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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rounin Hashima (ranked 2926 p4p, 3313 weight class) and Edmund Shklyarskiy (ranked 168 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Shklyarskiy!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy misses with a body shot
and Hashima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashima tests Shklyarskiy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Hashima avoids it easily.
Hashima 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.
Shklyarskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hashima.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hashima. Shklyarskiy shrugs it off though.
Shklyarskiy misses with a hook to the body
and Shklyarskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hashima throws a looping overhand right but Shklyarskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Shklyarskiy misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hashima. Beautiful body shot.
Hashima misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashima slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima cracks Shklyarskiy with an open hand slap.
Hashima with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hashima. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hashima scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut there from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hashima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hashima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hashima instigates a clinch.
Shklyarskiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Hashima is working Shklyarskiy over against the cage.
Hashima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hashima prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Shklyarskiy breaks the clinch.
Shklyarskiy throws a lazy right hand but Hashima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shklyarskiy avoids the body shot from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hashima is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Hashima.
Hashima displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Hashima's shoulder, as Hashima tries to avoid the shot.
Hashima throws a series of punches but Shklyarskiy moves out of range.
Shklyarskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shklyarskiy scores with a jab to the head.
Hashima defending well as Shklyarskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Hashima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hashima throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shklyarskiy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hashima slips under a jab from Shklyarskiy.
Hashima scores with a leg kick.
Shklyarskiy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hashima throws out a powerful jab.
Shklyarskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Hashima counters with a straight right hand.
Hashima clobbers Shklyarskiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hashima moves into the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shklyarskiy prevents a body shot from Hashima.
A frustrated look appears on Shklyarskiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hashima won't allow it.
Hashima lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shklyarskiy.
Hashima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shklyarskiys head.
A short uppercut from Hashima.
Hashima pushes Shklyarskiy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hashima prevents Shklyarskiy from breaking the clinch.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Hashima keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shklyarskiy.
Shklyarskiy tries to circle away but Hashima has him pinned against the cage.
Shklyarskiy tries to break free but Hashima pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hashima.
Nice body punch from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy can't break the clinch.
Shklyarskiy has had enough of the clinch but Hashima keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Hashima.
Hashima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shklyarskiy blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Hashima lands a nice shot to the body.
Hashima gets through Shklyarskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hashima is leaning against Shklyarskiy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shklyarskiy looks winded!
Shklyarskiy is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Hashima.
Hashima lands a hook that snaps the head of Shklyarskiy backwards.
Good body shot from Hashima.
Shklyarskiy is trying to push Hashima away but Hashima has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hashima scores with a shoulder strike.
Hashima presses Shklyarskiy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hashima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hashima throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hashima lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashima lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hashima.
Hashima pushes Shklyarskiy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashima.
Shklyarskiy is trying to break the clinch but Hashima is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rounin Hashima dominated that round.
That's time! Hashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shklyarskiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook but Hashima blocks it.
Hashima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shklyarskiy can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Hashima. That snapped Shklyarskiy's head back.
Shklyarskiy sizes up Hashima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shklyarskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hashima lands a head shot.
Hashima's corner calls for a 1-2. Hashima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 Shklyarskiy is rocked!
Hashima feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shklyarskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shklyarskiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Hashima finish him?
Hashima scores with a nice right hand.
Hashima throws an overhand right that drops Shklyarskiy like a sack of potatoes! Hashima dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rounin Hashima!
Rounin Hashima decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 2220 p4p, 2174 weight class) and Joro Paveto (ranked 134 p4p, 130 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazimierz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Paveto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Imperial March. Aleksander Kazimierz 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 28 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joro Paveto!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Paveto misses.
Kazimierz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paveto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazimierz misses with a double jab.
Paveto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazimierz moves away.
Paveto misses with a jab to the body
and Kazimierz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paveto scores with a shot to the body.
Paveto swings for the body but Kazimierz moves out of range.
Paveto just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKazimierz.
Kazimierz lands a really nice looking cross but Paveto seems unphased.
Paveto moves out of range as Kazimierz throws a body kick.
Kazimierz tries for a takedown but Paveto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paveto moves out of range as Kazimierz throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz moves into the clinch successfully.
Paveto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paveto scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto lands a left hand.
