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ENIGMA 123 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 1125 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 129 p4p, 159 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Bury My Bones. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Matikainen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Matikainen - just one landing.
We've been informed that Gomez 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.
Matikainen loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Matikainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matikainen blocks a jab.
Gomez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Matikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Matikainen tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Matikainen.
Gomez lands an uppercut.
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!
Matikainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matikainen's elbow.
Matikainen is trying to force a seperation but Gomez has the dominant position.
Matikainen breaks from the clinch.
Matikainen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Matikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Matikainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Matikainen's leg but Matikainen calmly moves out of range.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Matikainen.
Matikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matikainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez misses with a hook.
It looked like Matikainen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Matikainen misses with an uppercut
and Gomez counters with a low kick, right behind Matikainen 's knee.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Matikainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomez throws a leg kick which misses Matikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matikainen tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a leg kick.
Gomez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matikainen slips under a jab from Gomez.
Matikainen throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matikainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matikainen throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matikainen lands with a cross.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Matikainen avoids a kick to the body.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez counters with a body kick.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matikainen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matikainen lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matikainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen breaks the clinch.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gomez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Matikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matikainen.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matikainen. That did some damage!
Matikainen feints and then cracks Gomez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomez down.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Matikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Matikainen.
Matikainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Matikainen there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Gomez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matikainen's knee momentarily.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matikainen.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gomez.
Gomez slips a jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez sizes up Matikainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomez feints and then cracks Matikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matikainen down.
The crowd cheers as Matikainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomez doesn't seem phased though.
Matikainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matikainen will feel that in the morning.
Matikainen misses the jab.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Matikainen misses with a looping right.
Matikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matikainen throws out the jab.
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 DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matikainen lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matikainen scores with a leg kick.
DaMatti Matikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Matikainen lands a jab to the head.
A leg kick checked by Gomez.
Matikainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gomez is able to avoid easily.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matikainen misses with a low kick as Gomez jumps back.
A nice leg kick from Matikainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Gomez.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Matikainen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matikainen defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen 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.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matikainen avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez throws a jab when Matikainen was well out of range.
Gomez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matikainen throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez takes one on the button.
Matikainen drops his hands momentarily and Gomez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matikainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen throws out a leg kick but Gomez moves out of range and Matikainen only half commits.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Matikainen digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Matikainen tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Gomez tries a quick counter leg kick but Matikainen is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Matikainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez flicks out a counter leg kick but Matikainen steps away.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matikainen. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Matikainen does it's job there.
Matikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Matikainen blocks it well.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Matikainen misses its intended target.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Matikainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matikainen thinking.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matikainen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gomez throws a low kick but Matikainen moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Matikainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matikainen lands a head shot.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
Matikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez defending well as Matikainen loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matikainen connects with a looping right hand.
Gomez takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matikainen. That's going to slow Gomez down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Matikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Matikainen tries a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matikainen throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Matikainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomez.
Matikainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Matikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matikainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matikainen at a distance.
Matikainen throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Matikainen misses with a jab to the body
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Matikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Gomez.
Gomez tries to work over Matikainen's front leg with a kick but Matikainen checks it.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Gomez counters with a thumping low kick.
Matikainen lands with an overhand left.
Matikainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez feints a counter leg kick.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matikainen can pounce on him.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomez digs a good hook to Matikainen's body.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matikainen.
Gomez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
Matikainen looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Matikainen wants to land a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez throws a big counter head kick but Matikainen avoids it with no problem.
Matikainen avoids a kick to the body.
Matikainen misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Matikainen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen checks a low kick from Gomez.
Matikainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matikainen tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Matikainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomez. Gomez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Matikainen coming out on top.
Matikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matikainen tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Matikainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Gomez checks a low kick from Matikainen.
Gomez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matikainen throws a hook but Gomez avoids it easily.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matikainen throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matikainen tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.
Gomez throws a leg kick which misses Matikainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Matikainen tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Matikainen.
Gomez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen blocks a head kick by Gomez.
A quick step to the side and Matikainen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Matikainen coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Matikainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez misses with a leg kick.
Matikainen walks into a stiff left hand from Gomez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matikainen defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Matikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matikainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Matikainen.
Matikainen misses with a straight left.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Matikainen saw that one coming.
Gomez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Matikainen.
Nice cross by Matikainen.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Matikainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matikainen.
Matikainen wants to land a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomez as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like DaMatti Matikainen has been cut.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gomez feints a counter leg kick.
Matikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomez momentarily.
Matikainen misses with a straight right.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
Matikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy left from Matikainen finds it's target.
Matikainen connects with a body shot that sends Gomez's belly button to the back.
Matikainen misses with a hook.
Matikainen misses with a leg kick.
Matikainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matikainen checks the leg kick.
Matikainen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Matikainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matikainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMatti Matikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matikainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMatti Matikainen!
A victorious DaMatti Matikainen 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 1054 p4p, 1458 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 150 p4p, 195 weight class). Patrick Mahomes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahomes lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Mahomes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes rushes Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mahomes is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mahomes presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Mahomes 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.
Mahomes lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahomes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahomes avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Mahomes takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Mahomes on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Mahomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahomes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahomes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Mahomes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Mahomes missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Mahomes misses.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes lands with a nice body punch.
Mahomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahomes wants to clinch but Sitsongrit slips to the side
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Mahomes finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut.
Mahomes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Mahomes is out of range.
Mahomes swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahomes.
Mahomes ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Mahomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahomes is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahomes.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mahomes manages to circle out of the way.
Mahomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahomes is just out of range.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mahomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes lands with a shot to the body.
Mahomes misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahomes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Mahomes checks it.
Mahomes scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mahomes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahomes throws out the jab.
