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GC 408 Georgiev vs. Waller PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 3086 p4p, 4267 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 302 p4p, 368 weight class). Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goromaru.
We've been hearing reports that Goromaru has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goromaru.
Goromaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
Goromaru throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Jaroslav feints the counter takedown.
Goromaru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaroslav with the counter takedown but Goromaru avoids it easily.
Goromaru misses with a straight left.
Jaroslav feints the counter takedown.
Goromaru throws a front kick aimed at Jaroslav's knee but Jaroslav avoids it well.
Jaroslav changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jaroslav moves forwards but Goromaru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Goromaru is predictable there
and Jaroslav counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaroslav gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru lands with a right hand.
Goromaru misses with an uppercut. Jaroslav saw that one coming.
Jaroslav is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Goromaru forces Jaroslav back against the cage and clinches.
Goromaru presses Jaroslav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru manages to pull guard.
Goromaru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jaroslav stands up and waves to Goromaru to follow him.
Goromaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goromaru.
Goromaru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Goromaru.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaroslav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goromaru lands a left hand.
Goromaru manages to break the clinch.
Goromaru throws a hook but Jaroslav avoids it easily.
Jaroslav drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goromaru defends it well.
Goromaru misses with a straight left.
Jaroslav with the counter takedown but Goromaru avoids it easily.
Goromaru closes the distance and pushes Jaroslav back into the cage.
A short right from Goromaru on the inside.
Jaroslav lands with a light punch inside.
Goromaru pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaroslav's elbow.
Goromaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru blocking some punches.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav misses with some punches.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Goromaru.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru blocks an uppercut.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Jaroslav scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Goromaru fails to land.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
Goromaru pushes Jaroslav back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goromaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru blocks an uppercut.
Goromaru blocking some punches.
Jaroslav misses with the head strike.
Goromaru breaks the clinch.
Goromaru throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jaroslav was covering up waiting for the punch and Goromaru finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goromaru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jaroslav swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jaroslav wants to stand up but Goromaru is controlling him.
Goromaru throwing strikes from guard but Jaroslav blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goromaru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goromaru trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaroslav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goromaru throws a strike but Jaroslav rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rikiya Goromaru 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.
Jaroslav dodges the punch combination from Goromaru.
Jaroslav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goromaru.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goromaru tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goromaru looks to throw the jab but Jaroslav is out of range.
Jaroslav with the counter takedown but Goromaru avoids it easily.
Goromaru misses the shot to the body.
Jaroslav tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goromaru swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goromaru waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaroslav.
Jaroslav is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Goromaru throws a right hand that misses
and Jaroslav counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goromaru is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaroslav's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaroslav's back!
Goromaru 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav is trying to stand back up.
Goromaru tightening his grip on Jaroslav, looking for the choke.
Goromaru is looking for a rear naked choke here but Jaroslav reverses the position brilliantly into Goromaru's guard!
Jaroslav wants to get up but he can't break Goromaru's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru trying to control the position.
Felix Jaroslav has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaroslav decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Goromaru, up you get!
Goromaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goromaru misses with a hook.
Jaroslav tries to keep at a distance but Goromaru has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav misses with some punches.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Goromaru.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jaroslav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goromaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goromaru can't find room to land a body shot as Jaroslav controls the action.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Goromaru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav pushes Goromaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goromaru misses with the head strike.
Jaroslav misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaroslav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Goromaru.
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru misses with a punch to the body.
Goromaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goromaru cracks Jaroslav with a nice body shot.
Jaroslav lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaroslav throws a head punch that misses.
Goromaru gets control of Jaroslav's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goromaru will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goromaru has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jaroslav has passed into side control.
Jaroslav decides to stand up, so the ref orders Goromaru to his feet.
Goromaru throws a shot from downtown. Jaroslav moves away and avoids it.
Goromaru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaroslav makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Goromaru.
A nice left hand lands by Goromaru.
Goromaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Rikiya Goromaru will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goromaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goromaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaroslav.
A nice left hand lands by Jaroslav.
Goromaru misses with a body punch.
Jaroslav swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goromaru manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Goromaru looking for subs off his back but Jaroslav has passed one foot through into half guard.
Goromaru wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav wants to stand but Goromaru has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goromaru wants to get back to full guard.
Goromaru is working hard here to advance position.
Goromaru is looking to get back to full guard here but Jaroslav has managed to pass to side control instead.
