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DMMA Friday Night Fights XIV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ki Ruyjini (ranked 2275 p4p, 4567 weight class) and Kill Shot Jackson (ranked 321 p4p, 499 weight class). Ruyjini comes to the cage accompanied by Jincheng Zhang. Kill Shot Jackson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ki Ruyjini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Shot Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Ruyjini moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruyjini avoids it really well and circles away.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Ruyjini's torso.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Ruyjini moves out of range easily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruyjini scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Ruyjini saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Ruyjini.
Ruyjini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Ruyjini looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruyjini manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ruyjini is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruyjini avoid being mounted?
Ruyjini wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Ruyjini defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini wants to get back to full guard.
Jackson tries to pass to full mount but Ruyjini defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruyjini is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruyjini keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ruyjini is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Ruyjini won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Ruyjini defends the submission attempt.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Ruyjini is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ruyjini's thigh. Ruyjini counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ruyjini has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruyjini is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Ruyjini wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruyjini keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Ruyjini.
Ruyjini swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson keeps Ruyjini at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
Jackson tries to move to mount but Ruyjini blocks the move with his legs.
Ruyjini manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Ruyjini from improving his position.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Ruyjini is working away.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ruyjini wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has mounted him!
Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jackson trying to control but Ruyjini is having none of it.
Jackson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ruyjini defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson wants to take Ruyjini's back but he can't do it this time.
Ruyjini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ruyjini gets back to half guard.
Kill Shot Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ruyjini is trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson trying to control the position but Ruyjini is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kill Shot Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Ruyjini avoids it.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Ruyjini back into the cage.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Ruyjini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Ruyjini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruyjini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ruyjini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruyjini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruyjini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Ruyjini tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Ruyjini blocks it.
Ruyjini blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruyjini tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruyjini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruyjini lands a left hand.
Jackson jumps guard.
Ruyjini decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jackson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruyjini tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruyjini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ruyjini.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Ruyjini in a clinch.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ruyjini avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini misses with a body punch.
Ruyjini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruyjini pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruyjini can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruyjini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard but Ruyjini manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ruyjini staying calm.
Ruyjini stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Ruyjini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ruyjini continues to drive forward.
Ruyjini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ruyjini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson tries to clinch up
enabling Ruyjini to counter with a crisp jab.
Kill Shot Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Ruyjini circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Ruyjini.
Ki Ruyjini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ki Ruyjini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kill Shot Jackson.
Ruyjini throws a big shot that misses.
Ki Ruyjini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruyjini was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kill Shot Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruyjini tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Ruyjini circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruyjini connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Ruyjini off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruyjini being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson stops Ruyjini from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kill Shot Jackson.
I've got Jackson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Shot Jackson!
Kill Shot Jackson very nearly forgot to thank Un-Kaged Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Ki Ruyjini spoke after the fight, saying '4.3 '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 1330 p4p, 2144 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 195 p4p, 309 weight class). Kiely comes into the arena with Hammer Smash Face blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman tries to move into range but Kiely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Kiely finds it's way through Hardman's defenses.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiely.
Hardman ducks right into an uppercut from Kiely.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Kiely swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardman misses with a straight right.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardman misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Hardman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiely.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely jabs Hardman right on the nose. Hardman blinks but takes it well.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Hardman is out of range.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but Kiely moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but Kiely moved out of range.
Kiely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardman with a jab.
 It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely staying out of range there.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardman.
Hardman throws out a loose jab but Kiely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kiely!
Kiely is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hardman swings around for an armbar but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hardman's guard.
Kiely got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kiely has managed to get both his arms back between Hardman's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiely got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kiely has managed to get both his arms back between Hardman's legs - danger averted.
Kiely gets to his feet - Hardman follows without any prompting.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiely, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely jabs Hardman right on the nose. Hardman blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Hardman coming out on top.
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hardman doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely misses with a hook. Hardman ducked under it nicely.
Hardman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nedser Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardman lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiely avoids the body shot from Hardman.
A jab from Hardman finds it's way through Kiely's defenses.
Kiely slips a jab from Hardman.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely takes one to the side of the head.
 Kiely is rocked!
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardman.
Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Hardman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hardman.
Oh Kiely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nedser Kiely's cut is getting worse.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardman moves away.
