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HFC 115 - Christmas Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lili Von Shtupp (ranked 4120 p4p, 3478 weight class) and Cecilia Roughknight (ranked 267 p4p, 226 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lili Von Shtupp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cecilia Roughknight!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Shtupp darts in and clinches Roughknight up against the cage.
Roughknight throws a head punch that misses.
Roughknight avoids the elbow strike from Von Shtupp, against the cage.
Roughknight dodges an elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
Roughknight blocks the elbow strike.
Von Shtupp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roughknight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roughknight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Shtupp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roughknight gets through Von Shtupp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Shtupp lands a damaging elbow.
Roughknight lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Shtupp backwards.
Roughknight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roughknight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Shtupp has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice body punch from Roughknight - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Shtupp tries to work over Roughknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roughknight lands a nice uppercut.
Von Shtupp struggles to land a body shot inside as Roughknight controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Shtupp throws an elbow but misses.
Roughknight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roughknight.
Roughknight takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughknight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roughknight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Shtupp backwards.
Roughknight blocks a body shot from Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp has a couple of punches blocked by Roughknight.
Von Shtupp tries to throw a body punch but Roughknight avoids it by throwing Von Shtupp back against the cage.
Roughknight takes an elbow to the temple.
Roughknight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Shtupp struggles to land a body shot inside as Roughknight controls his hands.
Von Shtupp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roughknight backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roughknight.
Roughknight tries a body shot but Von Shtupp blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roughknight.
Roughknight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roughknight works on Von Shtupp's body with a couple of short punches.
Von Shtupp blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Shtupp throws an elbow but misses.
Von Shtupp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roughknight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Von Shtupp throws a head punch that misses.
Roughknight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Von Shtupp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roughknight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roughknight swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Shtupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow that misses.
Von Shtupp can't find room to land a body shot as Roughknight controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Roughknight.
Von Shtupp blocking some punches.
Von Shtupp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roughknight lands with a light punch inside.
Roughknight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Shtupp backwards.
Roughknight takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roughknight.
Roughknight tries to work over Von Shtupp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roughknight avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp blocking some punches.
Von Shtupp misses with the head strike.
Von Shtupp lands with a light punch inside.
Von Shtupp lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Roughknight.
Von Shtupp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow just above Roughknight 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Shtupp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Shtupp blocks a body shot from Roughknight.
Von Shtupp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roughknight's defenses.
Roughknight prevents a body shot from Von Shtupp.
Roughknight lands a right hand.
Von Shtupp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Shtupp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roughknight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roughknight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roughknight has a couple of punches blocked by Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roughknight lands with a light punch inside.
Von Shtupp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Shtupp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roughknight lands with a left to the head.
Von Shtupp pushes Roughknight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Shtupp throws an elbow that misses.
Roughknight throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Roughknight.
A short right from Roughknight.
Roughknight avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roughknight blocks the elbow strike.
Roughknight blocks an elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roughknight.
Von Shtupp tries to throw a body punch but Roughknight avoids it by throwing Von Shtupp back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Von Shtupp throws an elbow but misses.
Roughknight lands with a light punch inside.
Roughknight blocks an uppercut.
Roughknight lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Roughknight.
Roughknight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roughknight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow that misses.
Von Shtupp misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Shtupp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow but it misses.
Roughknight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Shtupp backwards.
Roughknight presses Von Shtupp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roughknight has a couple of punches blocked by Von Shtupp.
Roughknight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roughknight avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cecilia Roughknight will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Shtupp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roughknight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Shtupp throws a jab when Roughknight was well out of range.
Roughknight throws a jab when Von Shtupp was well out of range.
Roughknight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roughknight thuds a left hand into Von Shtupp's body.
Von Shtupp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roughknight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roughknight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Shtupp manages to avoid it.
Von Shtupp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roughknight throws a hook to the side of Von Shtupp's head but Von Shtupp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Von Shtupp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roughknight.
Roughknight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Shtupp at a distance.
Von Shtupp slips a straight right by Roughknight.
Roughknight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roughknight throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Shtupp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Shtupp tries to clinch there but Roughknight circles away.
Roughknight scores with a shot to the body.
Roughknight walks into a straight right hand from Von Shtupp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Shtupp misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Roughknight releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roughknight swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp connects with a body shot that sends Roughknight's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughknight lands a nice shot to the body.
Roughknight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Shtupp tries to close the distance and clinch but Roughknight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roughknight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Shtupp.
A jab lands there for Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp tries to close the distance and clinch but Roughknight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Shtupp lands with an uppercut that bounces Roughknight off the cage and back into range.
Roughknight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Shtupp moves away.
Von Shtupp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Shtupp tries to clinch up.
Von Shtupp scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Von Shtupp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roughknight looks to land a combination. Von Shtupp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Von Shtupp lands with a right hand.
Von Shtupp moves in looking to clinch but Roughknight pushes him off.
Roughknight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Von Shtupp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roughknight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Shtupp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roughknight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von Shtupp rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roughknight swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp moves into range and clinches up with Roughknight.
Roughknight dodges an elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
Cecilia Roughknight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp lands a nice elbow.
Roughknight gets through Von Shtupp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Shtupp misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Shtupp.
Roughknight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Shtupp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Shtupp misses with a body punch.
Roughknight misses with the head strike.
Von Shtupp lands a damaging elbow.
Roughknight dodges an elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
Roughknight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Von Shtupp has a couple of punches blocked by Roughknight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Shtupp.
Roughknight working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Shtupp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roughknight blocks a body shot from Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roughknight scores with a shot to the side of Von Shtupp's head.
Von Shtupp misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Roughknight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Shtupp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roughknight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Shtupps head.
Von Shtupp lands a nice elbow.
Roughknight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roughknight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Von Shtupp backwards.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow just above Roughknight 's eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Roughknight in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Shtupp prevents a body shot from Roughknight.
Roughknight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roughknight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roughknight blocks an uppercut.