Mahomes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mahomes, as that shot connected.
Mahomes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahomes. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mahomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Mahomes slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A low kick from Mahomes is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mahomes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mahomes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Mahomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick from Mahomes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes misses with the body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Mahomes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Mahomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahomes throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mahomes.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
As Mahomes backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A head kick misses from Mahomes.
Mahomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahomes connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mahomes.
Good leg kick by Mahomes.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahomes on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahomes throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Mahomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sloppy strikes from Mahomes. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Mahomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit sizes up Mahomes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahomes.
Mahomes connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahomes takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes is looking to land body kicks.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahomes lands an overhand right.
Mahomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Mahomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Mahomes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Mahomes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mahomes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Mahomes cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab by Mahomes.
Mahomes has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Mahomes's head.
Mahomes works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahomes avoids it.
Mahomes takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahomes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahomes pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahomes misses with a body punch.
Mahomes lands a nice uppercut.
Mahomes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Mahomes.
Mahomes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mahomes's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Mahomes checks it.
Mahomes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Mahomes gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahomes avoids it.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahomes avoids it.
Mahomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Mahomes is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Mahomes controls the action.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Sitsongrit tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Mahomes avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahomes gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahomes avoids it.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mahomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahomes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
Mahomes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahomes on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahomes gets a clinch.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes is looking to control Sitsongrit's arms but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mahomes has his back to the cage.
Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Mahomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mahomes thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Mahomes.
Well Mahomes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yaden Dhargey (ranked 119 p4p, 311 weight class) and Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 20 p4p, 43 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dhargey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gyallu - Anthem of Tibet. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yaden Dhargey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicandro Aloisio!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhargey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Dhargey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aloisio can pounce on him.
Dhargey ducks under a wild hook from Aloisio.
Dhargey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Aloisio misses.
Dhargey is looking to counter punch.
Aloisio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dhargey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Dhargey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dhargey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheers as Dhargey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aloisio doesn't seem phased though.
Aloisio swings for the body but Dhargey moves out of range.
Dhargey tries to clinch but Aloisio moves out of range.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Dhargey checks it.
Dhargey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aloisio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dhargey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aloisio.
Aloisio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicandro Aloisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aloisio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dhargey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aloisio misses with a hook
and Dhargey counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dhargey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a hook but Dhargey blocks it.
It looked like Dhargey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a hook but Dhargey blocks it.
Dhargey misses with an uppercut. Aloisio saw that one coming.
Aloisio misses with a low kick.
Nicandro Aloisio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dhargey misses with a body shot.
Aloisio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aloisio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dhargey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhargey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aloisio can pounce on him.
Dhargey takes one on the button.
Dhargey tests Aloisio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dhargey throws a hook but Aloisio blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dhargey misses the target.
Dhargey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dhargey 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.
Dhargey sizes up Aloisio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aloisio slips a jab from Dhargey.
Aloisio throws a shot from downtown. Dhargey moves away and avoids it.
Aloisio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dhargey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Aloisio.
Aloisio throws a lazy right hand but Dhargey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey scores with a nice strike.
Aloisio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aloisio.
A telegraphed right hand from Aloisio misses the target.
Aloisio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhargey moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Aloisio does it's job there.
Dhargey lands with a straight right. Aloisio didn't see that one coming.
Aloisio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aloisio cracks Dhargey with a good jab.
Aloisio looks to score with a jab to the body but Dhargey is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dhargey misses the target.
Aloisio looks to land a right hand but Dhargey moved out of range.
Donk. Aloisio catches Dhargey right on the button with a cross.
Aloisio thuds his right hand into Dhargey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aloisio avoids the body shot from Dhargey.
Aloisio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aloisio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aloisio throws a hook but Dhargey blocks it.
Aloisio ducks under a wild hook from Dhargey.
Aloisio scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Aloisio.
Dhargey avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Aloisio finds it's way through Dhargey's defenses.
Aloisio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dhargey checks it well.
Dhargey was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dhargey lands a head shot.
Dhargey throws a jab but it's blocked by Aloisio.
Dhargey loads up on a big right hand but Aloisio slips the punch.
Aloisio throws a front kick aimed at Dhargey's knee but Dhargey avoids it well.
Aloisio moves away from the strike by Dhargey.
Aloisio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dhargey's hands.
Aloisio misses with a looping left.
Dhargey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dhargey blocks a jab.
Aloisio throws a shot from downtown. Dhargey moves away and avoids it.
Dhargey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aloisio can pounce on him.
Dhargey lunges at Aloisio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aloisio's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aloisio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dhargey moves away.
Aloisio throws a lazy right hand but Dhargey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aloisio lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey digs a good hook to Aloisio's body.
Aloisio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aloisio tries to land a front kick but Dhargey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dhargey looks to throw the jab but Aloisio is out of range.
Dhargey backing away here, and Aloisio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aloisio throws a right hand that misses
and Dhargey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aloisio thinking.
Aloisio ducks under a wild hook from Dhargey.
Dhargey throws a good cross that connects.
Aloisio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dhargey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dhargey slips under a jab.
Aloisio throws a lazy right hand but Dhargey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dhargey tries to counter with a takedown but Aloisio is quick to defend against it.
Dhargey blocks a low kick nicely.
Dhargey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aloisio.
Dhargey is looking to counter punch.
Aloisio tries to work over Dhargey's front leg with a kick but Dhargey checks it.
Dhargey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Aloisio.
Dhargey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dhargey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aloisio throws a big shot that misses.
Dhargey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dhargey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicandro Aloisio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dhargey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aloisio momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Aloisio misses.
Aloisio connects with an inside leg kick.
Aloisio misses with a straight right.
A big right from Aloisio misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dhargey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dhargey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aloisio has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dhargey with a nice head shot there.