Kiely seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Hardman saw that one coming.
Kiely tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Hardman moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Hardman moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kiely goes down! Can Hardman finish him!?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kiely holds on and takes a little breather.
Hardman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiely manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hardman's best efforts.
Hardman is looking for a kimura but Kiely is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardman to get the leverage.
Hardman uses his free foot to push down on Kiely's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kiely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman is working for a guillotine from mount but Kiely frees his head quite easily.
Kiely wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kiely rolls, trying to escape but Hardman keeps control of the position.
Hardman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kiely is defending well though. Hardman let's go of the attempt for now.
Hardman has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Well, with Hardman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Kiely is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely tries to escape the position.
Kiely manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hardman's guard. Nice work there by Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Hardman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiely takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Kiely takes a swing at Hardman's ribcage but misses.
Hardman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Hardman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiely.
Kiely misses with a right hand
and Hardman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardman loads up on a big right hand but Kiely slips the punch.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Hardman knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiely jabs Hardman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Kiely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Hardman's shoulder, as Hardman tries to avoid the shot.
Hardman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiely scores with a hook.
Kiely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hardman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardman misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
Kiely 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 Kiely.
Hardman slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nedser Kiely's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hardman cracks Kiely with a big right hand and Kiely goes down!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardman is pushing down on Kiely's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kiely is fighting to maintain full guard but Hardman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hardman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kiely tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hardman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Hardman!
After winning the bout, Brock Hardman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Nedser Kiely was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening. I am bringing LAFC to court.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gen Tenryu (ranked 1361 p4p, 1338 weight class) and Boyko Kersikov (ranked 197 p4p, 192 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Sefa - God's Plan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gen Tenryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Tenryu moved away.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kersikov.
Nice uppercut lands for Kersikov. That snapped Tenryu's head back.
Tenryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tenryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Tenryu moved out of range.
Tenryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tenryu.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Tenryu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
As Kersikov tries to get set, Tenryu tries to push him back and clinch up but Kersikov manages to avoid the attempt.
Tenryu moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Tenryu sees coming a mile off.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Tenryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Tenryu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenryu. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov lands a really nice looking cross but Tenryu seems unphased.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Tenryu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tenryu down.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Tenryu moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenryu throws out the jab.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov scores with a jab. Tenryu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tenryu throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Tenryu throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tenryu swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Tenryu saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tenryu on the side of the head.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Tenryu.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Tenryu's head but Tenryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tenryu ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Tenryu misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a two punch combo.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tenryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Tenryu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kersikov. That one must have hurt.
Kersikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tenryu has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tenryu is able to avoid easily.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a hook but Tenryu blocks it.
Kersikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tenryu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tenryu slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at Tenryu's knee but Tenryu avoids it well.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tenryu blocks a jab.
Tenryu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kersikov.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tenryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyko Kersikov dominated that round.
That's time! Tenryu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tenryu misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tenryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tenryu avoids a kick to the body.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Tenryu throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tenryu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Tenryu.
Boyko Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tenryu staying out of range there.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenryu slips under a jab.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Tenryu swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Tenryu moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tenryu throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kersikov manages to circle out of the way.
Tenryu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tenryu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kersikov manages to circle out of the way.
Kersikov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tenryu is out of range and Kersikov settles back down.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kersikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tenryu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kersikov.
Tenryu moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kersikov.
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!
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tenryu looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tenryu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenryu misses with a body shot.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Tenryu counters by clinching up.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tenryu can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the side of Tenryu's head.
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tenryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tenryu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tenryu cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Tenryu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tenryu.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Tenryu with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tenryu.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Tenryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenryu.
Tenryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tenryu.
Tenryu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tenryu misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyko Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Tenryu moved away.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tenryu is looking to counter the offense by Kersikov and move into the clinch.
Tenryu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tenryu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tenryu is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov moves out of range as Tenryu strikes.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but Tenryu checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tenryu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov takes a swing at Tenryu's ribcage but misses.
Tenryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Tenryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tenryu misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
A left lands for Kersikov.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Tenryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov is looking to slow Tenryu down with leg kicks.
Kersikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tenryus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tenryu lands a slapping body shot.
Gen Tenryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Tenryu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Tenryu blocks the low kick.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body kick.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Tenryu moved away.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tenryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tenryu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tenryu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tenryus head.