Goromaru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jaroslav wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jaroslav stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Goromaru throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goromaru.
Jaroslav feints the counter takedown.
Goromaru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goromaru misses with a straight left.
Jaroslav tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jaroslav shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goromaru throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jaroslav tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Goromaru is in Jaroslav's guard.
Jaroslav wants to stand but Goromaru is controlling the position.
Goromaru throwing strikes from guard but Jaroslav blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru looking to sit in guard and control but Jaroslav gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goromaru is looking to sweep but instead, Jaroslav has passed into half guard.
Jaroslav postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Goromaru to stand up.
Jaroslav uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goromaru.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goromaru throws the left hand but Jaroslav avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru closes the distance and pushes Jaroslav back into the cage.
Jaroslav misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goromaru.
Goromaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goromaru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaroslav is keeping busy.
Goromaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goromaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goromaru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jaroslav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goromaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Rikiya Goromaru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav.
Goromaru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaroslav misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goromaru gets through Jaroslav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaroslav working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jaroslav fails to land.
Goromaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaroslav prevents a body shot from Goromaru.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikiya Goromaru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goromaru, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikiya Goromaru!
A very excited looking Rikiya Goromaru 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 Oliver Allen (ranked 23076 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 474 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mantle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by Mantle as he connects with a hook.
Allen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mantle.
 Allen is rocked!
Mantle connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Allen to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Mantle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Oliver Allen spoke after the fight, saying 'Maybe 145? Lets see how the next match goes.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Dukes (ranked 3297 p4p, 2324 weight class) and Ryan Henderson (ranked 391 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Grant Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dukes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Henderson tries to counter it with a takedown but Dukes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dukes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dukes looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Dukes catches Henderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dukes swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson throws a hook but Dukes blocks it.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukes is just out of range.
Dukes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dukes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dukes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Henderson with the counter takedown but Dukes avoids it easily.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Dukes.
Henderson gets caught flat footed, as Dukes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson is looking to stand up but Dukes isn't so interested in that idea.
Dukes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henderson for as long as he can get away with.
Dukes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dukes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Henderson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dukes but great work by Henderson .
You can see the frustration on Dukes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dukes is looking to reverse the position.
Henderson stands up and beckons Dukes to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson . That snapped Dukes's head back.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Henderson .
Dukes misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dukes's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson tries to stand but Dukes is controlling from the bottom.
Dukes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dukes working a defensive guard here.
Dukes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dukes trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dukes is controlling Henderson 's posture.
Henderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henderson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dukes throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Ryan Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dukes.
Henderson misses with a left hand
and Dukes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dukes. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dukes!
Dukes is trying to control Henderson 's posture but Henderson avoids it.
Dukes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dukes is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dukes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Dukes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henderson moves forwards but Dukes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson 's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Henderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henderson drops his hands momentarily and Dukes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Dukes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dukes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dukes throws a big shot that misses.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson scores with the left hand. Dukes knows he should have avoided that one.
Henderson clinches up with Dukes and pushes him back against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Dukes is controlling him.
Dukes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dukes controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Dukes fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dukes.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dukes tries to work over Henderson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dukes keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Dukes as the two fighters clinch.
Dukes lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dukes.
Dukes lands a nice uppercut.
Dukes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dukes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dukes digs a right hand underneath Henderson 's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dukes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henderson 's efforts to push away.
Dukes misses with a body punch.
Dukes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dukes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dukes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Dukes misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukes.
Still in the clinch, Dukes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dukes cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Dukes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson .
Dukes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson tries to circle away but Dukes has him pinned against the cage.
Grant Dukes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dukes won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Dukes works Henderson 's body with a nice hook.
Dukes misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Dukes.
Dukes throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson tries to bum rush Dukes with a series of wild strikes but Dukes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson takes one to the chin there.
 Henderson is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Dukes misses the target.
Dukes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dukes finish him?
Dukes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dukes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dukes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson .
Henderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dukes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dukes feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Dukes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukes wants to pass the guard but Henderson is keeping the position.
Dukes trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dukes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dukes won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson blocks a jab.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Henderson . Beautiful body shot.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dukes is just out of range.
Dukes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Dukes dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dukes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
Dukes ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Dukes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukes keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Grant Dukes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukes throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Dukes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dukes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henderson can't break the clinch.
Dukes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dukes has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Dukes is controlling him.
Henderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dukes has double underhooks.