Dhargey 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.
Dhargey landing some decent shots from guard.
Aloisio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dhargey defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dhargey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aloisio is looking for a triangle but Dhargey pushes his legs off easily.
Aloisio keeping moving, preventing Dhargey from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aloisio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dhargey has managed to get both his arms back between Aloisio's legs - danger averted.
Aloisio is trying to keep Dhargey in close.
Dhargey preventing the sweep.
Aloisio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dhargey advances position into side control!
Dhargey landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio taking a bit of punishment here - Dhargey scoring with strikes.
Aloisio tries to improve position but can't.
Dhargey looks up at the clock and then as Aloisio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dhargey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aloisio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aloisio wants to improve his position but Dhargey is controlling well.
Aloisio is trying to control but can't.
Dhargey trying to mount his opponent but Aloisio defends it.
Aloisio manages to get to full guard.
Aloisio has momentary wrist control but Dhargey slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dhargey postures up and lands a big shot to Aloisio's brow.
Aloisio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dhargey is now in half guard.
Yaden Dhargey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aloisio wants to control but Dhargey is keeping busy.
Dhargey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Aloisio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dhargey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dhargey's back!
Dhargey is in a bad position with Aloisio working for a choke. Dhargey manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey trying to control but Aloisio is working from the bottom.
Aloisio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dhargey.
Dhargey working some strikes from top position.
Dhargey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dhargey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dhargey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aloisio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aloisio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dhargey is now in half guard.
Aloisio is not content to let Dhargey control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dhargey instigates a clinch.
Dhargey avoids the elbow strike from Aloisio, against the cage.
Aloisio tries to break the clinch but Dhargey is controlling the position.
Dhargey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aloisio's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Dhargey.
Aloisio throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Dhargey - that landed with a thud.
Aloisio blocks a body shot from Dhargey.
Aloisio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aloisio swings widly with a right hand
and Dhargey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aloisio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dhargey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dhargey misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dhargey lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dhargey landing strikes.
Aloisio tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhargey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aloisio is looking to get to half guard.
Dhargey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aloisio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aloisio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dhargey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aloisio sees it coming and defends easily.
Aloisio is looking to improve his position.
Dhargey is thwarting Aloisio's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey lands with a punch from half guard.
Dhargey lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Dhargey.
Aloisio wants to control the action here but instead Dhargey manages to pass to full mount!
Aloisio is bucking up trying to escape but Dhargey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dhargey lands a nice shot to the head.
Dhargey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aloisio tries to reverse the position but Dhargey maintains control.
Dhargey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dhargey lands a big shot there that rocks Aloisio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dhargey raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio tries to lock up and control but Dhargey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dhargey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aloisio?
Aloisio gets back to half guard.
Aloisio wants to control but Dhargey passes into side.
Aloisio tries to improve position but can't.
Dhargey taking a breather here.
Dhargey is looking to take a break and control but Aloisio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aloisio is looking to regain half guard here but Dhargey keeps moving and retains side control.
Dhargey wants to control but Aloisio is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaden Dhargey clearly takes 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.
Dhargey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dhargey lands with a shot to the body.
Dhargey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dhargey throws a body shot but no joy.
Aloisio misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Aloisio misses the target.
Aloisio throws a leg kick but Dhargey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dhargey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aloisio.
Aloisio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dhargey ducks under a wild hook from Aloisio.
Dhargey throws a hook but Aloisio blocks it.
Aloisio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dhargey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aloisio can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhargey sizes up Aloisio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dhargey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aloisio 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.
Aloisio misses with a body shot.
Dhargey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Dhargey misses.
Dhargey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aloisio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dhargey takes a swing at Aloisio's ribcage but misses.
Aloisio throws a shot from downtown. Dhargey moves away and avoids it.
Dhargey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aloisio is looking to improve his position.
Aloisio keeps trying to improve his position.
Dhargey lands strikes from half guard.
Aloisio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aloisio is looking for a triangle but Dhargey pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloisio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dhargey lands a couple of elbows.
Dhargey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aloisio has momentary wrist control but Dhargey slips an elbow through the middle.
Aloisio being controlled here, momentarily.
Dhargey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dhargey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dhargey connects with a couple of short punches.
Dhargey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dhargey trying to control the position from guard on top but Aloisio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aloisio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dhargey wants to control from the top but Aloisio keeps moving.
Aloisio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aloisio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dhargey's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhargey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aloisio content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Dhargey has locked up a guillotine! Dhargey's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Aloisio is holding on here and Dhargey must be using up a lot of energy. Aloisio has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Dhargey gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yaden Dhargey!
Yaden Dhargey retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Yaden Dhargey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Klitschko (ranked 4584 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 392 p4p, 253 weight class). Roberto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samba de Roda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuri Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Roberto catches Klitschko right on the button with a cross.
Roberto looks to land a combination. Klitschko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Roberto connects with a body shot that sends Klitschko's belly button to the back.
Roberto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberto. That snapped Klitschko's head back.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roberto enables Klitschko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roberto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Klitschko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto wants to stand up but Klitschko is controlling him.
Roberto pushes Klitschko off and gets back to his feet.
Klitschko looks to land a left hand but Roberto moved out of range nicely.
Klitschko throws the kick towards the body but Roberto avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberto! But no joy.
Roberto lands a lovely overhand right.
Klitschko throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto lands with a good body shot.
Roberto has Klitschko up against the cage in a clinch.
Klitschko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roberto is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko stalls.
Roberto lands with a right to the head.
Roberto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Klitschko.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Roberto lands a nice uppercut.
Klitschko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roberto working Klitschko over with knees to the body.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Klitschko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roberto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Klitschko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto drops Klitschko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Klitschko looks back up at him and smiles so Roberto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Klitschko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Klitschko tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Roberto wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Roberto!