Roughknight takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Shtupp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Von Shtupp misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Roughknight.
Roughknight lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Shtupp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roughknight lands a left hand.
Roughknight blocks an elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
A right handed body shot lands from Roughknight.
Roughknight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Shtupp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Shtupp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Shtupp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roughknight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Roughknight.
Roughknight can't find room to land a body shot as Von Shtupp controls the action.
Von Shtupp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Shtupp tries to work over Roughknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roughknight can't find room to land a body shot as Von Shtupp controls the action.
Von Shtupp pushes Roughknight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roughknight misses with a body punch.
Roughknight pushes Von Shtupp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roughknight throws a head punch that misses.
Von Shtupp takes a shot to the head.
Von Shtupp lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cecilia Roughknight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Roughknight. Those never looked like landing.
Roughknight looks to land a left hand but Von Shtupp moved out of range nicely.
Roughknight looks to land a left hand but Von Shtupp moved out of range nicely.
Von Shtupp works the jab nicely.
Von Shtupp fails to land with a series of punches.
Roughknight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cecilia Roughknight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roughknight misses the body punch
and Von Shtupp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Von Shtupp.
Von Shtupp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roughknight backwards.
Roughknight tries to work over Von Shtupp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Shtupp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Shtupp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roughknight's brow.
Roughknight misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Shtupp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Roughknight on the inside.
A hook to the body from Roughknight.
Von Shtupp misses with some punches.
Roughknight takes an elbow to the temple.
Roughknight misses with a body punch.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow but it misses.
Von Shtupp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roughknight.
A short uppercut from Roughknight.
Von Shtupp pushes off an throws an elbow but Roughknight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow inside that Roughknight shrugs off.
Von Shtupp blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Roughknight.
Roughknight blocks a body shot from Von Shtupp.
A head punch on the inside from Roughknight fails to land.
Roughknight tries a body shot but Von Shtupp blocks it.
Roughknight throws a head punch that misses.
Von Shtupp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roughknight's defenses.
Roughknight blocking some punches.
Roughknight blocks an elbow strike.
Roughknight swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Shtupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Shtupp throws an elbow but it misses.
Roughknight blocks the elbow strike.
Von Shtupp misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow that stopped Roughknight in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Von Shtupp just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roughknight's brow.
Von Shtupp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Von Shtupp misses with an elbow strike.
Roughknight misses with the head strike.
Roughknight swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Shtupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Shtupp tries to work over Roughknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von Shtupp swings wildly with an uppercut but Roughknight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roughknight throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Shtupp.
Lili Von Shtupp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Shtupp misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Roughknight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Von Shtupp working aggressively here.
Von Shtupp misses with the head strike.
Roughknight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Shtupp lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Shtupp pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roughknight digs a right hand into Von Shtupp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Shtupp's gas tank.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow that stopped Roughknight in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughknight tries to work over Von Shtupp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roughknight misses with a punch to the body.
Roughknight misses with some punches.
Von Shtupp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roughknight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roughknight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Shtupp backwards.
Roughknight blocks an elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Shtupp.
Roughknight avoids a wild elbow strike from Von Shtupp.
Roughknight lands a body shot in the clinch.
Von Shtupp swings wildly with an uppercut but Roughknight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roughknight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roughknight throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Shtupp.
Roughknight digs a right hand into Von Shtupp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Von Shtupp's gas tank.
Roughknight scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Shtupp blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Roughknight.
Von Shtupp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roughknight scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roughknight misses with the head strike.
Von Shtupp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow that stopped Roughknight in his tracks for a moment.
Roughknight can't find room to land a body shot as Von Shtupp controls the action.
Nice body punch from Von Shtupp - that landed with a thud.
Von Shtupp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roughknight fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Shtupp can't find room to land a body shot as Roughknight controls the action.
Von Shtupp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roughknight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roughknight swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Shtupp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roughknight lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roughknight.
Von Shtupp struggles to land a body shot inside as Roughknight controls his hands.
Von Shtupp blocks an uppercut.
Roughknight is leaning against Von Shtupp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Shtupp lands an elbow just above Roughknight 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Roughknight.
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 Lili Von Shtupp.
Well Roughknight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cecilia Roughknight!
A victorious Cecilia Roughknight thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nastasya Putin (ranked 3997 p4p, 3413 weight class) and Minerva Wulf (ranked 260 p4p, 218 weight class). Putin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bubblegum Bitch. Wulf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sanctus Dominus. Nastasya Putin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nastasya Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Minerva Wulf!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wulf.
Putin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wulf swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
Putin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Putin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin misses with an elbow over the top.
Wulf breaks from the clinch.
Putin ducks under a wild hook from Wulf.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but Wulf pushes him off.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Putin tries to clinch but Wulf is having none of it.
A nice side step and Wulf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Putin wants to clinch.
Wulf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Nastasya Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Putin blocks a jab.
Putin clinches up against the cage.
Wulf blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Wulf takes a shot to the head.
Wulf gets control of Putin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wulf will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Putin trying to control but Wulf is working from the bottom.
Putin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Putin wants to control from the top but Wulf keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wulf wants to control but Putin passes easily into half guard.
Putin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wulf tries to get to full guard but Putin has control of the leg.
Wulf looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wulf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Putin sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wulf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Wulf.
Wulf throws a body shot but no joy.
Wulf throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wulf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wulf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Putin lands with a left to the head.
Wulf blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putin throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Wulf struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Wulf avoids the elbow strike from Putin, against the cage.
Putin misses with a punch on the inside.
Wulf avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wulf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wulf wants to take the fight to the mat but Putin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wulf pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wulf is trying to push Putin away but Putin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Putin works on Wulf's body with a couple of short punches.
Wulf blocks an elbow strike.
Wulf blocking some punches.
Wulf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minerva Wulf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Wulf.
Wulf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Putin tries to clinch up but Wulf circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Wulf misses.
Putin is looking to clinch but Wulf is avoiding it.