Tenryu blocking some punches.
Tenryu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tenryu is trying to stall.
Kersikov trying to stall but Tenryu improves his position.
Tenryu trying to stall but Kersikov improves his position.
Tenryu is pushing Kersikov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kersikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tenryu tries to work over Kersikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tenryu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Tenryu is trying to maintain a safe position but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns Tenryu into the cage.
Tenryu misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Tenryu blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov scores with a jab.
Kersikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Tenryu tries to counter by clinching up but Kersikov breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tenryu.
Tenryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Kersikov.
Tenryu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tenryu there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boyko Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyko Kersikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Boyko Kersikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 979 p4p, 994 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 131 p4p, 132 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves with a hook.
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Graves's coach down at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khrapov Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Graves.
Vasily Khrapov Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Khrapov Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khrapov Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Graves gets double underhooks and turns Khrapov Jr into the cage.
Khrapov Jr prevents a body shot from Graves.
Khrapov Jr stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khrapov Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a thumping low kick.
Graves throws a low kick, looking for Khrapov Jr's leg but Khrapov Jr calmly moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Graves misses with a low kick.
That kick from Graves tenderised Khrapov Jr's leg. Khrapov Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khrapov Jr dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Khrapov Jr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graves's guard.
Khrapov Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves is pulling down on Khrapov Jr's head to control his posture.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Khrapov Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes from guard but Graves blocks nicely.
Khrapov Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Khrapov Jr 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.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Khrapov Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've been hearing that Khrapov Jr has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves wants to sweep here but Khrapov Jr controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Graves gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Khrapov Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Graves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khrapov Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khrapov Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Khrapov Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Khrapov Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khrapov Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khrapov Jr digs a good hook to Graves's body.
Khrapov Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khrapov Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khrapov Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graves avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khrapov Jr's hands.
Graves throws a body kick that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khrapov Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Khrapov Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Graves trying to control but Khrapov Jr is working from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Khrapov Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Graves controlling the position.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
Khrapov Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves is trying to control the position but Khrapov Jr postures up.
Graves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khrapov Jr trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khrapov Jr throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khrapov Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves won't allow Khrapov Jr to sweep him here.
Graves stands up out of Khrapov Jr's guard for a moment - Khrapov Jr manages to land a nice upkick.
Graves wants to control from the top but Khrapov Jr keeps moving.
Khrapov Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khrapov Jr throws a strike but Graves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Khrapov Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Khrapov Jr is retaining full guard.
Graves postures up in Khrapov Jr's guard and throws a big left but Khrapov Jr blocks it.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Khrapov Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khrapov Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
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 Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khrapov Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graves cracks Khrapov Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Terrance Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khrapov Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Graves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khrapov Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by Khrapov Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
Graves throws a wild body kick that Khrapov Jr sees coming a mile off.
Graves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Khrapov Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
A short left from Graves.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khrapov Jr blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khrapov Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Graves works on Khrapov Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khrapov Jr blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Khrapov Jr controls his hands.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves prevents the takedown attempt.
Terrance Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes Khrapov Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Khrapov Jr manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Khrapov Jr misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard.
Khrapov Jr is fighting to break Graves's control of his arms but Graves is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khrapov Jr throws an elbow that misses. Graves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khrapov Jr's guard. Nice move by Graves!
Khrapov Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Vasily Khrapov Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Khrapov Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Graves seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khrapov Jr is pulling down on Graves's head. It's preventing any offense from Graves, at least for the moment.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Khrapov Jr is retaining full guard.
Khrapov Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khrapov Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graves misses the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut is getting worse.
Khrapov Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graves but Graves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khrapov Jr 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kain Mack (ranked 792 p4p, 993 weight class) and Dick Ekelund (ranked 84 p4p, 105 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of , Kain Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Ekelund!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ekelund pushes Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ekelund.
Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack throws a series of punches but Ekelund moves out of range.
Mack rushes Ekelund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Mack digs a right hand into Ekelund's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ekelund's gas tank.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack lands a really nice looking cross but Ekelund seems unphased.
Ekelund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Ekelund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekelund moves into the clinch successfully.
Ekelund pushes Mack back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekelund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ekelund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Mack.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Mack misses with the combination.
Ekelund misses the shot to the body.
Ekelund is looking to clinch.
Mack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mack lands a jab to the nose.
Ekelund circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ekelund circles away quickly and effectively.