A very excited looking Paulo Roberto rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 268 p4p, 431 weight class) and BIshop Bonesteel (ranked 32 p4p, 55 weight class). Shakes comes to the cage accompanied by About the Money- T.I.. BIshop Bonesteel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Shakes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, BIshop Bonesteel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonesteel clinches with his opponent.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonesteel is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonesteel controls his hands.
Bonesteel avoids the elbow strike from Shakes, against the cage.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakes cracks Bonesteel with a nice body shot.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonesteel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonesteel looks winded!
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Shakes.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonesteel blocks a body shot from Shakes.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Shakes lands a nice uppercut.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Bonesteel avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes lands with a right to the head.
Shakes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonesteel or not.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
Bonesteel scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonesteel avoids the damage to the body.
Bonesteel avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonesteel controls his hands.
Shakes lands a left hand.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Bonesteel lands with a left to the head.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonesteel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shakes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bonesteel's defenses.
Bonesteel is trying to break the clinch but Shakes is controlling him.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonesteel avoids a wild elbow strike from Shakes.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakes misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonesteel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonesteel works on Shakes's body with a couple of short punches.
Bonesteel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonesteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonesteel is defending well for now.
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Bonesteel in his tracks for a moment.
Bonesteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonesteel's brow.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like BIshop Bonesteel has been cut.
Bonesteel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bonesteel manages to break the clinch.
Shakes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonesteel.
Bonesteel throws a leg kick but Shakes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonesteel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shakes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonesteel counters with a two punch combo.
Bonesteel drops his hands momentarily and Shakes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel takes one to the chin there.
Shakes throws a shot from downtown. Bonesteel moves away and avoids it.
Bonesteel unleashes a big counter combination but Shakes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bonesteel keeps Shakes at a distance using the push kick.
Bonesteel lands with a shot to the body.
Bonesteel thuds his shin into the meat of Shakes's side.
Shakes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonesteel scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonesteel.
Good work by Shakes as he checks the leg kick.
Bonesteel scores with a nice body kick.
Bonesteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonesteel scores with a one two! Shakes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonesteel is looking to slow Shakes down with leg kicks.
Bonesteel misses with a left hand
and Shakes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bonesteel has managed to clinch.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonesteel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bonesteel.
Shakes has Bonesteel pressed against the cage, preventing Bonesteel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Bonesteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Bonesteel on the inside.
Bonesteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shakes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakes.
Bonesteel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Bonesteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Bonesteel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonesteel lands a shot to the body.
Bonesteel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonesteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonesteel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Marcus Shakes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BIshop Bonesteel's cut.
That's time! Shakes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shakes takes a swing at Bonesteel's ribcage but misses.
Bonesteel closes the distance and clinches.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonesteel controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
Bonesteel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonesteel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonesteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Marcus Shakes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shakes keeps control of Bonesteel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonesteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Shakes.
Bonesteel avoids the elbow strike from Shakes, against the cage.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bonesteel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bonesteel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakes lands an uppercut.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Bonesteel blocks it.
Bonesteel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch.
Bonesteel tries to land a leg kick but Shakes saw it coming and moves away.
Bonesteel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Shakes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonesteel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonesteel wants to get back to striking at distance but Shakes won't allow it.
Shakes seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonesteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonesteel.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonesteel blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bonesteel throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Bonesteel is breathing heavily.
Bonesteel swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonesteel takes an elbow to the temple.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Bonesteel blocks it.
Nice body punch from Bonesteel - that landed with a thud.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonesteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Bonesteel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonesteel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel working aggressively here.
Bonesteel lands with a light punch inside.
Bonesteel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shakes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonesteel can turn it around.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shakes moves out of range as Bonesteel strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes slips under a jab.
Shakes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonesteel under the eye.
Shakes moves out of range as Bonesteel throws a body kick.
Bonesteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shakes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonesteel slips a jab from Shakes.
Shakes throws the left hand but Bonesteel avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Shakes as he checks the leg kick.
Bonesteel moves into the clinch.
Shakes misses with an elbow over the top.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Shakes tries to work over Bonesteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonesteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonesteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shakes throws an elbow but misses.
Bonesteel lands a nice uppercut.
Shakes throws an elbow but it misses.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Shakes keeps control of Bonesteel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonesteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch.
Shakes misses the jab.
Shakes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Shakes.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Bonesteel blocks the elbow strike.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Shakes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BIshop Bonesteel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bonesteel walks into a stiff left hand from Shakes.
Shakes pushes Bonesteel up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Bonesteel misses with an elbow over the top.
Bonesteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes scores with a shoulder strike.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonesteel avoids it.
Bonesteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonesteel pushes Shakes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonesteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonesteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonesteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel throws a head punch that misses.
Bonesteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes misses with an elbow over the top.
Shakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bonesteel's face.
Bonesteel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bonesteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonesteel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonesteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonesteel is defending well for now.
Bonesteel has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Bonesteel managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonesteel misses with some punches.
Bonesteel digs a right hand underneath Shakes's ribcage. Shakes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonesteel breaks from the clinch.
Bonesteel instigates a clinch.
Bonesteel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Bonesteel is blocking nicely.
Bonesteel gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch.
Bonesteel throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bonesteel, pushing him back against the cage.
Shakes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Bonesteel controls the action.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
Shakes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonesteel lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Bonesteel dodges an elbow strike from Shakes.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Bonesteel blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Bonesteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonesteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes tries to work over Bonesteel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes lands an elbow inside that Bonesteel shrugs off.
Shakes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonesteel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Bonesteel fails to land.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
Bonesteel misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bonesteel.
Shakes is leaning against Bonesteel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Bonesteel throws a head punch that misses.
Bonesteel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonesteel throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonesteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shakes.