Putin is looking to clinch but Wulf is avoiding it.
And Wulf tries to counter it with a takedown but Putin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wulf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wulf keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wulf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin moves in looking to clinch but Wulf pushes him off.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf throws a body shot but no joy.
Putin moves into the clinch successfully.
Putin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wulf's elbow.
Wulf manages to break the clinch.
Putin wants to clinch
and Wulf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Putin quickly recovers to half guard.
Wulf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Putin's head.
Wulf works his way into side control.
Wulf scores with a couple of short elbows.
Putin is looking for a sweep.
Wulf lands a nice forearm strike.
Putin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wulf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Putin actively working from the bottom here.
Wulf is trying to control the action in half guard but Putin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wulf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Putin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin working a defensive guard here.
Putin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Putin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Putin wants to control from the top but Wulf keeps moving.
Wulf is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Putin trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wulf looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Putin passes into half guard.
Wulf trying to control but Putin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wulf keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Putin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Putin is keen to just control but Wulf is a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minerva Wulf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wulf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wulf scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wulf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wulf thows a huge punch but Putin dodges it nicely.
Putin tries to roll over but Wulf keeps him under control.
Wulf throws a strike but Putin manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Wulf tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nastasya Putin!
Nastasya Putin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darken Rahl (ranked 1082 p4p, 3347 weight class) and Dylan Elkins (ranked 60 p4p, 216 weight class). Darken Rahl has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darken Rahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahl throws a looping overhand right but Elkins ducks down to avoid it.
Rahl looks to clinch
and Rahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elkins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Elkins stuns Rahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rahl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Elkins lands a jab to Rahl's midsection.
Elkins slips a jab from Rahl.
Elkins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Elkins misses.
Elkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rahl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Elkins under the eye.
Rahl misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rahl napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Elkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rahl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Elkins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rahl rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Elkins's guard! Nice work there by Rahl!
Rahl wants to get up but he can't break Elkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elkins is on top in guard.
Elkins looking to pass the guard.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet but Elkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rahl seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rahl keeping full guard, as Elkins tries to pass.
Rahl keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to pass the guard but Rahl is keeping the position.
Elkins looking to sit in guard and control but Rahl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Elkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rahl wants to stand but Elkins is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkins working a defensive guard here.
Rahl is looking to stand up but Elkins won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rahl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rahl staying out of range there.
Elkins swings for the body but Rahl moves out of range.
Rahl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Elkins cracks a nice hook into Rahl's ribs.
Rahl clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahl lands with a short shot to the head.
Rahl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahl misses with a straight left.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahl moves away.
Elkins gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahl is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Elkins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is trying to ground and pound but Rahl uses the momentary lack of control by Elkins to regain half guard.
Elkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rahl keeps working.
Rahl pushes Elkins off looking to stand but Elkins dives back in and keeps control.
Elkins controlling the pace.
Elkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Rahl is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dylan Elkins 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.
Rahl moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Rahl throws a big shot that misses.
Rahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elkins.
Elkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahl manages to avoid it.
Dylan Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Elkins misses the target.
Elkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rahl.
Dylan Elkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Elkins punishes Rahl's body with a nice straight punch.
Rahl throws a lazy right hand but Elkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Elkins misses.
Rahl darts in trying to clinch
and Elkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rahl on the side of the head.
Elkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Rahl.
Elkins throws a shot from downtown. Rahl moves away and avoids it.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Rahl's body. Rahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahl looks to land a left hand but Elkins moved out of range nicely.
Elkins throws a lazy right hand but Rahl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elkins scores with a nice head shot.
Rahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rahl is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Elkins's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Elkins clobbers Rahl with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rahl throws a front kick aimed at Elkins's knee but Elkins avoids it well.
Darken Rahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Elkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Elkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahl instigates a clinch.
Rahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahl digs a right hand into Elkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elkins's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahl is looking to control Elkins's arms but Elkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rahl has his back to the cage.
Elkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elkins fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rahl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rahl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elkins backwards.
Rahl lands with a light punch inside.
Elkins tries to pull guard but Rahl forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darken Rahl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Elkins.
Rahl breaks from the clinch.
Elkins lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Elkins.
Rahl looks to score with a jab to the body but Elkins is just out of range.
Rahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Elkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rahl attempts a counter takedown but Elkins avoids it well and moves away.
Rahl takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rahl moves out of range as Elkins strikes.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looks to land a left hand but Rahl moved out of range nicely.
Elkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rahl tries to counter with a takedown but Elkins is quick to defend against it.
Rahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahl pushes Elkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Elkins pulls guard.
Elkins looking to control.
Elkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rahl is aware though and is defending well.
Elkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rahl would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Elkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elkins wants to improve his position but instead Rahl has moved into half guard.
Rahl is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahl is thwarting Elkins's attempts to control the position.
Elkins is looking to improve his position.
Rahl tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Elkins.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Elkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rahl misses the shot to the body.
Elkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Elkins.
Nice defenses there by Elkins.
Elkins throws a jab when Rahl was well out of range.
Rahl attempts a counter takedown but Elkins avoids it well and moves away.
Elkins lands a jab to Rahl's midsection.
Elkins misses with a looping right.
Rahl throws a front kick aimed at Elkins's knee but Elkins avoids it well.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins misses with a body shot.
Elkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Elkins throws a hook but Rahl avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkins throws a body punch but Rahl moves out of range.
Rahl changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rahl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Elkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahl.
Elkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahl.
Rahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Elkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins lands a nice hook to Rahl's body. Rahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Elkins walks into a straight right hand from Rahl.
Rahl throws a shot to the body.
Rahl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Rahl as he connects with a hook.
Elkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Elkins throws a right hand that misses
and Rahl counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Elkins is trying to improve his position.
Rahl wants to stand but Elkins is controlling his arm.
Elkins struggling a bit here.
Rahl tries to stand but Elkins is controlling his head.
Darken Rahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is trying to control Rahl's posture but Rahl avoids it.