Ekelund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekelund clinches up with Mack and pushes him back against the cage.
Ekelund working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekelund prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
Ekelund scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
A right hook to the body lands for Mack.
Ekelund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack manages to break the clinch.
Ekelund moves into the clinch successfully.
Mack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Ekelund blocking some punches.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mack on the inside.
Mack lands a right hand.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Ekelund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Ekelund lands with a light punch inside.
Ekelund misses with some punches.
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Ekelund instigates a clinch.
Mack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack manages to break the clinch.
Ekelund takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ekelund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ekelund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekelund throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekelund closes the distance and clinches.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Still in the clinch, Mack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mack working aggressively here.
Ekelund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekelund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ekelund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekelund clinches up with Mack and pushes him back against the cage.
Ekelund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Ekelund dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mack connects with a nice looking jab.
Ekelund misses with a left hand
and Mack counters with a series of strikes. Ekelund will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ekelund tries to keep at a distance but Mack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ekelund working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund clinches with his opponent.
Mack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ekelund has him pressed against the cage.
Ekelund prevents Mack from breaking the clinch.
Mack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack avoiding damage as Ekelund throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ekelund fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Mack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Ekelund.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mack is trying to break free.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Mack.
Ekelund swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund gets through Mack's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack lands with a slapping head kick.
Mack misses with a wild body shot.
Ekelund rushes Mack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mack lands a body shot.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kain Mack is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekelund looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ekelund has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekelund.
Ekelund is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund has managed to clinch.
Mack breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack misses with a series of wild punches.
Mack misses with a double jab.
Ekelund is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Ekelund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ekelund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ekelund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Ekelund throws a big shot that misses.
Ekelund darts in and clinches Mack up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Ekelund.
A short left from Ekelund.
Mack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekelund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund misses with the head strike.
Mack blocking some punches.
Mack has had enough of the clinch but Ekelund keeps him there for the moment.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mack.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dick Ekelund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ekelund blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ekelund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Ekelund is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekelund.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekelund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack moves out of range as Ekelund strikes.
Kain Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekelund is looking to clinch but Mack is avoiding it.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekelund throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekelund manages to avoid it.
Mack lands a jab to the head.
Ekelund closes the distance and pushes Mack back into the cage.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekelund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Ekelund will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ekelund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekelund tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack scores with the left hand. Ekelund knows he should have avoided that one.
Ekelund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mack.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ekelund gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kain Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ekelund avoids the head kick by Mack.
A swing and a miss from Mack.
Ekelund has Mack up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mack.
Ekelund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Mack wants to break free but Ekelund has control.
Mack tries to work over Ekelund's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ekelund paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack swats away the attempt to clinch by Ekelund.
An attempted straight right counter from Mack misses the target.
Mack looks to throw the jab but Ekelund is out of range.
Ekelund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack looks to land a combination. Ekelund sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mack moves into the clinch.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekelund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekelund misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekelund throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Ekelund trying to land knees to the body.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with the head strike.
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekelund moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mack tries to keep at a distance but Ekelund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ekelund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mack has a couple of punches blocked by Ekelund.
Mack breaks the clinch.
Ekelund on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekelund.
Mack tries to keep at a distance but Ekelund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ekelund has Mack pressed against the cage, preventing Mack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ekelund drops his hands momentarily and Mack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekelund on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ekelund connects with a looping right hand.
Mack moves into range and clinches up with Ekelund.
Mack throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekelund.
Mack misses with a punch to the body.
Ekelund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macks head.
Ekelund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dick Ekelund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Ekelund on the inside.
Ekelund lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Ekelund is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mack.
Ekelund blocks a body shot from Mack.
Mack wants to break free but Ekelund has control.
Mack can't break the clinch.
Mack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ekelund prevents a body shot from Mack.
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ekelund circles away quickly and effectively.
Ekelund throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekelund tries to clinch there but Mack circles away.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Ekelund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ekelund cracks Mack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kain Mack.
I think Ekelund has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dick Ekelund!
Dick Ekelund thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuki Bakugo (ranked 1325 p4p, 978 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 189 p4p, 142 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsuki Bakugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakugo. Kostov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakugo tries to score with a low kick but Kostov moves his leg out of the way.