Bonesteel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonesteel misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Shakes on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Bonesteel is working Shakes over against the cage.
Shakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonesteel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Bonesteel blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonesteel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonesteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonesteel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonesteel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes misses with an uppercut
and Bonesteel counters with a straight right hand.
Shakes darts in trying to clinch
and Bonesteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonesteel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shakes throws an overhand right that lands on Bonesteel's shoulder, as Bonesteel tries to avoid the shot.
Bonesteel feints a counter leg kick.
Bonesteel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bonesteel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonesteel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonesteel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bonesteel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonesteel scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but BIshop Bonesteel just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on BIshop Bonesteel's cut.
That's time! Shakes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bonesteel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakes.
Bonesteel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shakes avoids the head kick by Bonesteel.
Shakes tries to keep at a distance but Bonesteel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonesteel misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonesteel.
Shakes is leaning against Bonesteel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonesteel tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Shakes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonesteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonesteel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes tries a body shot but Bonesteel blocks it.
Shakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bonesteel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonesteel wants to break free but Shakes has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Shakes.
A hook to the body from Shakes.
Bonesteel cracks Shakes with a nice body shot.
Bonesteel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonesteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Bonesteel managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Bonesteel.
Bonesteel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonesteel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonesteel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonesteel throws the kick towards the body but Shakes avoids it.
Shakes looks to land a right hand but Bonesteel moved out of range.
Shakes moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBonesteel.
Shakes tries to clinch but Bonesteel moves away
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonesteel clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonesteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes working aggressively here.
Bonesteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonesteel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonesteel avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Shakes.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonesteel avoids it.
Bonesteel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonesteel lands a right hand.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Bonesteel in his tracks for a moment.
Bonesteel working aggressively here.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bonesteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Bonesteel throws a big uppercut that drops Shakes! More strikes from Bonesteel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shakes lies dazed against the cage as Bonesteel celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BIshop Bonesteel!
BIshop Bonesteel is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking BIshop Bonesteel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shahzad Abdelrahman (ranked 1166 p4p, 1474 weight class) and Michal Materlak (ranked 150 p4p, 197 weight class). Abdelrahman comes to the cage accompanied by Blow The Whistle. Materlak has chosen Marzenia as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shahzad Abdelrahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Materlak slips a jab from Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a right hand
and Abdelrahman counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight left.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Materlak throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdelrahman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Materlak.
Shahzad Abdelrahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Abdelrahman.
Materlak motions for Abdelrahman to come forward. Materlak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abdelrahman works over Materlak's head and body with a nice combination.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman tries to score with a low kick but Materlak moves his leg out of the way.
Abdelrahman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abdelrahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Materlak scores with a jab to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Abdelrahman finds it's way through Materlak's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman scores with a decent looking hook.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
Abdelrahman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abdelrahman looks to throw the jab but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Materlak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abdelrahman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdelrahman. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak takes one to the chin there.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick that misses.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook
and Materlak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Abdelrahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Materlak.
Materlak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abdelrahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abdelrahman if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Materlak.
We've been informed that Materlak 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.
Abdelrahman missing with a left hand there. Materlak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abdelrahman.
Materlak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Materlak thumps Abdelrahman with a low kick.
Abdelrahman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdelrahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Materlak throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Materlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdelrahman. That did some damage!
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Materlak's shoulder, as Materlak tries to avoid the shot.
Abdelrahman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Materlak.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdelrahman misses the target.
Abdelrahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Materlak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Abdelrahman.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Materlak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries a low kick but Abdelrahman avoids it.
That kick from Materlak tenderised Abdelrahman's leg. Abdelrahman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdelrahman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Materlak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Materlak tries to bum rush Abdelrahman with a series of wild strikes but Abdelrahman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a low kick as Abdelrahman jumps back.
Materlak slips under a jab from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws a right and a left that Materlak avoids nicely.
Materlak misses with a straight right.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Materlak has closed the distance and engaged Abdelrahman in a clinch.
Materlak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Materlak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdelrahman misses with a few strikes there.
Materlak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Materlak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Materlak 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.
Materlak tries to land a front kick but Abdelrahman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdelrahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a jab. Materlak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdelrahman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Materlak. Materlak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping left.
Abdelrahman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Materlak in his tracks.
Abdelrahman misses with a straight right.
Abdelrahman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Materlak.
Abdelrahman misses with a left hand
and Materlak counters with a nice body shot.
Abdelrahman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Materlak throws a wild body kick that Abdelrahman sees coming a mile off.
Abdelrahman fires out a quick counter leg kick but Materlak just manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak scoring well with a low kick there.
Materlak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdelrahman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Materlak is able to avoid easily.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
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 Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdelrahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Materlak counters with a nice body kick.
Materlak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good exchange - Abdelrahman coming out on top.
Abdelrahman looks to land a right hand but Materlak moved out of range.
Materlak drops his hands momentarily and Abdelrahman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Materlak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Materlak looks to land a left hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from Materlak.
Abdelrahman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Materlak is out of range and Abdelrahman settles back down.
Materlak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Materlak misses with a low kick.
Materlak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Materlak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook. Materlak ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Materlak. That snapped Abdelrahman's head back.
Abdelrahman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Materlak wants to slow Abdelrahman down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdelrahman blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Abdelrahman misses.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Materlak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shahzad Abdelrahman is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman throws an overhand right that lands on Materlak's shoulder, as Materlak tries to avoid the shot.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Materlak throws a good cross that connects.
Abdelrahman checks a leg kick nicely.
Materlak misses with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Abdelrahman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdelrahman looks to land a left hand but Materlak moved out of range nicely.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abdelrahman misses with a right hand
and Materlak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Materlak misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abdelrahman.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abdelrahman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdelrahman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abdelrahman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Materlak.
A jab from Abdelrahman misses.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Materlak moves into the clinch.
