Tomoguchi.
A body shot lands from White.
Tomoguchi is working White over against the cage.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomoguchi lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
James White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Tomoguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tomoguchi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Tomoguchi!
Shinji Tomoguchi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 2388 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 298 p4p, 209 weight class). Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shakes tries to clinch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahomes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shakes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Mahomes as the two fighters clinch.
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Mahomes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Mahomes lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahomes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Mahomes has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Shakes throws an elbow but it misses.
Mahomes lands a right hand.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Mahomes blocks the elbow strike.
Mahomes avoiding damage.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakes lands a lovely overhand right.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been informed that Shakes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahomes.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses the jab.
Shakes missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shakes moves forwards but Mahomes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Mahomes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a hook but Shakes avoids it easily.
Mahomes misses with a double jab.
Shakes tries to clinch but Mahomes is having none of it.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Mahomes trying to control the position but instead, Shakes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahomes into the cage.
Shakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakes wants to counter with a clinch but Mahomes pushes him away.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shakes stuns Mahomes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mahomes lands a big uppercut and Shakes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shakes looks OK. Mahomes waves Shakes back to his feet!
Shakes is rocked!
Shakes rushes Mahomes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahomes finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mahomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with a body punch.
Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Shakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahomes misses its target.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes misses with a wild combination.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakes seems to have recovered his senses.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahomes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
Shakes wants to clinch but Mahomes slips to the side
and Mahomes counters with a nice right hand that sends Shakes toppling to the canvas! Shakes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mahomes finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahomes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahomes is stalling here.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahomes.
Patrick Mahomes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Mahomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakes can do to turn this around?
Mahomes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Patrick Mahomes has been cut.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
A hook to the body from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shakes throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mahomes fails to land.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mahomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mahomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahomes gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahomes tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Mahomes back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahomes is defending well for now.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a nice hook to Shakes's body. Shakes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahomes throws a big counter combination but Shakes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shakes closes the distance but Mahomes moves to the side
and Mahomes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Shakes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marcus Shakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakes pushes Mahomes up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes tries a body shot but Shakes blocks it.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Mahomes lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahomes blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with the head strike.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Shakes controls the action.
Mahomes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Shakes blocks the low kick.
Mahomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shakes's sensitive parts.
Shakes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahomes on the side of the head.
Shakes has Mahomes up against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Mahomes tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Mahomes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mahomes takes a shot to the head.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahomes is defending well for now.
Mahomes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shakes is keeping busy.
Mahomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahomes breaks the clinch.
Mahomes lands with a straight right. Shakes didn't see that one coming.
Shakes tries to clinch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Patrick Mahomes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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