Bakugo throws a body punch but Kostov moves out of range.
Bakugo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakugo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bakugo misses the shot to the body.
Kostov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakugo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostov.
Bakugo misses with a takedown attempt - Kostov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good leg kick by Bakugo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakugo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kostov. That one must have hurt.
Bakugo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bakugo scores with a jab to the body.
Bakugo lands a body shot.
Bakugo misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a kick to the body
and Bakugo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bakugo connects with a couple of short punches.
Kostov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bakugo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kostov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakugo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bakugo wants to control from the top but Kostov keeps moving.
Kostov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bakugo connects with a couple of short punches.
Bakugo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bakugo works over Kostov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kostov is pulling down on Bakugo's head. It's preventing any offense from Bakugo, at least for the moment.
Kostov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bakugo.
Kostov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kostov, not yet.
Bakugo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kostov has his hands on Bakugo's head, controlling the position.
Kostov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakugo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kostov is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bakugo is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bakugo swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kostov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katsuki Bakugo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakugo misses with a takedown attempt
and Kostov counters with a nice body shot.
Bakugo swings for the body but Kostov moves out of range.
Bakugo moves away from the strike by Kostov.
Bakugo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kostov delivers a nice body kick.
Bakugo misses with a low kick.
Kostov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuki Bakugo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakugo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kostov as he avoids it easily.
Kostov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kostov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bakugo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostov.
Kostov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bakugo blocks it well.
Bakugo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kostov.
Kostov tries a low kick but Bakugo avoids it.
Bakugo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kostov sprawls and moves away.
Bakugo misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kostov! But no joy.
Bakugo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kostov wants it to stay on the feet.
Kostov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kostov.
A shot to the body from Bakugo misses
and Kostov counters with a straight right hand.
Kostov cracks Bakugo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pavel Kostov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kostov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kostov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bakugo is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov 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.
Kostov throws a solid leg kick but Bakugo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kostov.
Kostov swings for the body but Bakugo moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bakugo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bakugo showed some decent athleticism there.
Kostov kicks Bakugo off and gets back to his feet.
Bakugo is looking to wear down Kostov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kostov lands a jab to the head.
Kostov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakugo.
Kostov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bakugo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Kostov.
Kostov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bakugo.
Kostov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kostov finds it's target.
Bakugo moves out of range of the body kick from Kostov.
Bakugo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Bakugo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kostov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kostov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kostov drops Bakugo with a naaaaasty hook - Bakugo is in real trouble here! Kostov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kostov!
A victorious Pavel Kostov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 409 p4p, 887 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 47 p4p, 93 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Otori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kofel has time to react.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel throws a front kick aimed at Otori's knee but Otori avoids it well.
Kofel blocks a leg kick.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Otori throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Kofel lands a jab to the nose.
Kofel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kofel scores with a leg kick.
Kofel throws out a leg kick but Otori moves out of range and Kofel only half commits.
Otori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Otori blocks a low kick nicely.
Otori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kofel with a body shot.
Otori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kofel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Otori on the side of the head.
Otori throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kofel cracks Otori with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kofel connects with a solid leg kick.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel checks a low kick from Otori.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel moves away from the strike by Otori.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kofel.
Otori cracks Kofel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kofel closes the distance and clinches.
Otori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kofel working aggressively here.
Kofel has a couple of punches blocked by Otori.
Otori has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Kofel works on Otori's body with a couple of short punches.
Otori missing with knees to the body.
Otori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kofel takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Kofel.
Otori lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kofel misses with the head strike.
Kofel managing to block the knees to the body from Otori.
Kofel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otori.
Otori pushes Kofel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kofel avoids it.
Otori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Otori.
Otori with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kofel.
Kofel is trying to pull guard but Otori turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kofel 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.
Kofel lands with a light punch inside.
Otori trying to land knees to the body.
Otori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kofel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Otori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kofel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otori backwards.
Kofel tries to work over Otori's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otori tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Otori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kofel or not.
Kofel pulls guard effortlessly.
Otori tries to stand but Kofel is controlling from the bottom.
Kofel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kofel is proving hard to escape from.
Kofel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Otori being controlled here momentarily.
Otori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kofel throws a front kick aimed at Otori's knee but Otori avoids it well.
Kofel connects with the punch.
Otori cracks a nice hook into Kofel's ribs.