Materlak lands a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abdelrahman checks a low kick from Materlak.
Abdelrahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materlak.
A jab lands there for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Materlak counters with a big head kick but Abdelrahman shrugs it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Materlak 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 Abdelrahman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abdelrahman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Materlak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Materlak tries to clinch up.
Abdelrahman lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Materlak.
Materlak scores with a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Materlak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Materlak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Abdelrahman misses.
Materlak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Materlak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Materlak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Materlak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Materlak misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman thows a leg kick but Materlak checks it
and Materlak counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdelrahman manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman lands with a cross.
Abdelrahman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abdelrahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Materlak lands an overhand right.
Materlak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdelrahman throws out the jab.
Materlak throws a sloppy head kick and Abdelrahman moves out of range easily.
Abdelrahman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Materlak takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Abdelrahman misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman stalks Materlak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Materlak's face. Materlak staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Materlak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abdelrahman cracks Materlak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Materlak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abdelrahman. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdelrahman.
Materlak throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shahzad Abdelrahman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Materlak misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely.
Abdelrahman checks the leg kick.
Materlak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild combination.
Abdelrahman lands with a straight right. Materlak didn't see that one coming.
Abdelrahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdelrahman misses with a looping left.
Materlak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Materlak slips under a jab.
Abdelrahman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdelrahman as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak with the inside leg kick.
Materlak scores with a jab.
Abdelrahman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Materlak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdelrahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdelrahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Materlak wants to clinch up but Abdelrahman keeps it at a distance.
Materlak moves in looking to clinch but Abdelrahman pushes him off.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdelrahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the side of Materlak's head but Materlak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Materlak takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Materlak checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abdelrahman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Materlak throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Materlak. That's going to slow Abdelrahman down.
Abdelrahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Michal Materlak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shahzad Abdelrahman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Materlak moves into range and clinches up with Abdelrahman.
Materlak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Materlak has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Materlak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Materlak misses with the head strike.
Materlak tries to pull guard but Abdelrahman holds him up against the cage and eventually Materlak drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Materlak has a couple of punches blocked by Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Materlak - that landed with a thud.
Materlak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Materlak fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Materlak fails to land.
Materlak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abdelrahman prevents a body shot from Materlak.
Materlak misses with the head strike.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Materlak misses with the head strike.
Materlak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abdelrahman.
Materlak misses with a punch on the inside.
Materlak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Materlak pushes Abdelrahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Materlak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Materlak throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdelrahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Materlak.
A hook to the body from Materlak.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Materlak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Materlak breaks the clinch.
Abdelrahman misses with a low kick.
Materlak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Materlak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdelrahman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abdelrahman throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
Abdelrahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Materlak's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdelrahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abdelrahman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
Shahzad Abdelrahman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ugo Barnes (ranked 3144 p4p, 3274 weight class) and Stepan Grachev (ranked 351 p4p, 361 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ugo Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grachev fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grachev with a jab.
Grachev throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Grachev off the cage and back into range.
Barnes stuns Grachev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grachev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grachev has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grachev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnes tries to stall but Grachev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grachev avoiding damage.
Grachev is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barnes.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grachev is defending well for now.
Barnes lands with a right to the head.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grachev blocking some punches.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Grachev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Grachev throws a head punch that misses.
Grachev blocking some punches.
Grachev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grachev slows down the pace here.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
Grachev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barnes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Grachev can turn it around.
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!
Grachev is working Barnes over against the cage.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Grachev.
A short left from Grachev.
Grachev blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Still in the clinch, Grachev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grachev blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Grachev controls the action.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
Grachev clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Barnes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grachev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev taking a breather.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Grachev.
Grachev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes stalling in the clinch but Grachev improves position.
Grachev lands a right hand.
Grachev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnes up against the cage.
Grachev is struggling to control the position.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes gets through Grachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grachev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grachev misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a head kick but Grachev moves out of range.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Grachev misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Grachev lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grachev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barnes misses the jab.
Nice shot by Grachev.
Grachev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barnes counters with a three punch combo that has Grachev backing up. Grachev nods at Barnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Grachev tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Grachev's belly button to the back.
Grachev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grachev scores with a head kick.
Grachev scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grachev manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stepan Grachev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barnes throws a leg kick but Grachev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Grachev's knee but Grachev avoids it well.
Grachev unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grachev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Grachev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grachev.
Stepan Grachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Ugo Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grachev throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a series of strikes. Grachev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grachev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grachev connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes moves forwards but Grachev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grachev.
Barnes misses with a double jab.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Grachev avoids nicely.
Barnes digs a good body shot into Grachev's ribs.
Grachev has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grachev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Grachev.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Grachev controlling the action here for a moment.
Grachev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grachev misses with a body punch.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Grachev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes tries a body shot but Grachev blocks it.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
Grachev pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Grachev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes is trying to stall.
Grachev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grachev controlling the action here for a moment.
Grachev blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev is working Barnes over against the cage.
Grachev swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Grachev controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Grachev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barnes's efforts to push away.
Barnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Grachev.
A short right from Grachev on the inside.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Grachev gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Grachev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Grachev managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Grachev'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.
Grachev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Grachev.
Grachev misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grachev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grachev up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stepan Grachev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Grachev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grachev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Grachev slips under a jab from Barnes.
A jab from Grachev finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
Grachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Grachev misses its intended target.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grachev throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes jabs at Grachev's body.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Grachev ducks down to avoid it.
Grachev throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes is looking to wear down Grachev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes lands a jab to Grachev's midsection.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grachev moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grachev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grachev blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Grachev trying to control the position but instead, Barnes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grachev into the cage.
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Barnes.
Grachev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grachev lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Grachev.
Stepan Grachev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grachev lands with a left to the head.