Kazimierz has had enough of the clinch but Paveto keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Paveto.
Paveto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Paveto.
Kazimierz fails to pull guard.
Kazimierz struggles to land a body shot inside as Paveto controls his hands.
Paveto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kazimierz manages to break the clinch.
Kazimierz throws a leg kick but Paveto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kazimierz takes one on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazimierz is defended easily by Paveto.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paveto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazimierz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazimierz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paveto's waist but Paveto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazimierz off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Kazimierz. Those never looked like landing.
Kazimierz misses with a head kick.
Kazimierz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kazimierz wants to clinch
and Paveto counters with a straight right hand.
Paveto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joro Paveto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Kazimierz misses
and Paveto counters with a straight right hand.
Kazimierz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paveto throws a looping overhand right but Kazimierz ducks down to avoid it.
Paveto scores with a body shot.
Kazimierz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paveto tries a quick counter leg kick but Kazimierz is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazimierz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paveto's waist but Paveto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kazimierz off to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Paveto misses.
Paveto tries a low kick but Kazimierz avoids it.
Aleksander Kazimierz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paveto throws a shot to the body.
Kazimierz shoots in and bounces Paveto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kazimierz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kazimierz trying to control but Paveto is working from the bottom.
Kazimierz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paveto keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kazimierz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazimierz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazimierz gets to his feet. Paveto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kazimierz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazimierz trying to control from half guard but Paveto is working away.
Kazimierz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kazimierz working over Paveto with some ground and pound. Paveto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kazimierz is looking to take a break and control but Paveto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joro Paveto 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.
Kazimierz misses with a head kick.
Kazimierz tries to clinch
letting Paveto counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kazimierz.
Aleksander Kazimierz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazimierz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paveto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazimierz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Paveto was covering up waiting for the punch and Kazimierz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kazimierz throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazimierz stands up and waves to Paveto to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paveto slaps away a takedown attempt from Kazimierz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kazimierz works over Paveto's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kazimierz closes the distance but Paveto moves to the side
and Paveto counters with a nice body shot.
Kazimierz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paveto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Paveto is continuing to stall.
Paveto keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto wants to sweep but no luck.
Paveto keeping full guard, as Kazimierz tries to pass.
Kazimierz stands up from Paveto's guard - Kazimierz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Paveto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kazimierz rather than just go for the knockout.
Kazimierz tries for a takedown but Paveto circles away easily
and Paveto counters with a right hand to the body.
Paveto misses with a jab to the body
and Kazimierz counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazimierz throws a wild body kick that Paveto sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Paveto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kazimierz.
Paveto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto lands with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Paveto scores with a four punch combination!
Paveto tries to bum rush Kazimierz with a series of wild strikes but Kazimierz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazimierz takes the fight into the clinch.
Paveto has Kazimierz pressed against the cage, preventing Kazimierz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paveto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Paveto.
Paveto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazimierz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Paveto can't fight it off and eventually Kazimierz manages to take the fight to the floor. Paveto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazimierz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazimierz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paveto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazimierz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Paveto, up you get!
Kazimierz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paveto, pushing him back against the cage.
Kazimierz wants to break free but Paveto has control.
Kazimierz is trying to pull guard but Paveto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazimierz blocks a body shot from Paveto.
Kazimierz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paveto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joro Paveto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paveto stuffs the takedown.
Paveto stuns Kazimierz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazimierz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazimierz throws a chopping leg kick but Paveto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paveto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazimierz moves away.
Kazimierz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
Kazimierz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paveto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazimierz looks for a takedown but Paveto sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Kazimierz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paveto lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Paveto misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto tries to move into range but Kazimierz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Kazimierz does it's job there.
A punch combination from Kazimierz misses.
It seemed like Paveto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kazimierz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazimierz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paveto is fending him off so far but Kazimierz persists. Nope, Paveto circles away and we're back to standing.
Paveto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Paveto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kazimierz throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the body from Kazimierz misses
and Paveto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kazimierz thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Paveto as Kazimierz shoots in.
Kazimierz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paveto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paveto misses with a looping left.
Kazimierz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Paveto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paveto misses with an uppercut.
Kazimierz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paveto is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Paveto quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazimierz is looking to pass Paveto's guard but actually Paveto recovers to full guard.
Paveto trying to control the position.