Kofel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Otori jabs at Kofel's body.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Kofel moved out of range nicely.
Kofel tries to score with a low kick but Otori moves his leg out of the way.
Kofel throws the left hand but Otori avoids the punch easily.
Otori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel is looking to clinch but Otori is avoiding it.
Otori throws a lazy uppercut
and Kofel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otori throws a leg kick which misses Kofel's front leg but catches the back leg as Kofel tries to avoid it.
Otori pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kofel is out of range and Otori settles back down.
It looked like Kofel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
That's time! Kofel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Otori scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kofel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Otori.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Otori.
Otori shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Otori takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Otori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Otori misses with a low kick.
Otori swings widly with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Kofel.
Kofel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Otori lands with a straight right. Kofel didn't see that one coming.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Otori throws a body punch but Kofel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel tries to work over Otori's front leg with a kick but Otori checks it.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Kofel misses.
Otori lands with an uppercut that bounces Kofel off the cage and back into range.
Otori avoids the body shot from Kofel.
A swing and a miss from Otori.
Otori cracks Kofel with a good jab.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel lands a jab to the nose.
Kofel tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Otori looks to throw the jab but Kofel is out of range.
Xylon Kofel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel connects with an inside leg kick.
Kofel scores with a jab to the head.
Otori with the inside leg kick.
Kofel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kofel throws a front kick aimed at Otori's knee but Otori avoids it well.
Otori appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kofel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otori lands a right hand.
Kofel throws a head punch that misses.
Otori lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kofel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kofel fails to pull guard.
Otori unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kofel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kofel lands a shot to the body.
Kofel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Otori with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kofel.
Otori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kofel.
Otori throws a punch but it's blocked by Kofel.
Otori tries a knee to the head but Kofel blocks it.
Kofel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kofel.
Otori misses with a knee strike.
Otori tries a body shot but Kofel blocks it.
Kofel lands a left hand.
Kofel pushes Otori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kofel blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori connects with a knee to the head.
Shigeru Otori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Otori has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Kofel is trying to pull guard but Otori turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kofel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Otori tries to land a knee to the head but Kofel blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kofel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kofel jumps guard and drags Otori to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kofel has control of Otori's left arm, preventing Otori from doing any damage.
Kofel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kofel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel working a defensive guard here.
Kofel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Otori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kofel is working an open guard so Otori takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Otori throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Otori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otori checks a low kick from Kofel.
Kofel scores with the left hand. Otori knows he should have avoided that one.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Kofel.
Otori lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kofel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Otori scores with a sloppy right hand. Kofel should have avoided that one.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
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 Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kofel tries to clinch but Otori moves away
and Otori counters with a stiff right hand.
Otori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Otori swings widly with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Otori misses with a body shot.
Otori throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Otori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kofel. Kofel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel lands with an overhand left.
Otori cracks Kofel with a good jab.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Otori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kofel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Otori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kofel lands a glancing blow to the side of Otori's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Otori.
Kofel wants to clinch.
Kofel wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
Donk. Otori catches Kofel right on the button with a cross.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Kofel lands a jab to Otori's midsection.
Kofel slips a straight right by Otori.
Otori staying out of range there.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Kofel is just out of range.
Kofel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Otori under the eye.
Kofel lands a nice shot that snaps Otori's head back.
Otori blocks a low kick nicely.
Kofel throws out a leg kick but Otori moves out of range and Kofel only half commits.
Otori misses with a hook. Kofel ducked under it nicely.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Otori saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel is looking to counter punch.
Otori chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kofel can pounce on him.
Otori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kofel throws a leg kick that misses.
Kofel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Otori.
Otori tries to land a knee to the head but Kofel blocks with his arms.
Otori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kofel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Otori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kofel.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
Kofel blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Kofel misses its target.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Kofel is just out of range.
Otori takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses with a right hand
and Kofel counters with an outside leg kick.
Otori checks a leg kick nicely.
Otori connects with a jab.
Otori scoring well with a low kick there.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Otori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kofel misses with a right hand
and Otori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Kofel finds it's target.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
Kofel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Otori misses.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel is looking to clinch.
Kofel drops his hands momentarily and Otori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kofel throws a hook to the side of Otori's head but Otori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kofel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Otori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori lands a body shot.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kofel.
A clash of legs there as Otori blocks the low kick.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Otori.
