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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 4060 p4p, 5431 weight class) and Bradley Brunswick Jr (ranked 444 p4p, 493 weight class). Beliy's entrance music is Havana. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Brunswick Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliy moves out of range as Brunswick Jr strikes.
Brunswick Jr clinches.
Beliy is trying to break free.
Brunswick Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Beliy.
Brunswick Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beliy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beliy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick Jr digs a right hand into Beliy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beliy's gas tank.
Beliy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beliy fails to land.
Brunswick Jr is stalling here.
Beliy gets through Brunswick Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beliy can't find room to land a body shot as Brunswick Jr controls the action.
Brunswick Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beliy backwards.
Brunswick Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brunswick Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick Jr is pushing Beliy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beliy lands a hook that snaps the head of Brunswick Jr backwards.
Brunswick Jr keeps control of Beliy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy tries to work over Brunswick Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Brunswick Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beliy tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick Jr avoids it by throwing Beliy back against the cage.
Brunswick Jr working aggressively here.
Beliy struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick Jr controls his hands.
Brunswick Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beliy struggles to land a body shot inside as Brunswick Jr controls his hands.
Brunswick Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beliy wants to break free but Brunswick Jr has control.
Beliy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beliy misses with an uppercut.
Brunswick Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brunswick Jr slips a jab and a cross from Beliy.
Beliy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brunswick Jr cracks Beliy with an open hand slap.
Beliy looks to throw the jab but Brunswick Jr is out of range.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beliy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Beliy misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Beliy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beliy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beliy misses with a hook to the body
and Beliy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a combination that misses
and Brunswick Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Beliy is breathing heavily.
Brunswick Jr blocks a head kick by Beliy.
Beliy ducks right into an uppercut from Brunswick Jr.
Beliy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 Beliy is rocked!
Brunswick Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beliy at a distance.
Beliy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Beliy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brunswick Jr is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Beliy flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Beliy is out cold! Brunswick Jr holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bradley Brunswick Jr!
A relieved looking Bradley Brunswick Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Sasha Beliy had this to say: 'Its tough to beat a Stepdad!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dez Havok (ranked 6295 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 540 p4p, 288 weight class). Branca has chosen original score medley as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dez Havok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havok.
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branca throws out a counter right but Havok avoids it with no problem.
Havok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Branca walks into a stiff left hand from Havok.
 It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Branca digs a good hook to Havok's body.
The fighters circling - Branca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havok throws a head kick that Branca semi-blocks.
Havok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branca let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Havok tries a head kick but it misses.
Branca has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Havok throws a head kick that misses.
Branca loads up on a big right hand but Havok slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Havok, as that shot connected.
Dez Havok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Havok was well out of range. Poor timing from Branca.
A head kick misses from Havok.
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!
Havok lands with a good body shot.
Branca misses the shot to the body.
Havok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Branca counters with a straight right hand.
Branca ducks under a wild hook from Havok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Branca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Branca keeps the fight on the outside.
Havok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Havok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branca moves away.
A little jabbing left from Branca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Havok tries to clinch
and Branca counters with a right hand to the body.
Havok moves in looking to clinch but Branca pushes him off.
Branca moves away from the strike by Havok.
Havok throws a lazy head kick
and Branca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Havok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Branca connects with a jab.
Havok lands a slapping body shot.
Branca cracks Havok 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.
Havok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Branca at a distance.
Havok cracks Branca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Branca misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Havok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Branca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Branca dodges the punch combination from Havok.
As Havok backs off Branca throws a huge counter combo but Havok manages to avoid it all.
Havok with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Havok. Those never looked like landing.
Branca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Havok clinches with his opponent.
Havok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Havok is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branca is defending well for now.
Havok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Havok throws a punch but it's blocked by Branca.
Havok lands a nice uppercut.
Branca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havok throws a knee to the head but misses.
Branca avoids a wild elbow strike from Havok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branca lands a nice uppercut.
Branca lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havok.
Branca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Branca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havok throws a punch but it's blocked by Branca.
Havok misses with some punches.
Branca dodges an elbow strike from Havok.
Havok misses with a punch on the inside.
Havok misses with an elbow strike.
Havok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Branca's elbow.
A short uppercut from Havok.
Branca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branca manages to break the clinch.
Havok tries a head kick but it misses.