Dukes lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dukes works Henderson 's body with a nice hook.
Dukes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dukes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dukes 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.
Dukes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dukes trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukes passes Henderson 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes is working for a submission of some sort.
Dukes is trying to control the action in half guard but Henderson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryan Henderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dukes is working for a kimura but Henderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Dukes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dukes continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to escape.
Dukes is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Dukes is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dukes throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Dukes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson .
That's four 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.
Dukes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson swings for the body but Dukes moves out of range.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Dukes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson slips under a jab.
Dukes ducks under a wild hook from Henderson .
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Dukes.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Dukes misses the target.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dukes manages to avoid it.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Dukes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dukes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Dukes!
A relieved looking Grant Dukes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thoressen (ranked 2151 p4p, 2521 weight class) and Yamcha Wolf-Fang (ranked 273 p4p, 306 weight class). Wolf-Fang comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rise Against - Give It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang looks to score with a jab to the body but Thoressen is just out of range.
Wolf-Fang throws a looping overhand right but Thoressen ducks down to avoid it.
Thoressen cracks Wolf-Fang with a good jab.
We've been told by Thoressen's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wolf-Fang throws a shot to the body.
Wolf-Fang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wolf-Fang scores with a punch to the head.
Thoressen looks to throw the jab but Wolf-Fang is out of range.
Thoressen slips a jab from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thoressen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thoressen throws an overhand right that lands on Wolf-Fang's shoulder, as Wolf-Fang tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Wolf-Fang.
Wolf-Fang throws an overhand right that lands on Thoressen's shoulder, as Thoressen tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Thoressen misses the target.
Wolf-Fang lands a slapping body shot.
Wolf-Fang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolf-Fang lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf-Fang throws a hook but Thoressen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf-Fang just misses with a punch to the body.
Thoressen misses with a straight left.
A big right from Wolf-Fang misses.
Wolf-Fang lands an overhand right.
Yamcha Wolf-Fang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoressen throws a sloppy head kick
and Wolf-Fang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thoressen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolf-Fang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thoressen lunges at Wolf-Fang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wolf-Fang's hand.
Wolf-Fang drops Thoressen with a big left hand! Thoressen is injured, injured bad! Wolf-Fang jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
Yamcha Wolf-Fang 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ameri Can (ranked 1637 p4p, 2768 weight class) and Jack McScramble (ranked 178 p4p, 284 weight class). Can comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ameri Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack McScramble!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can slips a jab and a cross from McScramble.
Can appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Can plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McScramble misses with a takedown attempt - Can sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McScramble slips under a jab.
Can misses with a looping right.
McScramble looks to land a combination but Can avoids it well.
Can on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McScramble cracks Can with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Can throws a leg kick but McScramble checks it.
McScramble rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Can moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McScramble misses with a jab to the body
and Can counters with a stiff right hand.
Can throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McScramble counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Can!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McScramble trying to control the action but Can is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McScramble cracks Can with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Can is trying to improve his position.
Can wants to get back to his feet.
McScramble wants to control but Can is keeping him busy.
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.
McScramble misses with the ground and pound.
McScramble is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Can knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Can sneaks back into half guard.
McScramble wants to take a breather but Can is having none of it.
McScramble prevents Can from standing back up.
McScramble looks to land a strike but Can avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McScramble wants to control from the top but Can keeps moving.
Can is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McScramble is controlling him.
McScramble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Can is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Can throws a body shot but no joy.
McScramble chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Can can pounce on him.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McScramble was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McScramble.
A looping hook to the body misses from McScramble. Can does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ameri Can is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McScramble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Can was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can misses with a body kick.
Can stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Can just misses with a punch to the body.
Can throws a low kick but it's checked well by McScramble.
McScramble throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
McScramble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Can manages to avoid it.
McScramble closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Can to the mat! Can manages to get full guard.
McScramble preventing the sweep.
Can wants to get back to his feet but McScramble is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Can manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McScramble manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Can passes McScramble's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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 Ameri Can will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McScramble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Can moves away.
Can thuds his right hand into McScramble's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McScramble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McScramble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Can tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McScramble was well out of range. Poor timing from Can.
Can throws a shot to the body.
McScramble moves out of range as Can strikes.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McScramble tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Can counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble takes the fight into the clinch.
Can blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McScramble misses with a punch on the inside.
Can lands with a right to the head.
Can wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McScramble has him pressed against the cage.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
McScramble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McScramble has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McScramble misses with a hook to the ribs.