Rahl tries to stand but Elkins is controlling his head.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Elkins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rahl tries to stand and escape but Elkins is controlling the position.
Elkins trying to control but Rahl postures up.
Rahl tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Elkins.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Elkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rahl misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahl moves away.
Rahl scores with a one two! Elkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Elkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elkins misses the jab.
Rahl throws a body punch but Elkins moves out of range.
Rahl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elkins's hands.
Elkins lands with a hook. Rahl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Rahl's shoulder, as Rahl tries to avoid the shot.
Rahl tries to counter with a takedown but Elkins is quick to defend against it.
Elkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elkins throws out a counter right but Rahl avoids it with no problem.
Rahl rushes Elkins and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rahl fails to land.
Rahl presses Elkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elkins has a couple of punches blocked by Rahl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahl lands with a hook. Elkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rahl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a hook
and Rahl counters with a single leg into guard. Elkins didn't expect that.
Elkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rahl wants to stand but Elkins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rahl is looking to work some ground and pound but Elkins has wrist control.
Elkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rahl is one step ahead there.
Rahl wanted to stand there but Elkins had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darken Rahl showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Elkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Elkins!
Dylan Elkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Georges Moxley (ranked 1087 p4p, 956 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 148 p4p, 134 weight class). Moxley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz. Georges Moxley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Merel eats them both and turns towards Moxley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Merel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Merel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Merel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moxley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moxley can't do much from the bottom here.
Moxley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Merel off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merel is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Moxley gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merel tries to break free.
Moxley has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Merel! Can he survive? No! He's out! Moxley gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georges Moxley!
In his post fight interview, Georges Moxley started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davdio Branko (ranked 1590 p4p, 1947 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 98 p4p, 120 weight class). Kock has chosen I will axe kick you, and I am not careful. as his entrance music. Davdio Branko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Davdio Branko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branko drives through with a takedown into Kock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kock looking to control.
Branko tries to free his leg and advance position but Kock is retaining full guard.
Branko trying to move into half guard but instead Kock has managed to sweep!
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Kock defends easily.
Kock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Branko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kock has managed to get both his arms back between Branko's legs - danger averted.
Branko has his foot on Kock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kock works his way back into a safe position though.
Kock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Branko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kock controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock won't allow Branko to sweep him here.
Kock 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.
Branko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kock's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Branko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Branko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kock defends it easily.
Branko looking for a guillotine here but Kock defends easily.
Branko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Branko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Branko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kock slips nicely into half guard.
Kock passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Branko!
Branko tries to reverse the position but Kock maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Branko is trying desperately to improve position.
Kock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Branko is desperately trying to improve his position but Kock has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock controlling from the full mount.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Branko is squirming around, avoiding Kock's attempts to control the action.
Branko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Branko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Branko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kock pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kock prevents Branko from improving his position.
Kock passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Branko!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Branko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kock's half guard.
Branko is working for a kimura but Kock is defending it quite comfortably.
Kock felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Branko seems to be working for a kimura but Kock defends the submission attempt.
Kock wants to control but Branko is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branko seems to be working for a kimura but Kock defends the submission attempt.
Branko wants to work for an arm triangle but Kock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branko seems to be looking for submissions.
Kock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kock.
Kock is trying to control the position but Branko postures up.
Davdio Branko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Branko tries to free his leg and advance position but Kock is retaining full guard.
Branko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Branko is working hard here to advance position.
Kock is controlling Branko's posture.
Branko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Branko is looking to pass into half guard but Kock pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kock is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branko is looking for a triangle but Kock pushes his legs off easily.
Branko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Branko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kock controls the pace.
Branko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Branko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kock defends it easily.
Kock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kock trying to control the position but Branko is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko being controlled for a moment.
Branko tries to bench press Kock off him but Kock keeps the position.
Kock trying to control the action but Branko is working from the bottom.
Branko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Branko being controlled for a moment.
Branko sneaks back into half guard.
That's four 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.
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kock passes the guard and advances to mount!
Branko is desperately trying to improve his position but Kock has a good base and remains in mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kock tries to control but Branko wriggling away.
Kock controlling the position easily from mount.
Branko is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Batang Kock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Branko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Branko slips a jab from Kock.
Branko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kock swivels and escapes.
Branko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davdio Branko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Branko with that takedown attempt.
Branko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kock is fending him off so far but Branko persists. Nope, Kock circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Branko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Branko wants to clinch.
Kock throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock jabs Branko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Branko darts in looking for a takedown but Kock gets double underhooks and turns Branko into the cage.
Kock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Branko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kock jabs Branko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Branko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kock unleashes a big counter combination but Branko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Branko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Branko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Batang Kock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Branko somewhat.
Kock scores with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Kock.
Branko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kock sprawls well. Kock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Branko gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Branko.
Kock misses with a head kick.
Branko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kock circles away.
Kock throws a body punch but Branko moves out of range.
Branko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kock sprawls and moves away.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Branko tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Branko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kock avoids it really well and circles away.
Branko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Branko is trying to pull guard but Kock has him pressed against the cage.
Kock scores with a shoulder strike.
Kock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Branko up against the cage.
Branko is trying to drag Kock to the mat but Kock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Branko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Branko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kock breaks the clinch.
Davdio Branko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock tries to bum rush Branko with a series of wild strikes but Branko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
Batang Kock spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Petrov (ranked 301 p4p, 1247 weight class) and Malcolm King (ranked 47 p4p, 170 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. Vasil Petrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vasil Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm King!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a right hand that misses
and King makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Petrov really felt that one!
King misses with a body kick.
King ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
King tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King connects with a jab.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Petrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King slips a straight right by Petrov.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
King slips a straight right by Petrov.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a looping right.
King connects with the punch.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrov with a body shot.
King blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasil Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
King moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrov takes one to the chin there.
Petrov cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King scores with a hook to the body. Petrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a body kick that stops Petrov in his tracks momentarily.
King thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Petrov if he has to take too many more of those.
King connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrov thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
King lands a body shot.
King tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Petrov lands a jab to the nose.
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
King has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King scores with a nice body kick.
King throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 King is rocked!
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
King backs away from a small jab... but Petrov lunges forward with a huge superman punch! King crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Petrov with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Vasil Petrov!
After the fight, Vasil Petrov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Smith (ranked 1413 p4p, 495 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 185 p4p, 68 weight class). De Minaur has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a body punch but De Minaur moves out of range.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Minaur moves out of range as Smith strikes.
De Minaur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith scores with a body shot.
De Minaur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Minaur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith missing with a left hand there. De Minaur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and De Minaur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Minaur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Minaur! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Minaur has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith lands a jab to De Minaur's midsection.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
De Minaur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
De Minaur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Minaur.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Minaur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and De Minaur counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith lands a body shot.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith defending well as De Minaur loads up on a big left hand.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a head shot.
Smith lands a nice hook to De Minaur's body. De Minaur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Minaur works Smith's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body punch
and De Minaur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith slips a straight right by De Minaur.
De Minaur is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
De Minaur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
De Minaur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
De Minaur swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
De Minaur ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Minaur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Smith blocks a head kick by De Minaur.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Minaur looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
De Minaur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
De Minaur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Minaur jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Minaur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from De Minaur.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and De Minaur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Minaur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Minaur blocks a jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
De Minaur swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith works De Minaur's body with a nice hook.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Minaur cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith looks to land a combination but De Minaur avoids it well.
Smith throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith thuds a left hand into De Minaur's body.
De Minaur is looking to land body kicks.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and De Minaur counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from De Minaur fails to land.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a body punch.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
A nice left hand lands by De Minaur.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from De Minaur.
De Minaur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
A short left from De Minaur.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Minaur.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a nice uppercut.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a punch on the inside.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from De Minaur.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Minaur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
De Minaur misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
A right hook to the body lands for De Minaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Smith.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Nice body punch from Smith.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Minaur digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
De Minaur throws a head punch that misses.
Smith tries to work over De Minaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Minaur lands a shoulder strike.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Rod De Minaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short left from De Minaur.
Smith tries a body shot but De Minaur blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Minaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De Minaur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
De Minaur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 Smith is rocked!
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Minaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
De Minaur drops Smith onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Smith is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Minaur or not.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rod De Minaur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but De Minaur is just out of range.
Smith throws a series of punches but De Minaur moves out of range.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Minaur takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
De Minaur cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
De Minaur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Minaur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Minaurs head.
De Minaur lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Minaur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Minaur takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Minaur lands a right hand.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a body shot from De Minaur.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Smith misses with some punches.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith working aggressively here.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Minaur backwards.
De Minaur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Minaur misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur lands with a left to the head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith working aggressively here.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Smith.
De Minaur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short right from De Minaur.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
De Minaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Minaur blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur lands a right hand.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Smith.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Rebel Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod De Minaur.
Well De Minaur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod De Minaur!
After winning the bout, Rod De Minaur thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Stardust (ranked 609 p4p, 617 weight class) and Jose Carvaleho (ranked 81 p4p, 85 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stardust might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Starman. Ziggy Stardust had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Carvaleho!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stardust misses with an uppercut. Carvaleho saw that one coming.
Carvaleho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stardust did well to prevent Carvaleho getting side control.
Stardust is looking to get back to is feet but Carvaleho passes into side control.
Carvaleho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stardust rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvaleho's guard! Nice work there by Stardust!
Carvaleho wants to sweep but no luck.
Carvaleho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carvaleho wants to hit a sweep here but Stardust passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carvaleho there!
Carvaleho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho tries to hold on but Stardust postures up.
Carvaleho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carvaleho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Carvaleho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stardust avoids the attempt from Carvaleho to control.
Stardust takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carvaleho working to try and regain half guard.
Carvaleho is still trying to improve position.
Carvaleho throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stardust. What's that going to do exactly?
Carvaleho is desperately trying to improve his position but Stardust has a good base and remains in mount.
Stardust stands up from mount. Strange move.
Stardust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvaleho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stardust fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvaleho manages to avoid it.
Stardust misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Carvaleho.
Stardust on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carvaleho shoots in for a double leg but Stardust sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stardust with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carvaleho to score with a decent uppercut.
Stardust lands with a cross.
Carvaleho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stardust avoids it really well and circles away.
Stardust takes a swing at Carvaleho's ribcage but misses.
Stardust throws a hook to the side of Carvaleho's head but Carvaleho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvaleho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stardust with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Stardust.
Stardust throws a series of punches but Carvaleho avoids them all with ease.
Carvaleho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stardust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvaleho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stardust misses with a hook.
Carvaleho tries to clinch but Stardust moves away
and Stardust connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stardust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvaleho.
Carvaleho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stardust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvaleho was well out of range. Poor timing from Stardust.
Nice shot lands for Carvaleho.
A combination from Stardust does no damage.
Stardust uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvaleho.
Stardust lands with an overhand left.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Carvaleho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carvaleho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stardust.
Stardust takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carvaleho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvaleho clobbers Stardust with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carvaleho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ziggy Stardust dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Stardust misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Stardust lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carvaleho doesn't seem phased though.
Stardust takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stardust ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carvaleho misses with a body kick.
Stardust loads up on a big right hand but Carvaleho slips the punch.
Ziggy Stardust is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvaleho throws out a loose jab but Stardust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stardust dodges the punch combination from Carvaleho.
A left lands for Stardust.
Carvaleho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stardust misses with a hook.
A big left from Stardust misses.
Stardust connects with the punch.
Carvaleho throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvaleho slips under a jab from Stardust.
A big right from Stardust misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust takes one to the side of the head.
Stardust bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carvaleho's head.
Carvaleho defending well as Stardust loads up on a big left hand.
Stardust on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Stardust as Carvaleho shoots in.