Kofel lands a glancing blow to the side of Otori's head.
Otori scores with a nice head shot.
Otori scores with a hook to the body. Kofel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Otori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kofel.
Kofel with the inside leg kick.
Otori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Otori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Otori throws a leg kick which misses Kofel's front leg but catches the back leg as Kofel tries to avoid it.
Kofel rushes Otori and presses him up against the cage.
Otori misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shigeru Otori.
I think Otori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shigeru Otori!
An out of breath Shigeru Otori 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 724 p4p, 949 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 108 p4p, 138 weight class). Kazuma Kiryu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kazuma Kiryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiryu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ignatov counters with a nice leg kick.
Ignatov ducks under a wild hook from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws the kick towards the body but Ignatov avoids it.
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
Kiryu tries to land a body kick
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu throws a front kick aimed at Ignatov's knee but Ignatov avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov sizes up Kiryu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ignatov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Kiryu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov is looking to slow Kiryu down with leg kicks.
Kiryu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiryu takes one to the chin there.
Kiryu scores with a push kick.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatov! But no joy.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiryu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatov.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiryu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignatov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov.
Kiryu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ignatovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov staying out of range there.
Ignatov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ignatov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ignatov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiryu misses the target.
Kiryu lands a leg kick that knocks Ignatov off balance momentarily.
Good work by Kiryu as he checks the leg kick.
Ignatov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov loads up on a big right hand but Kiryu slips the punch.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
Kiryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a good low kick that Kiryu was not able to check.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Kiryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kiryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiryu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ignatov throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for Ignatov.
Kiryu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiryu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Ignatov.
Ignatov scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgeny Ignatov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignatov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiryu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiryu misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Ignatov.
Ignatov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiryu ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatov.
Ignatov slips a jab from Kiryu.
Ignatov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
enabling Ignatov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu punishes Ignatov's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Ignatov.
A quick step to the side and Kiryu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiryu scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiryu misses with a low kick.
Kiryu misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ignatov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignatov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiryu throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiryu tries to score with a low kick but Ignatov moves his leg out of the way.
Kiryu misses with a wild body shot.
Kiryu throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Kiryu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.
Kiryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
Kiryu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatov.
Kiryu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kiryu defending well as Ignatov loads up on a big left hand.
Kiryu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yevgeny Ignatov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiryu throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kiryu slips under a jab from Ignatov.
Kiryu throws a big counter combination but Ignatov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiryu takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
Ignatov lands an overhand right.
Ignatov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiryu's hands.
Kiryu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ignatov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ignatov.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiryu throws out a leg kick but Ignatov moves out of range and Kiryu only half commits.
Kiryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Kiryu throws a lazy right hand but Ignatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiryu backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatov misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Ignatov moved away.
Kiryu with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kiryu misses with a right hand
and Ignatov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgeny Ignatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ignatov scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Ignatov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatov.
Kiryu moves away from the strike by Ignatov.
Kiryu thows a leg kick but Ignatov checks it
and Kiryu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov scores with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a lazy head kick
and Ignatov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ignatov.
Kiryu misses with a hook.
Kiryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Ignatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiryu off the cage and back into range.
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu throws a leg kick
and Ignatov counters with a nice leg kick.
Kiryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away.
Ignatov scores with the left hand. Kiryu knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiryu at a distance.
Ignatov throws a right hand that misses
and Kiryu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws a jab when Ignatov was well out of range.
Yevgeny Ignatov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ignatov with the inside leg kick.
Kiryu misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiryu.
Ignatov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiryu connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiryu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ignatov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatov catches Kiryu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kiryu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Kiryu misses
and Ignatov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov throws a lazy body kick
and Kiryu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ignatov thinking.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiryu.
Ignatov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignatov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov cracks Kiryu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiryu tries to land a front kick but Ignatov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiryu ducks under a wild hook from Ignatov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ignatov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatov misses with a looping left.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Kiryu misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazuma Kiryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiryu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yevgeny Ignatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignatov 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yevgeny Ignatov!
A victorious Yevgeny Ignatov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 686 p4p, 323 weight class) and Dmitri Kersikov (ranked 71 p4p, 36 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Kersikov has chosen Builder - Her Voice (Headhunterz Remix) 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dmitri Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from O Malley tenderised Kersikov's leg. Kersikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
O Malley connects with a crisp jab.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
A good leg kick by O Malley.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
O Malley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Kersikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Dmitri Kersikov has been cut.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
O Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kersikov counters with a good low kick that O Malley was not able to check.