McScramble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McScramble.
Can managing to block the knees to the body from McScramble.
Can breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McScramble falls off balance throwing a combination
and Can counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McScramble thinking.
McScramble lands the left hand.
McScramble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McScramble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Can misses with a leg kick
and McScramble counters with a shoot takedown. Can fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McScramble is controlling him.
Can pushes McScramble off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Can!
Can scores with the left hand. McScramble knows he should have avoided that one.
McScramble on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McScramble misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As McScramble backs away, Can returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McScramble moves out of range of the strikes.
Can misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McScramble works over Can's head and body with a nice combination.
Can looks to score with a jab to the body but McScramble is just out of range.
Can ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Can with a jab.
Can swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Can throws a looping overhand right but McScramble ducks down to avoid it.
McScramble moves out of range of the strikes.
Ameri Can is winning the standup battle so far.
McScramble misses with a right hand
and McScramble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McScramble takes a swing at Can's ribcage but misses.
McScramble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McScramble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Can throws an overhand right that lands on McScramble's shoulder, as McScramble tries to avoid the shot.
McScramble wants to clinch up but Can keeps it at a distance.
McScramble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Can pivots, looking for a leg kick but McScramble is out of range and Can settles back down.
McScramble moves out of range of the leg kick from Can.
Can throws the left hand but McScramble avoids the punch easily.
Can blocks a jab.
Can takes one on the button.
Can is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McScramble is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Can is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Can looks for the body kick but McScramble saw that one coming.
McScramble fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Can scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ameri Can dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Can lands the left hand.
Can throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McScramble stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McScramble closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McScramble lands in his opponent's guard.
McScramble has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Can is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McScramble is controlling him.
McScramble trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McScramble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McScramble landing with the ground and pound.
Can looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McScramble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McScramble is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Can avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McScramble working a defensive guard here.
Can looking to sit in guard and control but McScramble gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Can is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McScramble is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McScramble manages to get himself to full guard.
Can got a little sloppy there for a moment and McScramble has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Can has managed to get both his arms back between McScramble's legs - danger averted.
McScramble working a defensive guard but Can manages to pass into side control anyway.
Can in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Can working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McScramble tries to buck Can off but Can is having none of it.
McScramble is trying to control Can's posture but Can avoids it.
Can is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McScramble is looking to regain half guard here but Can keeps moving and retains side control.
Jack McScramble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ameri Can is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McScramble gets back to half guard.
McScramble works his way to full guard. Good work.
Can got a little sloppy there for a moment and McScramble has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Can has managed to get both his arms back between McScramble's legs - danger averted.
Can will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Can showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Can has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Can is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McScramble can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Can trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Ameri Can.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Can, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ameri Can!
Ameri Can decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 1131 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Snapple Grapple (ranked 125 p4p, 234 weight class). Christie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amityville. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Snapple Grapple!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grapple shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christie sprawls well. Christie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grapple gets slowly back to his feet.
Christie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grapple back to the cage. Christie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A big right from Christie misses.
Grapple darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christie tries to kick Grapple off in order to stand up. Grapple Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Christie is looking to get back to his feet here but Grapple is keeping cool and he's managed to take Christie's back.
Can Christie hold on?! Grapple is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Christie is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Crapollas Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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!
Grapple has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Christie.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Grapple tightening his grip on Christie, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple connects with a big shot to the side of Christie's head.
Grapple tries to keep control of the position but Christie is staying busy.
Grapple has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Christie defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Grapple is working an open guard so Christie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Christie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grapple has time to react.
Grapple is rocked!
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!
Christie connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Grapple out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven Christie!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Christie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 1901 p4p, 1210 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 203 p4p, 128 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermann scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kentas misses with a straight right.
Hermann swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hermann throws a hook but Kentas blocks it.
Kentas blocks a jab.
Hermann misses with a left hand
and Kentas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann missing with a left hand there. Kentas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hermann.
 It looks like Rimtas Kentas has been cut.
Kentas clobbers Hermann with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hermann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hermann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hermann thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Hermann misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Kentas catches Hermann right on the button with a cross.
Hermann ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hermann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hermann is rocked!
Hermann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
Kentas walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Kentas.
Kentas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hermann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann darts in and clinches Kentas up against the cage.
Kentas fails to pull guard.
Kentas blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermann.
Stalling in the clinch from Hermann.