Carvaleho shoots in for a double leg but Stardust sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Carvaleho.
Carvaleho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stardust.
Stardust scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carvaleho in his tracks.
It looks like Jose Carvaleho has been cut.
Stardust avoids the body shot from Carvaleho.
Stardust was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Stardust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvaleho was well out of range. Poor timing from Stardust.
Stardust takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stardust lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvaleho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stardust looks to land a right hand but Carvaleho moved out of range.
Carvaleho throws a series of punches but Stardust avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust thuds his right hand into Carvaleho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Stardust's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ziggy Stardust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stardust swats away the attempt to clinch by Carvaleho.
Carvaleho missing with a left hand there. Stardust was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvaleho misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Stardust misses its intended target.
Carvaleho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carvaleho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carvaleho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stardust throws a looping overhand right but Carvaleho ducks down to avoid it.
Carvaleho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stardust defends it well.
Carvaleho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvaleho clinches.
Stardust tries a body shot but Carvaleho blocks it.
Carvaleho throws a punch but it's blocked by Stardust.
Carvaleho throws a head punch that misses.
Stardust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carvaleho can do to turn this around?
Carvaleho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stardust backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Stardust.
Carvaleho with the counter takedown but Stardust avoids it easily.
Carvaleho moves away from the strike by Stardust.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carvaleho. Stardust shrugs it off though.
Carvaleho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stardust just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Carvaleho as he connects with a hook.
Carvaleho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stardust scores with a jab to the head.
Stardust throws out a loose jab but Carvaleho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvaleho connects with a body shot.
Stardust keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stardust throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvaleho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvaleho. Stardust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvaleho blocks a jab.
Carvaleho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust loads up on a big right hand but Carvaleho slips the punch.
Carvaleho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stardust.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carvaleho! But no joy.
Stardust tries to keep at a distance but Carvaleho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stardust swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stardust tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carvaleho's elbow.
Stardust blocks an uppercut.
Stardust lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stardust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stardust fails to land with a series of punches.
Stardust throws an overhand right that lands on Carvaleho's shoulder, as Carvaleho tries to avoid the shot.
Stardust is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stardust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stardust throws a hook to the side of Carvaleho's head but Carvaleho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Carvaleho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carvaleho takes a swing at Stardust's ribcage but misses.
Carvaleho misses with a few strikes there.
Carvaleho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stardust's hands.
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 Ziggy Stardust will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Carvaleho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stardust swings for the body but Carvaleho moves out of range.
Carvaleho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stardust slips a jab and a cross from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stardust.
Carvaleho dives in and grabs Stardust's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stardust pushes down on Carvaleho's head and hops out.
Carvaleho ducks under a wild hook from Stardust.
Stardust slips a jab from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carvaleho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stardust misses with a hook. Carvaleho ducked under it nicely.
Stardust throws a hook but Carvaleho avoids it easily.
Carvaleho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carvaleho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carvaleho throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvaleho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stardust.
Carvaleho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stardust.
Carvaleho shoots in and drives through. Stardust sprawls well.
Stardust works over Carvaleho's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stardust misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvaleho avoids the body shot from Stardust.
Carvaleho moves away from the strike by Stardust.
Carvaleho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stardust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stardust.
Carvaleho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stardust as he jumps to the side.
Ziggy Stardust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Carvaleho.
Carvaleho staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carvaleho! But no joy.
Carvaleho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stardust.
Stardust jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stardust avoids the head kick by Carvaleho.
Nice shot by Stardust.
Carvaleho manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stardust on his heels. He'll look to pass Stardust's guard now, I'm sure.
Stardust has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Carvaleho off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stardust missing with a left hand there. Carvaleho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jose Carvaleho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stardust throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvaleho.
Carvaleho lands a nice hook to Stardust's body. Stardust takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stardust misses with an uppercut. Carvaleho saw that one coming.
Stardust misses with a looping right.
Carvaleho walks into a left hand.
Carvaleho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stardust throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvaleho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stardust won't be happy with that.
Carvaleho goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stardust has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carvaleho but great work by Stardust.
Carvaleho is looking to reverse the position.
Carvaleho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carvaleho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvaleho manages to get back to half guard.
Carvaleho wants to sweep but Stardust has passed to side control!
Carvaleho is trying to improve his position.
Carvaleho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ziggy Stardust is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carvaleho wants to improve his position but Stardust is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stardust moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Carvaleho.
Carvaleho tries to improve position but can't.
Stardust stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Stardust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stardust, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ziggy Stardust!
Ziggy Stardust really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 117 p4p, 296 weight class) and Olyn Seran (ranked 15 p4p, 43 weight class). Seran has chosen Sound of Silence - Disturbed as his entrance music. Olyn Seran has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaiduoklis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seran doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Vaiduoklis misses.
Vaiduoklis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vaiduoklis throws a head punch that misses.
Seran has a couple of punches blocked by Vaiduoklis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook that snaps the head of Seran backwards.
Seran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vaiduoklis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vaiduoklis keeps the fight on the outside.
Seran throws a head kick that misses
and Vaiduoklis counters with a low kick, right behind Seran 's knee.
Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Seran down.
Vaiduoklis throws a good cross that connects.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a leg kick but Seran saw it coming and moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Seran misses.
Seran misses with a straight right.
Vaiduoklis half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis throws a body kick that misses
and Seran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Seran is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Vaiduoklis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seran manages to get himself to full guard.
Seran wants to sweep here but Vaiduoklis controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vaiduoklis manages to get himself to full guard.
Vaiduoklis keeping full guard, as Seran tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Seran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vaiduoklis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Seran goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vaiduoklis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Seran's guard! Nice work there by Vaiduoklis!
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!
Seran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vaiduoklis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vaiduoklis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaiduoklis is aware though and is defending well.
Seran wants to hit a sweep here but Vaiduoklis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Seran there!
Seran is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vaiduoklis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Seran is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Seran is holding on tight.
Seran tries to improve his position but instead Vaiduoklis has taken his back!
Vaiduoklis has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Seran's body.