Grachev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grachev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Grachev taking a breather.
Grachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Grachev misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grachev.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Barnes letting Grachev take a breather here.
Grachev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Stepan Grachev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.
Barnes cracks Grachev with a nice body shot.
Barnes misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Grachev.
Ugo Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grachev prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Grachev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Grachev.
A head punch on the inside from Grachev fails to land.
Grachev scores with a hook to the body.
Grachev throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Grachev controls his hands.
Grachev has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Grachev working aggressively here.
Barnes tries to stall but Grachev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grachev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grachev tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Grachev back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stepan Grachev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grachev 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stepan Grachev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 1097 p4p, 958 weight class) and Nelson Biederman (ranked 167 p4p, 149 weight class). Biederman has chosen Move This as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Biederman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Barbosa lands.
It looks like Nelson Biederman has been cut.
Biederman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa misses with a hook
and Biederman counters with a three punch combo that has Barbosa backing up. Barbosa nods at Biederman to acknowledge the strikes.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Biederman.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biederman.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biederman blocks a head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Biederman's shoulder, as Biederman tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Biederman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nelson Biederman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biederman clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Biederman has him pinned against the cage.
Biederman misses with some punches.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Biederman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Biederman ducked under it nicely.
Biederman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Biederman.
Biederman's corner calls for a 1-2. Biederman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biederman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Biederman moves into the clinch.
Barbosa tries to break free but Biederman pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Biederman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barbosa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa slips a jab and a cross from Biederman.
Biederman avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Biederman is just out of range.
Biederman looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biederman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Biederman has him pressed against the cage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa tests Biederman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biederman throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biederman circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biederman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbosa won't be happy with that.
Barbosa defending against the ground and pound.
Biederman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biederman in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Biederman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbosa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa is not content to let Biederman control the position.
Barbosa is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Biederman crashes against the mat.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Biederman controls the position from side control.
Biederman cracks Barbosa with a big right hand but Barbosa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biederman working the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Biederman working the body and head with strikes.
Biederman trying to control the position but Barbosa is working away.
Biederman wants to take a breather but Barbosa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Biederman.
Barbosa looking for a guillotine here but Biederman defends easily.
Barbosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Biederman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Biederman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Biederman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Biederman misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Barbosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Biederman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Biederman tries to clinch up.
Biederman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick by Biederman misses
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Biederman lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Biederman, as that shot connected.
Biederman looks for the body kick but Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa moves away from the strike by Biederman.
Decent striking displayed by Barbosa there.
That has opened up Nelson Biederman's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Biederman. That's going to slow Barbosa down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa drops Biederman with a beautiful combination! Biederman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbosa is looking for the KO!
 Biederman is rocked!
Biederman looks to land a right hand but Barbosa moved out of range.
Biederman is still on wobbly legs! Can Barbosa finish him?
Biederman tries to clinch there but Barbosa circles away.
Biederman seems to have recovered his senses.
Biederman misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Nelson Biederman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Biederman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Barbosa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biederman shoots for a takedown but Barbosa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbosa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa throws a monster overhand right that drops Biederman! Barbosa follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Barbosa!
A very excited looking Junior Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Rutger (ranked 1668 p4p, 3243 weight class) and Stoner Steve (ranked 224 p4p, 402 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rufus Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Rutger looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
We've been informed that Steve 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.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutger.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Rutger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutger.
Rutger rushes Steve and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutger.
Rutger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutger lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutger.
Rutger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutger tries to break free but Steve pushes him back against the cage.
Rutger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutger looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Rutger staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick from Rutger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Steve.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Rutger is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Steve tries to move into range but Rutger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rutger moves into range and clinches up with Steve.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Rutger controls the action.
Rutger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutger swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutger takes a shot to the head.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Rutger.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Rutger.
Rutger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutger backwards.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutger lands a shoulder strike.
Steve scores with a hook to the body.
Steve prevents a body shot from Rutger.
Rutger is looking to break free of the clinch but Steve has double underhooks.
Steve swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutger.
Steve working aggressively here.
Rutger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutger throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve working aggressively here.
Rutger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutger misses with a punch to the body.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutger lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Rutger controls the action.
Rutger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutger working hard to break the clinch.
Rutger is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutger moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve misses the jab.
Rutger swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutger feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rutger with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Rutger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve cracks Rutger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Rutger's shoulder, as Rutger tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Rutger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steve checks it well.
Rutger with the inside leg kick.
Rutger takes the fight into the clinch.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Rutger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Rutger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutger breaks from the clinch.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Steve throws out a counter right but Rutger avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steve.
Steve cracks Rutger with an open hand slap.
Rutger lands a head shot.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger avoids the body shot from Steve.
Rutger misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Steve's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutger missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger tries to clinch but Steve is having none of it.
Rutger 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.
A swing and a miss from Rutger.
Rutger closes the distance but Steve moves to the side
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutger throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger lands a head shot.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Rutger with a jab.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Rutger ducks down to avoid it.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Rutger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Rutger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Rutger.
Rutger scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutger moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve takes one on the button.
Rutger misses with a low kick as Steve jumps back.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Rutger misses with a looping left.
Rutger lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rutger.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Rutger moved out of range nicely.
Rutger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Rutger moves away and avoids it.
Rufus Rutger is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Rutger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Rutger does it's job there.
Steve thuds a left hand into Rutger's body.
Steve takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A left lands for Rutger.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutger misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steve! But no joy.
Rutger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steve misses the jab.
Rutger misses with a leg kick
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Steve moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutger is just out of range.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Rutger slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutger doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Rutger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rutger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve's head.
Steve takes a swing at Rutger's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Rutger misses its target.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Rutger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutger with a body shot.
Rutger throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutger slips under a jab from Steve.