Hermann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Kentas.
Hermann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kentas being controlled against the cage.
Kentas breaks the clinch.
Kentas cracks Hermann with a good jab.
Kentas misses with a looping right.
Kentas darts in trying to clinch
and Hermann counters with a straight right hand.
Hermann takes one to the chin there.
Kentas throws out a leg kick but Hermann moves out of range and Kentas only half commits.
The fighters circling - Hermann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas looks to throw the jab but Hermann is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hermann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hermann loads up on a big right hand but Kentas slips the punch.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kentas wants to counter with a clinch but Hermann pushes him away.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses.
Kentas tries to counter with a clinch but Hermann shakes him off and moves away.
Kentas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kentas circles away quickly and effectively.
Kentas misses with a hook to the body
and Kentas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermann moves away.
Hermann misses with a few strikes there.
Kentas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kentas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hermann moves out of range as Kentas strikes.
Hermann closes the distance but Kentas moves to the side
and Kentas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kentas in his tracks.
Kentas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermann throws out the jab.
Kentas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermann was well out of range. Poor timing from Kentas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kentas.
Kentas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kentas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hermann lands a jab to the head.
Hermann throws an overhand right that lands on Kentas's shoulder, as Kentas tries to avoid the shot.
Kentas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hermann.
Kentas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hermann.
Kentas misses the jab.
Hermann is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hermann throws a lazy uppercut
and Kentas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hermann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hermann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kentas wants to counter the offense by Hermann and move into the clinch position.
Kentas ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Hermann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kentas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas ducks under a wild hook from Hermann.
Hermann lands a nice hook to Kentas's body. Kentas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kentas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kentas slips under a jab.
Hermann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kentas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hermann. Kentas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kentas misses with a straight right.
Kentas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hermanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hermann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kentas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hermann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kentas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann misses with a body shot.
Kentas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hermann throws a nice looking combination but Kentas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hermann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermann manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rimtas Kentas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
That's time! Hermann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Jab by Hermann.
Kentas darts in and clinches Hermann up against the cage.
Kentas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kentas lands a nice uppercut.
Kentas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hermann prevents a body shot from Kentas.
A head punch on the inside from Kentas fails to land.
I was talking to Hermann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Kentas.
Kentas successfully pulls guard.
Kentas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kentas, not yet.
Hermann gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas cracks Hermann with an open hand slap.
Hermann misses with a straight right.
Hermann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hermann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kentas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas connects with the punch.
Hermann misses with an uppercut
and Kentas counters with a single leg into guard. Hermann didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann wants to stand up but Kentas is controlling him.
Kentas trying to control the position from guard on top but Hermann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hermann wants to stand and escape but Kentas is having none of it.
Kentas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hermann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kentas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kentas wants to control from the top but Hermann keeps moving.
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.
Hermann keeping full guard, as Kentas tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hermann misses the shot to the body.
Kentas defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann cracks Kentas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hermann fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kentas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Hermann does it's job there.
Hermann slips under a jab from Kentas.
Hermann throwing a counter right hand but Kentas manages to avoid it.
Hermann misses with an uppercut. Kentas saw that one coming.
Kentas moves out of range as Hermann strikes.
Hermann throws a head kick but Kentas moves out of range.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kentas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas dodges the punch combination from Hermann.
Kentas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hermann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kentas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermann.
Hermann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hermann takes one on the button.
Hermann misses with a lunging right hand
and Kentas counters with a left to the body.
Kentas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hermann on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kentas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hermann has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hermann and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kentas avoids the body shot from Hermann.
Hermann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hermann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hermann avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hermann moves away.
Kentas throws a body shot but no joy.
Hermann slips under a jab.
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!
Kentas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kentas.
Kentas slips under a jab from Hermann.
Hermann throws a hook to the side of Kentas's head but Kentas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kentas slips under a jab from Hermann.
Kentas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kentas.
Hermann cracks Kentas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kentas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hermann throws a sloppy head kick and Kentas moves out of range easily.
Kentas defending well as Hermann loads up on a big left hand.
Hermann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kentas at a distance.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas misses with a body shot.
Kentas throws the left hand but Hermann avoids the punch easily.
Kentas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Kentas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rimtas Kentas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kentas throws a hook but Hermann blocks it.
Kentas throws the left hand but Hermann avoids the punch easily.
Kentas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hermann throws out the jab.
Kentas throws a lazy right hand but Hermann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kentas misses with a wild body shot.