Paveto controlling Kazimierz's posture.
Kazimierz stays in close to Paveto's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aleksander Kazimierz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joro Paveto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paveto keeping moving, preventing Kazimierz from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Paveto stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazimierz. Kazimierz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kazimierz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paveto circles away quickly and effectively.
Paveto is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paveto scores with a nice right hand.
Paveto slips a jab from Kazimierz.
Kazimierz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paveto is fending him off so far but Kazimierz persists. Nope, Paveto circles away and we're back to standing.
Paveto jabs at Kazimierz's body.
Kazimierz gets the takedown into side control.
Kazimierz stands up.
A combination from Kazimierz does no damage.
Paveto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt - Paveto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paveto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Paveto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kazimierz thows a leg kick but Paveto checks it
and Paveto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joro Paveto.
I've got Paveto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joro Paveto!
In his post fight interview, Joro Paveto 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 2033 p4p, 1802 weight class) and Basko Godwin (ranked 292 p4p, 267 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godwin slips under a jab from Mandiang.
It seemed like Godwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mandiang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Godwin counters with a two punch combo.
Godwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godwin misses with a hook to the body
and Mandiang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandiang tries to score with a low kick but Godwin moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Mandiang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin catches Mandiang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mandiang catches Godwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mandiang tries to land a front kick but Godwin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Godwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mandiang with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Godwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Godwin scores with a spinning back kick!
Basko Godwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandiang is breathing heavily.
Mandiang misses the shot to the body.
Godwin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mandiang rather than just go for the knockout.
Mandiang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Godwin eats them both and turns towards Mandiang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Godwin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mandiang will feel that in the morning.
Godwin throws a hook but Mandiang avoids it easily.
Godwin dips to his left and cracks Mandiang with an uppercut!
Godwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin lands a big head kick that sends Mandiang tumbling to the mat! Godwin takes a step backwards and waves Mandiang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Mandiang is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Godwin. Beautiful body shot.
Godwin with a nice calf kick.
Godwin drops Mandiang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mandiang looks back up at him and smiles so Godwin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Mandiang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandiang's sensitive parts.
Mandiang seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Godwin misses its intended target.
Mandiang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandiang throws a good cross that connects.
Mandiang punishes Godwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang takes a swing at Godwin's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Godwin misses.
Mandiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is getting worse.
Godwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Godwin counters with a straight right hand.
Godwin throws a jab when Mandiang was well out of range.
Godwin lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.
Mandiang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin scores with a shot to the body.
Godwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Godwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Godwin tries to score with a low kick but Mandiang moves his leg out of the way.
Godwin misses with a kick to the body.
Godwin throws a front kick aimed at Mandiang's knee but Mandiang avoids it well.
Nice cross by Mandiang.
Godwin misses with a looping right.
Mandiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Godwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mandiang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A punch combination from Mandiang misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a right hand that misses
and Godwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godwin counters with a nice body kick.
Godwin looks to land a body kick but Mandiang moved away.
Godwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mandiang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Godwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mandiang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Godwin throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang moves away from the strike by Godwin.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godwin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mandiang's hands.
Mandiang staying out of range there.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Godwin throws a hook but Mandiang blocks it.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mandiang blocks a head kick by Godwin.
Godwin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Godwin misses the jab.
Godwin scores with a body shot.
Godwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
Godwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Godwin.
Godwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Mandiang off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mandiang moves forwards but Godwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mandiang fails to land with a series of punches.
Mandiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a left hand
and Godwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Aboubacar Mandiang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mandiang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Godwin.
Mandiang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Godwin.
Mandiang scoring well with a low kick there.
Godwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godwin.
A shot to the liver by Godwin. Beautiful body shot.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godwin avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godwin.
Mandiang misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Godwin.
Godwin scores with a shot to the body.
Godwin moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Godwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Godwin.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Godwin.
Godwin cracks Mandiang with a good jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aboubacar Mandiang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Basko Godwin!
Basko Godwin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1021 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Jake Drummond (ranked 159 p4p, 240 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Drummond tries to work over Abel's front leg with a kick but Abel checks it.
Drummond staying out of range there.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abel.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drummond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abel's head.
Abel looks for the body kick but Drummond saw that one coming.
Drummond tries to counter with a clinch but Abel shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Drummond misses its intended target.