Branca misses with a body shot.
Branca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Branca misses the jab.
Havok misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Havok throws a looping overhand right but Branca ducks down to avoid it.
Havok throws a head kick that half lands.
Havok misses with a body punch
letting Branca counter with a right hand.
A combination from Branca does no damage.
Branca loads up on a big right hand but Havok slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Branca. Havok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Havok swings for the body but Branca moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Havok.
A lazy left from Branca finds it's target.
A shot to the body from Havok misses
and Branca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Branca throws a hook but Havok avoids it easily.
Havok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Branca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dez Havok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joao Cajo Branca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Havok misses with an uppercut
and Branca counters with a three punch combo that has Havok backing up. Havok nods at Branca to acknowledge the strikes.
Branca throws a jab when Havok was well out of range.
Branca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Havok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Havok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Branca now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Branca throws an overhand right that lands on Havok's shoulder, as Havok tries to avoid the shot.
Havok avoids the body shot from Branca.
Havok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Havok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havok checks the leg kick.
Joao Cajo Branca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Branca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havok lands a nice shot to the body.
Havok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Branca counters with a right hand to the body.
Branca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Havok.
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!
Havok throws a one two combo.
Havok's corner calls for a 1-2. Havok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Joao Cajo Branca's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Havok tries to bum rush Branca with a series of wild strikes but Branca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Branca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Havok throws a body shot but no joy.
Branca swats away the attempt to clinch by Havok.
A slow jab from Branca misses its intended target.
Havok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Branca is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Havok tries to clinch up.
Branca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Havok.
Havok doesn't manage to clinch there - Branca circles away.
Branca with the inside leg kick.
Havok misses with a head kick.
Havok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Havok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Havok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Branca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca missing with a left hand there. Havok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Branca dodges the punch combination from Havok.
Branca throws the left hand but Havok avoids the punch easily.
Havok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havok throws a series of punches but Branca avoids them all with ease.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Branca moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Branca misses.
Branca tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Havok is able to avoid easily.
Branca lands with a cross.
Havok wants to clinch but Branca slips to the side
and Branca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Havok moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Branca lands an uppercut.
Branca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Branca fails to land.
Havok tries to land knees in the clinch but Branca avoids the damage to the body.
Branca blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Branca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Branca misses with a punch to the body.
Branca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Havok missing with knees to the body.
Branca breaks from the clinch.
Havok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Branca momentarily.
Branca throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Branca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Havok misses
and Branca counters with a crisp right hand that drops Havok! Branca lets Havok back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Havok is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branca cracks Havok with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Cajo Branca!
A less than humble Joao Cajo Branca misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 4506 p4p, 1869 weight class) and Sauli Somelainen (ranked 466 p4p, 247 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sauli Somelainen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr walks into a jab.
Somelainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
White Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Somelainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Somelainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White Jr gets the takedown into side control.
White Jr landing strikes.
Somelainen is looking to reverse the position.
White Jr wants to control but Somelainen is keeping him busy.
Somelainen defending against the ground and pound.
White Jr is trying to ground and pound but Somelainen uses the momentary lack of control by White Jr to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr is looking to stall here but Somelainen recovers full guard.
Somelainen keeping moving, preventing White Jr from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr is fighting to break Somelainen's control of his arms but Somelainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
White Jr throwing strikes from guard but Somelainen blocks nicely.
Somelainen keeping moving, preventing White Jr from controlling successfully.
Somelainen has control of White Jr's left arm, preventing White Jr from doing any damage.
Somelainen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Our spies down at at HELLCADEMY inform us that Somelainen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Somelainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
White Jr distracts Somelainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Somelainen keeping moving, preventing White Jr from controlling successfully.
White Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somelainen is keeping the position for now.
White Jr throwing strikes from guard but Somelainen blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
White Jr avoids the head kick by Somelainen.
White Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from White Jr misses.
Somelainen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Somelainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White Jr.
Sauli Somelainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Somelainen on his heels. He'll look to pass Somelainen's guard now, I'm sure.
Somelainen keeping full guard, as White Jr tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Somelainen holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr trying to control but Somelainen is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
White Jr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Somelainen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Somelainen missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White Jr avoids the head kick by Somelainen.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr fails with the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somelainen.
Somelainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White Jr lands with an overhand left.
White Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Somelainen is controlling White Jr's posture.
Somelainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somelainen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
White Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr stays in close to Somelainen's body and controls the position.
Somelainen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Somelainen keeping moving, preventing White Jr from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Somelainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Somelainen lands the left hand.
Somelainen misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Somelainen throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Somelainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Somelainen lands a body shot.
White Jr goes for a double leg but Somelainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Somelainen continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr slows down the pace here.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Somelainen.
A short left from Somelainen.
Somelainen tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Somelainen avoids the damage to the body.
Somelainen tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr wants a takedown.
White Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Somelainen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce White Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Somelainen looking to throw knees to the head but White Jr is blocking nicely.
White Jr misses with some punches.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen tries a knee to the head but White Jr blocks it.
A short left from White Jr.
White Jr slowing the pace effectively.
White Jr avoiding damage.
Somelainen looking to throw knees to the head but White Jr is blocking nicely.
Somelainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White Jr is defending well for now.
Somelainen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Somelainen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Somelainen.
White Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Somelainen.
White Jr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
White Jr is keen to just control but Somelainen is a slippery customer.
White Jr prevents Somelainen from improving his position.
White Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
White Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Somelainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somelainen is keeping the position for now.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Somelainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruce White Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somelainen looking for a sweep. Not yet Somelainen, not yet.
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 Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White Jr cracks Somelainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Somelainen is just out of range.
Somelainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
White Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Somelainen throws the left hand but White Jr avoids the punch easily.
White Jr scores with the left hand. Somelainen knows he should have avoided that one.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White Jr misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Somelainen.
Somelainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Somelainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White Jr.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
White Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Somelainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of White Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Somelainen moves away and avoids it.
White Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Somelainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Somelainen connects with a high kick.
White Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Somelainen counters with a left to the body.
Somelainen lands a body shot.
Somelainen cracks White Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
White Jr is rocked!
Somelainen 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.
Somelainen throws a head kick but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Somelainen is out of range.
Somelainen throws a lazy head kick
and White Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somelainen throws out a loose jab but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somelainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Somelainen takes one on the button.
Sauli Somelainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce White Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somelainen cracks White Jr with an open hand slap.
White Jr goes for a double leg but Somelainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Somelainen continues to drive forward.
White Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr taking a breather.
Somelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Somelainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
Somelainen tries to land knees in the clinch but White Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Sauli Somelainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr prevents Somelainen from breaking the clinch.
Somelainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Somelainen.
Somelainen misses with some punches.
Somelainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
Somelainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Somelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Somelainen swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somelainen lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce White Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Somelainen tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Somelainen back against the cage.
Somelainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Somelainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Somelainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr is trying to drag Somelainen to the mat but Somelainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Somelainen misses with the head strike.
Somelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somelainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sauli Somelainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 2894 p4p, 1503 weight class) and Alejandro Laguera (ranked 249 p4p, 131 weight class). Calixto Cardona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Laguera!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Laguera as Cardona shoots in.
Laguera on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cardona looks to land a left hand but Laguera moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Laguera. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Laguera misses.
Laguera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguera punishes Cardona's body with a nice straight punch.
Laguera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardona moves away.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of Laguera's head but Laguera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laguera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laguera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laguera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cardona, as that shot connected.
Cardona changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Laguera tries to avoid it but Cardona manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Laguera to the ground. Laguera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Laguera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cardona has time to react.
Laguera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cardona rather than just go for the knockout.
Laguera avoids the body shot from Cardona.
Nice takedown defense from Laguera. No joy for Cardona on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calixto Cardona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laguera throws a good cross that connects.
Cardona connects with a body shot that sends Laguera's belly button to the back.
Cardona darts in looking for a takedown but Laguera gets double underhooks and turns Cardona into the cage.
Laguera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Laguera working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguera lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
Cardona is trying to push Laguera away but Laguera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laguera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laguera lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Laguera fails to land.
Cardona is trying to break free.
Cardona wants to break free but Laguera has control.
Laguera has Cardona pressed against the cage, preventing Cardona from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Laguera gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laguera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cardona is rocked!
Laguera misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cardona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardona swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cardona tries a head kick but it misses.
Laguera leaves Cardona with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laguera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laguera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cardona's head backwards.