O Malley swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from O Malley with a body shot.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley throws a combination. Kersikov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by O Malley.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands with a hook. O Malley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from O Malley misses.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Malley wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as O Malley blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
O Malley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from O Malley finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from O Malley misses the target.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
O Malley tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
O Malley throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Malley.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from O Malley.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but O Malley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Malley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! O Malley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Malley misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kersikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from O Malley misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kersikov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Kersikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kersikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but O Malley avoids it with no problem.
O Malley throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Malley misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind O Malley 's knee.
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 Sean O Malley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dmitri Kersikov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kersikov moves away from the strike by O Malley.
O Malley backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
Sean O Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
O Malley throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
A big left from O Malley misses.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but O Malley is wise to it.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Malley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
O Malley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley lands a high kick!
 Kersikov is rocked!
O Malley lands a big head kick that sends Kersikov to the canvas! O Malley follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean O Malley!
Sean O Malley got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 537 p4p, 808 weight class) and Ralph Hall (ranked 72 p4p, 112 weight class). Hall is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pinball Wizard. Marcus Alexander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ralph Hall's chin.
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Hall connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexander doesn't seem phased though.
Ralph Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alexander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall slips under a jab.
Hall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hall throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely.
Alexander jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
Alexander walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ralph Hall has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander misses with a looping right.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Alexander misses.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander counters with a nice leg kick.
Hall scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexander should have avoided that one.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexander counters with a low kick, right behind Hall 's knee.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alexander.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Alexander's shoulder, as Alexander tries to avoid the shot.
Alexander quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexander's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall moves away from the strike by Alexander.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall moves into the clinch.
Alexander is trying to break the clinch but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall blocks a head kick by Alexander.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Hall throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely.
Hall wants to clinch.
As Hall looks to move away, Alexander throws a big counter combo but Hall just gets out of the way.
Alexander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alexander tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marcus Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alexander as he jumps to the side.
Marcus Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Alexander sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hall tries to clinch up
and Alexander counters with a body kick that stops Hall in his tracks momentarily.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAlexander.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Alexander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall misses with a looping right.
Alexander throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Alexander only half commits.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall tries to move into range but Alexander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Hall. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall is looking to clinch but Alexander is avoiding it.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Alexander moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hall blocks the body kick.
Hall takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexander misses the target.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Alexander's ribs.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall lands a jab to Alexander's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Alexander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Hall rushes Alexander and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alexander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall tries to pull guard but Alexander won't allow it.
Alexander is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
Alexander is trying to push Hall away but Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alexander smiles and moves away.
Marcus Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Hall.
Hall scores with a jab to the body.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Alexander tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hall tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander is looking to counter punch.
Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexander, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexander doesn't seem phased though.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall jabs at Alexander's body.
Hall looks to land a combination but Alexander avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander with the inside leg kick.
Alexander scores with a jab.
Alexander misses with a straight right.
Hall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alexander defends it well.
Hall tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
As Hall backs away, Alexander returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alexander takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Ralph Hall's cut even more.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexander slips a straight right by Hall.
Alexander throws a shot to the body.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Alexander tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Hall takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ralph Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ralph Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alexander is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Alexander's ribs.
Alexander misses with a hook.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall digs a good body shot into Alexander's ribs.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexander scores with a punch to the head.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Alexander.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Alexander misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Alexander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Alexander missing with a left hand there. Hall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexander rather than just go for the knockout.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall jabs Alexander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Hall.
It looked like Alexander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hall tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to get back to striking at distance but Hall won't allow it.
Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Hall wants to clinch but Alexander slips to the side
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall jabs at Alexander's body.
Hall takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Alexander is looking for a counter combo.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall cracks Alexander with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alexander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexander takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Alexander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexander takes one to the chin there.
Alexander misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall has managed to clinch.
Alexander breaks the clinch.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander lands a high kick!
Hall is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall seems to have recovered his senses.
Alexander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hall tries to clinch up but Alexander circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ralph Hall.
I think Hall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ralph Hall!
In his post fight interview, Ralph Hall started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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