Abel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jake Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drummond has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Drummond misses with a looping right.
Drummond blocks a jab.
Abel blocks a leg kick.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Abel scores with a shot to the body.
Abel takes one on the button.
Drummond throws out a leg kick but Abel moves out of range and Drummond only half commits.
Abel slips under a jab.
A low kick lands for Drummond.
Abel slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Abel.
Abel tests Drummond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drummond fails to land with a series of punches.
Drummond cracks Abel with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Drummond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
Drummond misses with a straight right.
Abel cracks Drummond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drummond throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Drummond tries to bum rush Abel with a series of wild strikes but Abel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drummond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abel. Drummond shrugs it off though.
Drummond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abel.
Drummond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drummond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drummond looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Abel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Drummond avoided it.
Drummond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abel defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Drummond misses with a hook. Abel ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Drummond misses with a leg kick
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drummond misses the jab.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
Abel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drummond.
Abel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drummond shoots in and drives through. Abel sprawls well.
Drummond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel slips a straight right by Drummond.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drummond. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abel finds it's way round the side to connect with Drummond's head.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abel.
Abel lands a front kick.
Abel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Drummond avoids it.
Drummond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Drummond throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Drummond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Abel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abel looks to land a left hand but Drummond moved out of range nicely.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drummond misses with a straight right.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Abel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel slips a straight right by Drummond.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drummond throws out the jab.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Abel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drummond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drummond misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Abel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drummond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abel. Abel obviously looking to wear him down.
Abel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drummond with a nice calf kick.
Drummond slips a jab from Abel.
Drummond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Drummond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drummond.
Drummond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Abel misses the target.
Abel thuds a left hand into Drummond's body.
Abel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drummond moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Abel.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel staying out of range there.
Abel is looking for a counter combo.
Drummond cracks Abel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drummond scores with a nice right hand.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drummond.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a big head kick but Drummond shrugs it off.
Drummond has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abel.
Drummond misses with a hook
and Abel counters with a nice body kick.
Drummond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Drummond throws an off balance right hand
and Abel counters with a solid body kick.
Abel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drummond.
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!
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Abel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abel throws a series of punches but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Drummond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abel.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Drummond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drummond missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Abel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abel lands a nice looking body kick.
Drummond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drummond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drummond just manages to avoid it.
Drummond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drummond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drummond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drummond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drummond just manages to avoid it.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drummond's sensitive parts.
Abel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abel slips under a jab from Drummond.
A good leg kick by Abel.
Drummond blocks the body kick.
Drummond missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a head kick but Abel moves out of range.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drummond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drummond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel looks for the body kick but Drummond saw that one coming.
Drummond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abel. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Abel misses with a body kick.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Drummond might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abel has got the better of the exchanges.
Abel moves out of range as Drummond throws a body kick.
Drummond shoots in for a double leg but Abel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good leg kick by Abel.
Drummond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Drummond throws a leg kick which misses Abel's front leg but catches the back leg as Abel tries to avoid it.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drummond can do to turn this around?
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick.
Drummond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abel.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drummond just misses with a punch to the body.
Drummond throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick lands for Abel.
A big left from Drummond misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond misses the jab.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Drummond avoided it.
Abel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drummond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond dives in and grabs Abel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abel pushes down on Drummond's head and hops out.
Abel slips a jab from Drummond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drummond throws a right hand that misses
and Drummond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drummond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abel slips a jab from Drummond.
Drummond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abel counters with a solid body kick.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drummond throws an off balance right hand
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Drummond is predictable there
and Abel counters with a good, hard body kick but Drummond shrugs it off.
Abel staying out of range there.
Drummond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drummond slips a jab from Abel.
Abel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drummond momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drummond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drummond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drummond 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 Abel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drummond takes a step back to recover.
Abel lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drummond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drummond checks a leg kick.
Drummond motions for Abel to come forward. Drummond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Drummond misses with a looping right.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Drummond misses with a lunging right hand
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Abel there.
Abel connects with the punch.
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Abel as he checks the leg kick.
Abel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Drummond misses.
Drummond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick.
Drummond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abel counters with a body kick.
Abel checks a leg kick nicely.
Drummond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Drummond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abel moves out of range of the strikes.
Abel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drummond takes a step back to recover.