Seran can't escape the position.
Seran is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vaiduoklis cracks Seran with a good jab.
Vaiduoklis tries to work over Seran's front leg with a kick but Seran checks it.
Vaiduoklis tries a head kick but it misses.
Seran scores with a nice head shot.
Seran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seran throws the left hand but Vaiduoklis avoids the punch easily.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis throws a jab when Seran was well out of range.
Seran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vaiduoklis's hands.
Seran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Seran down.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Seran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaiduoklis scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seran misses the body punch
and Vaiduoklis counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a head shot.
Vaiduoklis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vaiduoklis throws a body kick that misses.
Vaiduoklis misses with a wild body shot.
Vaiduoklis throws a solid leg kick but Seran takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaiduoklis.
That kick from Vaiduoklis tenderised Seran's leg. Seran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seran clobbers Vaiduoklis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vaiduoklis to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Vaiduoklis has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A low kick from Seran is predictable there
and Vaiduoklis counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seran was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaiduoklis.
Seran takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Seran down.
Seran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vaiduoklis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaiduoklis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seran manages to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seran throws out a loose jab but Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seran moves out of range as Vaiduoklis throws a body kick.
Seran unleashes a big counter combination but Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick.
Seran misses with a leg kick
and Vaiduoklis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot
and Seran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaiduoklis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seran doesn't seem bothered though.
Vaiduoklis just misses with a punch to the body.
Seran's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seran throws a sloppy head kick and Vaiduoklis moves out of range easily.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seran's head.
Seran throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vaiduoklis thuds his right hand into Seran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vaiduoklis lands with a nice body punch.
Seran on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaiduoklis thumps Seran with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seran. Vaiduoklis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seran scores with a head kick. Vaiduoklis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the body
and Seran counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vaiduoklis's knee momentarily.
Vaiduoklis jabs Seran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seran scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seran. Vaiduoklis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaiduoklis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seran avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Seran down.
Vaiduoklis looks to land a left hand but Seran moved out of range nicely.
Vaiduoklis sets himself, and Seran steps forward looking for the clinch! Vaiduoklis avoids it this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Seran down.
Seran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. Vaiduoklis obviously looking to wear him down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seran throws a hook but Vaiduoklis avoids it easily.
Vaiduoklis with the inside leg kick.
Vaiduoklis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seran tries a quick counter leg kick but Vaiduoklis is wise to it.
Seran throws a jab when Vaiduoklis was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Vaiduoklis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seran moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick lands for Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis wants to land a leg kick but Seran is out of range.
Seran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seran on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. Vaiduoklis obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Vaiduoklis.
Seran dodges the punch combination from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis blocks a low kick nicely.
Vaiduoklis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seran.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Vaiduoklis. Beautiful body shot.
Seran takes a swing at Vaiduoklis's ribcage but misses.
Vaiduoklis throws out a loose jab but Seran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaiduoklis scores with a leg kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a body punch but Seran moves out of range.
Seran lands a leg kick that knocks Vaiduoklis off balance momentarily.
Vaiduoklis swats away the attempt to clinch by Seran.
Vaiduoklis moves away from the strike by Seran.
Seran misses the shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vaiduoklis tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaiduoklis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seran takes the fight into the clinch.
Seran blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seran.
Seran lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seran pulls guard successfully.
Seran looking for a guillotine here but Vaiduoklis defends easily.
Vaiduoklis advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran missing with punches from the bottom.
Seran is looking to get back to full guard here but Vaiduoklis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Vaiduoklis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seran can do to turn this around?
Seran tries to buck Vaiduoklis off but Vaiduoklis is having none of it.
Seran is not content to let Vaiduoklis control the position.
Seran sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vaiduoklis prevents Seran from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaiduoklis content to control rather than advance.
Seran punching from the bottom.
Seran looking for submissions off his back.
Vaiduoklis slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaiduoklis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seran drives through and clinches with Vaiduoklis against the cage.
Vaiduoklis has a couple of punches blocked by Seran.
Vaiduoklis working aggressively here.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seran pulls guard effortlessly.
Seran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vaiduoklis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaiduoklis content to stall in guard here.
Seran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaiduoklis is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vaiduoklis controls the pace.
Vaiduoklis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Seran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seran is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis trying to control but Seran postures up.
Vaiduoklis is looking for a sweep. Seran is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seran is nestled in close to Vaiduoklis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vaiduoklis wants to improve his position but Seran is controlling well.
Seran wants to pass to mount but Vaiduoklis is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran throws a strike but Vaiduoklis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Seran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vaiduoklis holds on and takes a little breather.
Vaiduoklis keeping full guard, as Seran tries to pass.
Vaiduoklis controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Vaiduoklis misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaiduoklis thuds a left hand into Seran's body.
Seran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vaiduoklis is out of range.
Vaiduoklis looks to score with a jab to the body but Seran is just out of range.
Seran throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seran tries to pull guard but Vaiduoklis won't allow it.
Seran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vaiduoklis smiles and moves away.
Seran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaiduoklis.
Seran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Seran misses.
Vaiduoklis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vaiduoklis with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Juodasis Vaiduoklis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick
and Seran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seran tries to move into range but Vaiduoklis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vaiduoklis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vaiduoklis blocks a head kick by Seran.
Vaiduoklis tests Seran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Vaiduoklis misses
and Seran counters with a straight right hand.
Seran wants to clinch but Vaiduoklis slips to the side
and Vaiduoklis counters with a stiff right hand.
Vaiduoklis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice leg kick.
Vaiduoklis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seran checks it well.
Vaiduoklis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seran motions for Vaiduoklis to come forward. Seran throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vaiduoklis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body kick.
Seran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vaiduoklis is looking to wear down Seran with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seran misses with a low kick.
Seran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seran tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaiduoklis throws a jab but it's blocked by Seran.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking body shot.
Vaiduoklis misses with an uppercut.
Seran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaiduoklis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seran.