Kentas takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Hermann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hermann throws a looping overhand right but Kentas ducks down to avoid it.
Kentas lands with a hook. Hermann tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hermann stuns Kentas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hermann with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas scores with a hook.
Kentas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kentas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermann pushes Kentas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kentas prevents a body shot from Hermann.
A body shot lands from Kentas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas blocking some punches.
Hermann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hermann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kentas backwards.
Hermann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but Hermann turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kentas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kentas gets through Hermann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rimtas Kentas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kentas throws a head punch that misses.
Hermann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hermann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kentas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hermann misses with a punch on the inside.
Kentas misses with some punches.
Hermann lands a hook that snaps the head of Kentas backwards.
Kentas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hermann to keep the fight standing.
Hermann misses with the head strike.
Kentas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl Hermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rimtas Kentas.
Hermann swings wildly with an uppercut but Kentas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karl Hermann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kentas scores with a shot to the side of Hermann's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kentas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hermann lands an uppercut.
Hermann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hermann as the two fighters clinch.
Kentas fails to pull guard.
Kentas blocking some punches.
Kentas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kentas tries to throw a body punch but Hermann avoids it by throwing Kentas back against the cage.
Hermann throws a punch but it's blocked by Kentas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermann.
Kentas lands with a light punch inside.
Hermann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kentas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kentas has a couple of punches blocked by Hermann.
A short right from Kentas on the inside.
Hermann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hermann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hermann has Kentas pressed against the cage, preventing Kentas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hermann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kentas tries to work over Hermann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kentas lands with a light punch inside.
Kentas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermann throws a head punch that misses.
Kentas lands a takedown into guard.
Kentas tries to free his leg and advance position but Hermann is retaining full guard.
Hermann keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
Hermann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kentas defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermann wants to sweep but no luck.
Kentas wants to control from the top but Hermann keeps moving.
Hermann throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kentas trying to control but Hermann is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kentas 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kentas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rimtas Kentas.
I've got Kentas 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rimtas Kentas!
A very excited looking Rimtas Kentas 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 Prohor Georgiev (ranked 1595 p4p, 704 weight class) and Jack Waller (ranked 172 p4p, 88 weight class). Waller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prohor Georgiev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Waller!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waller connects with a body shot.
Georgiev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Georgiev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Georgiev throws a leg kick
and Waller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Georgiev throws a solid leg kick but Waller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Georgiev.
Georgiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waller.
Waller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Waller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Waller misses with a right hand
and Georgiev counters with a low kick, right behind Waller 's knee.
Waller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Georgiev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick.
Prohor Georgiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waller throws out a loose jab but Georgiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waller misses with a looping left.
Georgiev scores with a kick to the body.
Waller's coach down at Gunner's School of Combat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Waller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waller misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waller misses with a looping right.
Georgiev throws a body kick that misses.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Georgiev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Waller misses with an uppercut
and Georgiev counters with a thumping low kick.
Waller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Georgiev.
Waller throws a jab when Georgiev was well out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Georgiev - that will leave a mark!
Waller connects with a crisp jab.
Waller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waller! But no joy.
Georgiev wants to land a leg kick but Waller is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller moves out of range of the leg kick from Georgiev.
Waller checks a leg kick.
Georgiev is looking to chop away at Waller's legs.
Georgiev throws a solid leg kick but Waller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Georgiev.
Georgiev throws a low kick, looking for Waller's leg but Waller calmly moves out of range.
Waller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georgiev scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Waller lands.
Waller moves out of range as Georgiev throws a body kick.
Waller throws a jab when Georgiev was well out of range.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waller scores with the left hand. Georgiev knows he should have avoided that one.
Georgiev throws a low kick, looking for Waller's leg but Waller calmly moves out of range.
Waller checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev fakes the leg kick and cracks Waller in the body.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Waller checks it
and Waller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Waller connects with the punch.
Waller scores with a jab to the body.
Georgiev misses with the body kick
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
Waller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Georgiev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd cheers as Waller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Georgiev doesn't seem phased though.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Waller misses with a body shot.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller avoids it.
Waller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Georgiev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waller! But no joy.
Waller throws a right hand that misses
and Georgiev counters with a thumping low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waller checks a leg kick.
Waller misses with a hook.
Georgiev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Georgiev. That's going to slow Waller down.
Waller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Georgiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Georgiev slips a jab and a cross from Waller.
Georgiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Georgiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waller is able to avoid easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Georgiev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Georgiev is looking to chop away at Waller's legs.
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Georgiev.
Georgiev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Georgiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Georgiev wants to land a leg kick but Waller is out of range.
Georgiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Waller checks it
and Waller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Waller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Waller misses with a right hand
and Georgiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Georgiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waller.
A swing and a miss from Waller.
Waller scores with a one two! Georgiev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Georgiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Georgiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Waller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Georgiev wants to land a leg kick but Waller is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller misses with a hook
and Georgiev counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Waller misses with a straight right.
Georgiev tried to counter with a leg kick but Waller avoided it.
A low kick from Georgiev misses
and Waller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Georgiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev tries to work over Waller's front leg with a kick but Waller checks it.
Georgiev motions for Waller to come forward. Georgiev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
Georgiev throws a leg kick which misses Waller's front leg but catches the back leg as Waller tries to avoid it.
Waller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Waller backs away, Georgiev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Waller checks the leg kick.
Georgiev tries a low kick but Waller avoids it.
Georgiev tries to work over Waller's front leg with a kick but Waller checks it.
Waller throws a looping overhand right but Georgiev ducks down to avoid it.
Georgiev tries to score with a low kick but Waller moves his leg out of the way.
Waller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Georgiev throws a leg kick
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
Georgiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Waller checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Georgiev is just out of range.
Georgiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Georgiev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Waller lands with a good body shot.
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!
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Waller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Georgiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Waller is out of range.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgiev.
A clash of legs there as Waller blocks the low kick.
Waller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Waller throws out a counter right but Georgiev avoids it with no problem.
Waller misses with a body shot.
Georgiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Waller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Waller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Waller connects with a looping right hand.
Good work by Waller as he checks the leg kick.
Georgiev misses with a body kick.
Georgiev feints and then cracks Waller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Waller down.
Georgiev moves away from the strike by Waller.
Waller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Georgiev was well out of range. Poor timing from Waller.
Georgiev thows a body kick. Waller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Waller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Waller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Georgiev counters with a low kick, right behind Waller 's knee.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Waller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Georgiev moves away.
Georgiev moves out of range as Waller strikes.
Georgiev tries to work over Waller's front leg with a kick but Waller checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev throws a leg kick which misses Waller's front leg but catches the back leg as Waller tries to avoid it.
Georgiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Georgiev scores with a kick to the body.
Jack Waller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Waller misses with a body shot.
Waller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waller checks a low kick from Georgiev.
A low kick from Georgiev is predictable there
and Waller counters with a series of strikes. Georgiev will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Waller misses its intended target.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgiev.
Georgiev slips a jab from Waller.
As Waller backs away, Georgiev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Georgiev tries to land a body kick
enabling Waller to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Prohor Georgiev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick lands for Georgiev.
Waller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Waller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Georgiev throws a push kick but Waller slaps the foot to one side.
Georgiev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Waller checks a leg kick nicely.
Waller misses with a body punch
and Georgiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waller misses with an uppercut. Georgiev saw that one coming.
Georgiev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Waller as he checks the leg kick.
Waller checks the leg kick.
Waller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Waller throws an overhand right that lands on Georgiev's shoulder, as Georgiev tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller lands a body shot.
Waller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Waller. Beautiful body shot.
Georgiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Georgiev throws a chopping leg kick but Waller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Waller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Georgiev.
Georgiev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Georgiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Good work by Waller as he checks the leg kick.
Georgiev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waller takes a swing at Georgiev's ribcage but misses.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Waller checks it
and Waller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Georgiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Waller checks a leg kick.
Waller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Georgiev manages to avoid it.
Georgiev thows a leg kick but Waller checks it
and Waller counters with a right hand to the body.
Georgiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Waller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Georgiev eats them both and turns towards Waller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Waller misses with a looping right.
Waller misses with a wild combination.
Georgiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Waller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller blocks a low kick nicely.
Waller throws out a counter right but Georgiev avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Georgiev is predictable there
and Waller counters with a right hand to the body.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Waller throws out a counter right but Georgiev avoids it with no problem.
Georgiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waller checks it well.
Georgiev ducks under a wild hook from Waller.
Waller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Georgiev tried to score with a low kick but Waller checks it.
Waller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Georgiev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller moves out of range easily.
Waller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waller throws a hook but Georgiev avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Georgiev tenderised Waller's leg. Waller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Georgiev backs up against the cage.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Georgiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waller! But no joy.