Drummond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abel stalks Drummond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drummond's face. Drummond staggers backwards, shaken.
Abel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick from Abel.
Drummond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drummond throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a nice body kick.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Abel blocks the low kick.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Abel.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Drummond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abel but Abel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut there from Abel.
Decent striking displayed by Drummond there.
Abel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Drummond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
A jab from Abel does it's job there.
Drummond cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
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 left from Abel misses.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
Drummond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abel connects with a crisp jab.
Abel cracks Drummond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Drummond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Abel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drummond doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Drummond misses
and Abel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drummond's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abel.
Drummond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jake Drummond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abel lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 716 p4p, 1709 weight class) and Naoko Marui (ranked 111 p4p, 238 weight class). Grigoriy 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Naoko Marui!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov lands a jab to Marui's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Marui there.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Marui just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marui loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
A combination from Marui does no damage.
Marui bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Marui is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Marui's shoulder, as Marui tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Marui connects with a body shot.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marui.
Marui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrov.
Marui lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Marui down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marui manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabs Marui right on the nose. Marui blinks but takes it well.
Marui connects with a jab.
Marui scores with a sloppy right hand. Petrov should have avoided that one.
Marui throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marui throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
As Marui backs away, Petrov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marui chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrov can pounce on him.
Petrov scores with a jab. Marui acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marui.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Marui counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Petrov lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrov counters with an inside leg kick.
Petrov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrov. That's going to slow Marui down.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov is looking for a counter combo.
Marui gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petrov.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Marui steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Marui shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Petrov, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Marui misses its intended target.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marui.
Marui misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Marui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Marui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov punishes Marui's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov lunges at Marui with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marui's hand.
Marui lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov 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.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Marui moves away and avoids it.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Marui's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Marui finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marui looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marui tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Marui.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marui can do to turn this around?
Petrov avoids the body shot from Marui.
Marui thuds a left hand into Petrov's body.
Petrov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
The fighters circling - Marui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov cracks Marui with a good jab.
Marui falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Petrov misses with a combination
and Marui counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marui has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marui on the side of the head.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
Marui cracks Petrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marui pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Petrov back to the cage. Marui follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Marui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
Petrov moves out of range as Marui strikes.
Marui takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marui misses with a body shot.
Marui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrov rather than just go for the knockout.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marui doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Marui misses.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marui throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Marui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marui throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marui.
Marui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Marui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marui misses with a hook
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
Marui takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marui misses with an uppercut.
Marui takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov slips a straight right by Marui.
Marui has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marui misses with a hook.
Marui throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a low kick, right behind Marui 's knee.
Marui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marui looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Marui misses with an uppercut.
Petrov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marui manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marui. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grigoriy Petrov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marui throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Marui.
A low kick lands for Petrov.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marui throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a cross.
Marui throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marui tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Marui misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marui.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Marui's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marui tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Marui wants to break free but Petrov has control.
Marui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrov lands a right hand.
Marui is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marui is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marui misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marui blocking some punches.
Marui lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marui seems to have recovered his senses.
Marui takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marui throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marui was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Marui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marui swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marui.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Marui misses with a hook.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That kick from Petrov tenderised Marui's leg. Marui is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marui on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marui punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrov lands a left and a right that send Marui crashing to the mat, dazed. Petrov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Petrov.
Marui scores with a body shot.
Marui misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Marui.
Marui rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Marui doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marui throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Marui tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marui ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Marui connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marui moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrov lunges at Marui with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marui's hand.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Marui's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov with the inside leg kick.
Marui connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Naoko Marui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marui takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
A victorious Grigoriy Petrov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 1230 p4p, 335 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 190 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Misahawa.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
Misahawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kennedy throws a shot from downtown. Misahawa moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy instigates a clinch.
Misahawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kennedy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy is working Misahawa over against the cage.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Misahawa blocks it.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.
Misahawa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Misahawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Misahawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Our sources have told us that Misahawa has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misahawa.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Misahawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kennedy gets through Misahawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Misahawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misahawa landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Misahawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Misahawa.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misahawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Misahawa misses with a punch to the body.