Olyn Seran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seran throws a combination that misses
and Vaiduoklis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis connects with a leg kick.
Seran takes one on the button.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot.
Seran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis slips under a jab.
Vaiduoklis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seran misses with an uppercut. Vaiduoklis saw that one coming.
Crunch! Vaiduoklis slams his shin into Seran's torso.
Seran moves out of range of the body kick.
Vaiduoklis tries a low kick but Seran avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vaiduoklis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a big shot that misses.
Vaiduoklis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vaiduoklis looks to land a body kick but Seran moved away.
Seran misses with a left hand
and Vaiduoklis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seran ducks under a wild hook from Vaiduoklis.
A punch lands to the side of Seran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vaiduoklis!
Vaiduoklis scores with a head kick. Seran tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaiduoklis lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seran moves forwards but Vaiduoklis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vaiduoklis throws a shot from downtown. Seran moves away and avoids it.
Seran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vaiduoklis misses with an uppercut
and Seran counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis connects with a leg kick.
Seran has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seran counters with a left and a right that stings Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis misses with a wild body shot.
Seran ducks under a wild hook from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaiduoklis, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Juodasis Vaiduoklis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 137 p4p, 196 weight class) and Logan Barrengarry (ranked 19 p4p, 32 weight class). Barrengarry has chosen Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Barrengarry!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov tries to work over Barrengarry's front leg with a kick but Barrengarry checks it.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry just misses with a punch to the body.
Barrengarry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Izmaylov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izmaylov connects with a body shot that sends Barrengarry's belly button to the back.
Izmaylov is looking to slow Barrengarry down with leg kicks.
Izmaylov throws a lazy right hand but Barrengarry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izmaylov throws a head kick that half lands.
Izmaylov fakes the leg kick and cracks Barrengarry in the body.
Barrengarry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barrengarry counters with a straight right hand.
Barrengarry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Izmaylov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrengarry scores with a hook to the body. Izmaylov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrengarry throws a right hand that misses
and Izmaylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Izmaylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Izmaylov scores with a sloppy right hand. Barrengarry should have avoided that one.
Barrengarry catches Izmaylov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov blocks the body kick.
Izmaylov lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrengarry's head.
Izmaylov wants to land a leg kick but Barrengarry is out of range.
Barrengarry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Izmaylov's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Izmaylov 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 Barrengarry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barrengarry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
Barrengarry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good leg kick by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrengarry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Izmaylov. That did some damage!
Barrengarry avoids the body shot from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov slips under a jab from Barrengarry.
Izmaylov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrengarry.
Izmaylov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Izmaylov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barrengarry lands with an uppercut that bounces Izmaylov off the cage and back into range.
Nice body kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov is looking to chop away at Barrengarry's legs.
Barrengarry thinks about the counter body kick.
Barrengarry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Izmaylov.
Barrengarry checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barrengarry counters with an outside leg kick.
Izmaylov looks to land a body kick but Barrengarry moved away.
Barrengarry checks a low kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Izmaylov lands the left hand.
A lazy body kick from Izmaylov
and Barrengarry counters with a thumping low kick.
Barrengarry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Izmaylov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Izmaylov is looking to slow Barrengarry down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Barrengarry.
Good exchange - Barrengarry coming out on top.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrengarry cracks Izmaylov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Izmaylov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Barrengarry finish him?
Izmaylov is rocked!
Izmaylov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Barrengarry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Izmaylov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Izmaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izmaylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Izmaylov seems to have got his legs back now.
Izmaylov throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Izmaylov misses with a kick to the body.
Barrengarry is looking to slow Izmaylov down with leg kicks.
Izmaylov scores with a jab.
Barrengarry checks a low kick from Izmaylov.
Barrengarry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Izmaylov misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrengarry connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Barrengarry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barrengarry throws a hook to the side of Izmaylov's head but Izmaylov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barrengarry on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that misses
and Barrengarry counters with a straight right hand.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Izmaylov throws a lazy head kick
and Barrengarry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Izmaylov's knee momentarily.
Izmaylov lands a jab.
Izmaylov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Izmaylov tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov throws a big shot that misses.
Barrengarry tries a quick counter leg kick but Izmaylov is wise to it.
Barrengarry wants to land a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range.
Barrengarry takes one to the side of the head.
Izmaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izmaylov cracks Barrengarry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barrengarry moves out of range as Izmaylov throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Barrengarry.
Izmaylov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Barrengarry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Izmaylov really felt that one!
Logan Barrengarry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrengarry lands a nice shot to the body.
Izmaylov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Izmaylov throws a wild body kick that Barrengarry sees coming a mile off.
Barrengarry is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Izmaylov with a body shot.
Barrengarry lands a big head kick that sends Izmaylov tumbling to the mat! Barrengarry takes a step backwards and waves Izmaylov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izmaylov throws a right hand that Barrengarry ducks under and follows up with a left that Barrengarry also avoids with ease.
Barrengarry tries a quick counter leg kick but Izmaylov is wise to it.
Barrengarry scores with the left hand. Izmaylov knows he should have avoided that one.
Barrengarry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barrengarry there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barrengarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barrengarry misses with a leg kick.
Izmaylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barrengarry misses with a body kick.
Barrengarry connects with a solid leg kick.
Izmaylov scores with a shot to the body.
Barrengarry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Izmaylov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Izmaylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov lands a nice looking body shot.
Izmaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrengarry's sensitive parts.
Barrengarry scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Izmaylov. Those never looked like landing.
Barrengarry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Izmaylov scores with a nice right hand.
Izmaylov with the inside leg kick.
Barrengarry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Izmaylov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Izmaylov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Izmaylov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Izmaylov misses
and Barrengarry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrengarry lands a big right hand that sends Izmaylov crashing to the mat! Barrengarry stays standing though and waves Izmaylov back to his feet!
Izmaylov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barrengarry counters with a huge left! Izmaylov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Barrengarry isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Izmaylov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Barrengarry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Barrengarry!
An out of breath Logan Barrengarry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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