Waller misses with a looping left.
Georgiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Georgiev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Waller as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Georgiev is predictable there
and Waller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waller checks a leg kick.
Waller looks to land a left hand but Georgiev moved out of range nicely.
Georgiev half committed to a counter leg kick.
Georgiev throws a leg kick
and Waller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Waller jabs at Georgiev's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Waller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Georgiev with a body shot.
Georgiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waller throws out the jab.
Waller checks a leg kick.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller moves out of range easily.
Georgiev throws a chopping leg kick but Waller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Georgiev ducks under a wild hook from Waller.
Georgiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Waller lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waller checks it well.
Georgiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller checks it.
A little jabbing left from Waller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Waller checks a low kick from Georgiev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Waller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Waller checks a low kick from Georgiev.
Georgiev tried to score with a low kick but Waller checks it.
Georgiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Georgiev's hands.
Georgiev is looking to chop away at Waller's legs.
Georgiev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Waller misses with a straight right.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
Waller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgiev.
Waller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Georgiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Waller just manages to avoid it.
Waller lands a nice shot to the body.
Waller throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Waller cracks a nice hook into Georgiev's ribs.
Georgiev moves away from the strike by Waller.
Nice defenses there by Georgiev.
Waller lands with a straight right. Georgiev didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Georgiev throws a leg kick
and Waller counters with a nice body shot.
Georgiev tries to score with a low kick but Waller moves his leg out of the way.
Georgiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Waller connects with a crisp jab.
Waller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Georgiev.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Georgiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Georgiev misses.
Georgiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller moved away.
Waller connects with a body shot.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller avoids it.
Georgiev throws a body kick that misses
letting Waller counter with a right hand.
Waller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Waller checks a low kick from Georgiev.
Georgiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waller.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Waller! But no joy.
Waller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Georgiev thumps Waller with a low kick.
Waller looks to land a left hand but Georgiev moved out of range nicely.
Georgiev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Georgiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Waller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waller throws a big shot that misses.
Waller misses with an uppercut.
Georgiev misses with a low kick.
A big right from Waller misses.
Waller scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waller blocks a leg kick.
Georgiev throws a low kick, looking for Waller's leg but Waller calmly moves out of range.
Georgiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waller.
Waller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Waller dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Waller blocks the low kick.
Georgiev throws a leg kick
letting Waller counter with a right hand.
Waller throws a hook but Georgiev blocks it.
Waller clobbers Georgiev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Waller misses with an uppercut. Georgiev saw that one coming.
Waller checks a low kick from Georgiev.
Waller throws a jab when Georgiev was well out of range.
Waller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Georgiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Georgiev tries to land a leg kick but Waller saw it coming and moves away.
Georgiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waller cracks a nice hook into Georgiev's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev takes one to the chin there.
Waller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Georgiev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but Waller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Georgiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Georgiev misses with a leg kick
and Waller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Georgiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body punch from Waller.
Georgiev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Waller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Georgiev wants to land a leg kick but Waller is out of range.
Waller throws a hook but Georgiev avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev scoring well with a low kick there.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller moves out of range easily.
Waller throws out a counter right but Georgiev avoids it with no problem.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Waller misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Waller scores with a sloppy right hand. Georgiev should have avoided that one.
A jab from Waller misses.
As Waller backs away, Georgiev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Waller thuds a left hand into Georgiev's body.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Georgiev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Waller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Waller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Waller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Georgiev.
Georgiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waller lands a body shot.
Georgiev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waller is able to avoid easily.
Waller swinging wildly here.
Waller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waller misses with a hook. Georgiev ducked under it nicely.
Georgiev tries to work over Waller's front leg with a kick but Waller checks it.
Waller throws the left hand but Georgiev avoids the punch easily.
Georgiev walks into a left hand.
Waller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Georgiev.
A leg kick checked by Waller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Georgiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Georgiev misses
and Waller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Georgiev throws a low kick but Waller moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waller misses with a right hand
and Georgiev counters with a low kick, right behind Waller 's knee.
Waller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waller with a jab.
Jack Waller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Waller misses with a wild body shot.
Waller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Georgiev.
Waller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Georgiev.
Waller swings for the body but Georgiev moves out of range.
Georgiev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Waller just manages to avoid it.
Georgiev looks to throw a body kick
and Waller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Georgiev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waller checks a low kick from Georgiev.
Waller throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Waller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Waller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Waller!
Jack Waller is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Jack Waller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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