Rutger throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutger misses the jab.
Steve throws out a counter right but Rutger avoids it with no problem.
Rutger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutger.
Rutger throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Rutger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Rutger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Rutger just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutger blocks a jab.
Rutger clinches.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Rutger's head.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve blocks a body shot from Rutger.
Steve working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Steve.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutger digs a right hand into Steve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steve's gas tank.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutger.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutger breaks the clinch.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutger stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steve moves out of range as Rutger strikes.
Steve's corner calls for a 1-2. Steve obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutger is looking to counter punch.
Rutger lands a really nice looking cross but Steve seems unphased.
Rutger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutger slips a straight right by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve connects with a crisp jab.
Rutger closes the distance and clinches.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Rutger.
Steve misses with some punches.
Rutger misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Rutger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve misses with the combination.
Rutger throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutger looks to land a combination but Steve avoids it well.
It seemed like Steve was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Rutger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Rutger misses.
Rutger throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Rutger looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve takes a swing at Rutger's ribcage but misses.
Rutger throws a hook but Steve avoids it easily.
Rutger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Rutger's head but Rutger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutger takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Rutger misses with a wild body shot.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Rutger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Steve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutger.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoner Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutger closes the distance and pushes Steve back into the cage.
Steve prevents Rutger from breaking the clinch.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Rutger avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Rutger lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Rutger controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve.
Rutger throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Rutger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Rutger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Rutger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutger 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Rutger!
Rufus Rutger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 623 p4p, 458 weight class) and Chronian Dispatch Regulator (ranked 86 p4p, 64 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Mala Dama - Kabat. Dispatch Regulator has chosen A Doon Hicky as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
We've been told by Emelianenko's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dispatch Regulator darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Dispatch Regulator checks the leg kick.
Dispatch Regulator looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dispatch Regulator takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelianenko with a nice calf kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Dispatch Regulator moves out of range.
Emelianenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dispatch Regulator connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Emelianenko scrambles back to his feet.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dispatch Regulator.
A nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dispatch Regulator. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dispatch Regulator.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Dispatch Regulator.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dispatch Regulator throws a sloppy body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Dispatch Regulator wants to counter with a clinch but Emelianenko pushes him away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dispatch Regulator tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Dispatch Regulator back against the cage.
Dispatch Regulator blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Dispatch Regulator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Dispatch Regulator.
A short right from Dispatch Regulator on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko won't allow Dispatch Regulator to sweep him here.
Dispatch Regulator is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emelianenko is aware though and is defending well.
Dispatch Regulator wants to sweep but no luck.
Dispatch Regulator escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dispatch Regulator looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dispatch Regulator trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.
Dispatch Regulator working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dispatch Regulator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Dispatch Regulator keeps moving.
Dispatch Regulator keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Dispatch Regulator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dispatch Regulator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator wants to sweep but no luck.
Dispatch Regulator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dispatch Regulator throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Emelianenko escapes and throws Dispatch Regulator's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dispatch Regulator is trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Dispatch Regulator has his arm trapped.
Emelianenko slows the pace down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chronian Dispatch Regulator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dispatch Regulator.
The fighters circling - Dispatch Regulator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dispatch Regulator checks a low kick from Emelianenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dispatch Regulator! But no joy.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dispatch Regulator has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dispatch Regulator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Dispatch Regulator moves into the clinch successfully.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dispatch Regulator tries to pull guard but Emelianenko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Dispatch Regulator.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Dispatch Regulator tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dispatch Regulator swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dispatch Regulator's coach down at Chakuriki LA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dispatch Regulator's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a wild body shot.
Dispatch Regulator throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dispatch Regulator.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dispatch Regulator.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dispatch Regulator misses with a body kick.
Dispatch Regulator gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dispatch Regulator gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dispatch Regulator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dispatch Regulator tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Dispatch Regulator scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dispatch Regulator pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Emelianenko postures up.
Dispatch Regulator looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Emelianenko passes into side control.
Dispatch Regulator tries to improve position but can't.
Emelianenko working away.
Dispatch Regulator is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator keeps trying to improve his position.
Dispatch Regulator is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Emelianenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Emelianenko prevents Dispatch Regulator from improving his position.
Dispatch Regulator trying to get back to full guard but Emelianenko takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Dispatch Regulator can't escape the position.
Dispatch Regulator is still trying to improve position.
Dispatch Regulator slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dispatch Regulator wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Dispatch Regulator is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chronian Dispatch Regulator will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Roman Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dispatch Regulator throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Emelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dispatch Regulator takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dispatch Regulator lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dispatch Regulator throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dispatch Regulator lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Dispatch Regulator.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Dispatch Regulator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dispatch Regulator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dispatch Regulator swings widly with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dispatch Regulator.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Dispatch Regulator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dispatch Regulator goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dispatch Regulator.
Roman Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dispatch Regulator misses with the body kick
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dispatch Regulator swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dispatch Regulator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dispatch Regulator there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Dispatch Regulator moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Dispatch Regulator counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dispatch Regulator goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from Dispatch Regulator tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dispatch Regulator lands a slapping body shot.
Dispatch Regulator throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dispatch Regulator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dispatch Regulator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dispatch Regulator.
Dispatch Regulator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Dispatch Regulator is having none of it.
Dispatch Regulator doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dispatch Regulator.
Crunch! Dispatch Regulator slams his shin into Emelianenko's torso.
Dispatch Regulator lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Roman Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dispatch Regulator looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Dispatch Regulator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chronian Dispatch Regulator is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dispatch Regulator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chronian Dispatch Regulator comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dispatch Regulator has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chronian Dispatch Regulator!
During a confident post fight interview, Chronian Dispatch Regulator thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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