Misahawa is trying to push Kennedy away but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Misahawa.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Misahawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Misahawa.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennedy blocks it with crossed arms.
Misahawa tries to land a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks with his arms.
Misahawa managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kennedy.
Misahawa tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Misahawa avoids it.
Misahawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Misahawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennedy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Misahawa backwards.
Misahawa is working Kennedy over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Misahawa is breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Misahawa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Misahawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misahawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
A short left from Kennedy.
Misahawa managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Misahawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Misahawa.
Misahawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Misahawa has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
Misahawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Misahawa misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misahawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from Misahawa.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Misahawa tries a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonzar Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonzar Kennedy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Misahawa throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kenichi Misahawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Misahawa's head but Misahawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Misahawa.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misahawa.
Kennedy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Misahawa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Misahawa. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misahawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Misahawa.
Misahawa misses with a jab to the body
and Kennedy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misahawa throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Kennedy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kennedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Misahawa. Misahawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
Misahawa tries to clinch up.
Kennedy connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Misahawa! He's out on his feet! Kennedy rushes in and drops Misahawa with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonzar Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 510 p4p, 1005 weight class) and Eric Osiris (ranked 77 p4p, 157 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Osiris's choice of entrance music: Erbody But Me by Tech N9ne. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ron Honeybunn and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Osiris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baker fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Osiris saw that one coming.
We've been informed that Osiris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Osiris cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
Osiris looks for the body kick but Baker saw that one coming.
Osiris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Osiris rushes Baker and presses him up against the cage.
Osiris scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Osiris.
Osiris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker tries a body shot but Osiris blocks it.
Osiris can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker blocks a body shot from Osiris.
Osiris working aggressively here.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Still in the clinch, Osiris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baker presses Osiris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Osiris working aggressively here.
Osiris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Baker.
Osiris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osiris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
Osiris struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker tries to work over Osiris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osiris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osiris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
Baker stalks Osiris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Osiris's face. Osiris staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osiris avoids the body shot from Baker.
Osiris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker attempts a counter takedown but Osiris avoids it well and moves away.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Osiris with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker throws a hook but Osiris blocks it.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Osiris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Osiris scrambles back to his feet.
Baker connects with a body shot.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Osiris misses with a straight right.
It looked like Baker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Osiris.
Osiris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Eric Osiris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osiris throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Baker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Osiris is just out of range.
Baker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Osiris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osiris lands with a nice body punch.
Osiris fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Osiris keeps Baker at a distance using the push kick.
Osiris misses the jab.
Osiris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Osiris feints and then cracks Baker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baker down.
Osiris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baker walks straight into a right hand from Osiris - that's dropped him! Osiris jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Baker from any more punishment! Baker complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Osiris!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Osiris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Gunn (ranked 238 p4p, 1423 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 13 p4p, 75 weight class). Gunn's entrance music is Miami. A fine choice. Tzeng is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mantra Chant. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunn misses the target.
Tzeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn stuffs the takedown.
Tzeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Shu Fang Tzeng has been cut.
Gunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tzeng fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gunn sprawls well initially but Tzeng persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tzeng seems to be working for a kimura but Gunn defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tzeng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.
Gunn is defending against the submission attempts here by Tzeng.
Gunn pushes Tzeng off looking to stand but Tzeng dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tzeng is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tzeng.
Gunn is looking to escape.
Tzeng is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gunn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tzeng.
Tzeng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gunn has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to stand back up but Tzeng is controlling him
Tzeng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tzeng is working for a submission of some sort.
Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Gunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.
Gunn tries to kick Tzeng off but Tzeng keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back 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.
Gunn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn sets himself, and Tzeng steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunn avoids it this time.
Tzeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Tzeng wants to counter the offense by Gunn and move into the clinch position.
Tzeng clinches up with Gunn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gunn lands a nice uppercut.
Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tzeng slips under a jab from Gunn.
Tzeng tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Tzeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Gunn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shu Fang Tzeng's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tzeng tries to clinch
and Tzeng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tzeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tzeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Gunn throws out a loose jab but Tzeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tzeng counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tzeng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gunn pushes Tzeng away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tzeng gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng tries to move to full mount but Gunn actually manages to regain half guard.
Tzeng is working for a submission of some sort.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.
Gunn makes his way to full guard, as Tzeng worked for a kimura.
Tzeng drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gunn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tzeng has Gunn in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is looking for a triangle here but Gunn uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Tzeng is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng 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.
Gunn wants to stand but Tzeng has his arm trapped.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.
Gunn tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling his head.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.
Gunn wants to stand but Tzeng has his arm trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gunn connects with a right hand. Tzeng shakes it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tzeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Gunn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shu Fang Tzeng's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tzeng shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunn looks to throw the jab but Tzeng is out of range.
Gunn throws the left hand but Tzeng avoids the punch easily.
Tzeng slips a straight right by Gunn.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
Tzeng misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gunn is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gunn defending against the ground and pound.
Tzeng wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
Tzeng swings around for an armbar but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tzeng's guard.
Gunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tzeng throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gunn escapes and throws Tzeng's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Shu Fang Tzeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shu Fang Tzeng has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling his head.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.
Gunn tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng is looking to regain half guard here but Gunn keeps moving and retains side control.
Tzeng gets back to half guard.
Tzeng gets back to full guard.
Tzeng is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunn is looking to stand up but Tzeng won't let him.
Tzeng escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tzeng is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunn defends well.
Gunn wanted to stand there but Tzeng had control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn throws a looping overhand right but Tzeng ducks down to avoid it.
Tzeng wants to counter with a clinch but Gunn pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tzeng or perhaps it was just good defense by Gunn, which made it look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunn, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Gunn!
Our winner, Rex Gunn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michał Kowalkiewicz (ranked 101 p4p, 525 weight class) and John Lawrence (ranked 15 p4p, 79 weight class). Lawrence has chosen No Surrender as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michał Kowalkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalkiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Kowalkiewicz keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Kowalkiewicz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalkiewicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lawrence.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lawrence connects with a nice short shot to Kowalkiewicz's temple.
Lawrence wants to pass the guard but Kowalkiewicz is defending well.
Kowalkiewicz wants to improve his position but Lawrence is controlling well.
Lawrence wants to pass to mount but Kowalkiewicz is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kowalkiewicz is just riding it out for now. Lawrence eventually gives up the hold.
Kowalkiewicz tries to roll over but Lawrence keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence controlling the pace.
Kowalkiewicz is looking to improve his position.
Lawrence seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lawrence stalling away here and it's allowed Kowalkiewicz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lawrence throws a big elbow that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lawrence working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kowalkiewicz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lawrence is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kowalkiewicz stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
Lawrence can't keep his opponent in guard - Kowalkiewicz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawrence manages to get to full guard.
Lawrence has his hands on Kowalkiewicz's head, controlling the position.
Lawrence escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kowalkiewicz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is trying to control the position but Kowalkiewicz postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lawrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kowalkiewicz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence pulls Kowalkiewicz in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalkiewicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawrence being controlled here, momentarily.
Kowalkiewicz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kowalkiewicz postures up.
Kowalkiewicz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lawrence is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Lawrence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lawrence is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lawrence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kowalkiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalkiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawrence swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalkiewicz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kowalkiewicz stopping the sweep attempt from Lawrence.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Lawrence will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kowalkiewicz keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Kowalkiewicz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalkiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kowalkiewicz throwing a counter right hand but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kowalkiewicz.
John Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kowalkiewicz's guard.
Kowalkiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalkiewicz pulls Lawrence in close to his closed guard and prevents Lawrence from doing any damage or advancing position.
John Lawrence has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kowalkiewicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kowalkiewicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalkiewicz, not yet.
Lawrence passes into half guard.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz trying to control from the bottom.
Lawrence wants to take a breather but Kowalkiewicz is having none of it.
Lawrence lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lawrence not doing much here.
Kowalkiewicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalkiewicz tries to get out of the position.
Kowalkiewicz tries to roll over but Lawrence keeps him under control.
Kowalkiewicz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawrence scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kowalkiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawrence is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kowalkiewicz is just riding it out for now. Lawrence eventually gives up the hold.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalkiewicz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz is looking for a sweep. Lawrence is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kowalkiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawrence looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lawrence thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalkiewicz's head.
Kowalkiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lawrence is trying to work for a kimura but Kowalkiewicz is defending well.
Kowalkiewicz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrence.
Lawrence sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalkiewicz defending well though.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to pass to full mount but Kowalkiewicz defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lawrence in particular looking to stall.
Lawrence seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kowalkiewicz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lawrence is looking for a kimura here.
Lawrence looks to land a strike but Kowalkiewicz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lawrence pushes down on Kowalkiewicz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kowalkiewicz is defending against the submission attempts here by Lawrence.
Kowalkiewicz tries to get to full guard but Lawrence has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawrence is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawrence lands a nice short elbow.
Kowalkiewicz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawrence is working away from the top position though.
Lawrence is nestled in close to Kowalkiewicz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lawrence seems to be looking for submissions.
Lawrence wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalkiewicz keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence drops an elbow to the side of Kowalkiewicz's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Lawrence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalkiewicz gets a clinch.
Kowalkiewicz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawrence.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz gets underhooks to prevent Lawrence's takedown attempt.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz is working Lawrence over against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shot to the body.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Kowalkiewicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawrence misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalkiewicz lands a shot to the body.
Kowalkiewicz lands a left hand.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalkiewicz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Michał Kowalkiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawrence.
Kowalkiewicz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand underneath Lawrence's ribcage. Lawrence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalkiewicz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kowalkiewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalkiewicz pushes Lawrence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands with a right to the head.
Kowalkiewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalkiewicz scores with a hook to the body.
Lawrence takes a shot to the head.
Kowalkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalkiewicz.
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand into Lawrence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lawrence's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Kowalkiewicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kowalkiewicz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawrence.
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kowalkiewicz lands an uppercut.
Lawrence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Kowalkiewicz.
Lawrence is rocked!
Kowalkiewicz digs a right hand underneath Lawrence's ribcage. Lawrence let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lawrence is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalkiewicz finish him?
Kowalkiewicz lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kowalkiewicz.
A short body shot lands from Kowalkiewicz as the two fighters clinch.
Kowalkiewicz throws a big uppercut that drops Lawrence! More strikes from Kowalkiewicz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lawrence lies dazed against the cage as Kowalkiewicz celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michał Kowalkiewicz!
Michał Kowalkiewicz retains his middleweight title!
John Lawrence spoke after the fight, saying 'Cobra Kai Rules!! Ill be back. No retreat! No surrender! Strike First! Strike Hard!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Higgins (ranked 154 p4p, 122 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 25 p4p, 19 weight class). Torsten is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Temple of Odin. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Higgins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Higgins scores with a punch to the head.
Torsten works Higgins's body with a nice hook.
Higgins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Higgins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've been informed that Torsten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Higgins misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a low kick, right behind Higgins 's knee.
Torsten connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torsten.
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!
Higgins throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Torsten.
Torsten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Torsten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Higgins misses.
Torsten scores with a jab. Higgins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torsten looks to land a left hand but Higgins moved out of range nicely.
Torsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Higgins throws out the jab.
Torsten moves into the clinch.
Higgins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lou Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins misses with a looping right.
Torsten slips under a jab from Higgins.
Torsten is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Higgins misses with a lunging right hand
and Torsten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Torsten.
Torsten slips under a jab from Higgins.
Higgins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torsten.
Higgins moves away from the strike by Torsten.
Torsten with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torsten connects with a solid leg kick.
Higgins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins looks to land a right hand but Torsten moved out of range.
Torsten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Higgins.
Higgins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Higgins. Beautiful body shot.
Torsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Higgins throws out the jab.
Torsten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torsten throws a head kick but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins drops Torsten with a beautiful combination! Torsten stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Higgins is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Higgins throws a leg kick but Torsten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Torsten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Higgins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgins.
Higgins is trying to push Torsten away but Torsten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torsten lands a nice uppercut.
Higgins blocks a body shot from Torsten.
Higgins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torsten backwards.
Higgins manages to break the clinch.
Higgins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Baldur Torsten's cut even more.
Torsten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Higgins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Higgins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Higgins looks to throw the jab but Torsten is out of range.
Torsten throws a hook but Higgins avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lou Higgins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Higgins throws out a loose jab but Torsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten throws a front kick that sends Higgins stumbling back into the cage.
Higgins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torsten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Higgins scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Lou Higgins has been cut.
Torsten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Torsten cracks Higgins with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Higgins falls to his knees and Torsten doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten 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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