Oh Cardona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laguera cracks Cardona with a hook to the temple - Cardona is on wobbly legs here! Laguera swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cardona falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Laguera wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alejandro Laguera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Silva (ranked 3457 p4p, 1113 weight class) and Jerricho Patterson (ranked 471 p4p, 170 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shogun Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patterson, pushing him back against the cage.
Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Silva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Silva tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Patterson 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.
Patterson cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patterson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson misses the jab.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Patterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Patterson's head back.
It looks like Jerricho Patterson has been cut.
Silva wants to clinch.
Patterson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patterson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
 It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
Jerricho Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Patterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Patterson.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patterson.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Patterson as the two fighters clinch.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Patterson gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Patterson.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Patterson, against the cage.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Patterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patterson.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Patterson's defenses.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patterson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Patterson back against the cage.
Patterson works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Patterson lands a shot to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
A short uppercut from Patterson.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerricho Patterson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva looks to clinch
and Patterson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Silva tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Patterson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
Jerricho Patterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
Silva throws a head kick that Patterson semi-blocks.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Patterson lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Patterson takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva ducks into an uppercut from Patterson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerricho Patterson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 1579 p4p, 1950 weight class) and Boyka Kersikov (ranked 238 p4p, 293 weight class). Volkanovski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac - Hail Mary. Kersikov has chosen Nosferatu - When Angels Cry as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
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5 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyka Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Volkanovski.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Volkanovski misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combo that has Volkanovski backing up. Volkanovski nods at Kersikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Volkanovski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Volkanovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Despite the aggression on Kersikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Volkanovski looks to land a combination but Kersikov avoids it well.
Volkanovski delivers a nice body kick.
Volkanovski throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Volkanovski blocks it well.
Volkanovski blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Volkanovski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Volkanovski moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Kersikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Volkanovski avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
Volkanovski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aleksandar Volkanovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volkanovski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volkanovski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Volkanovski with a series of wild strikes but Volkanovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Volkanovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkanovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
Volkanovski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Volkanovski throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Volkanovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
A jab from Kersikov finds it's way through Volkanovski's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkanovski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kersikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kersikov pushes Volkanovski away with a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski wants to clinch.
Kersikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Volkanovski with an uppercut!
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volkanovski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kersikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kersikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Volkanovski is looking to clinch.
And Kersikov responds with a good body kick, but Volkanovski manages to step out the way in time.
Volkanovski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kersikov but Kersikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Volkanovski throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Volkanovski misses with a few strikes there.
Volkanovski misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Volkanovski lands a jab to Kersikov's midsection.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses.
Volkanovski blocks a head kick by Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Boyka Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Volkanovski.
Nice shot by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries to clinch up.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Volkanovski blocks it well.
Volkanovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Volkanovski moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Volkanovski lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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 Aleksandar Volkanovski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Volkanovski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkanovski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski lands with a slapping head kick.
Kersikov misses with a two punch combination.
Volkanovski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkanovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kersikov is looking for the big counter here.
Kersikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is winning the standup battle so far.
Volkanovski scores with a jab to the head.
Boyka Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkanovski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Volkanovski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkanovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Volkanovski. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Volkanovski.
Volkanovski throws a right hand that misses
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkanovski scores with a spinning back kick!
Volkanovski misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkanovski scores with a push kick.
Volkanovski connects with a body shot that sends Kersikov's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kersikov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Volkanovski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkanovski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanovski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Volkanovski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Volkanovski misses with a straight left.
Kersikov is looking to slow Volkanovski down with leg kicks.
Volkanovski is looking to wear down Kersikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Volkanovski moved out of range.
Volkanovski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov takes a swing at Volkanovski's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kersikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkanovski lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kersikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkanovski.
Volkanovski wants to clinch.
Kersikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Volkanovski misses with a looping left.
Volkanovski scores with a three punch combo!
Volkanovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
Kersikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkanovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski scores with a head kick.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Volkanovski misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Volkanovski saw that one coming.
Volkanovski slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkanovski throws a wild body kick that Kersikov sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov throws a hook but Volkanovski blocks it.
Kersikov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Volkanovski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Volkanovski closes the distance but Kersikov moves to the side
and Kersikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Volkanovski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Volkanovski.
Volkanovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kersikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Volkanovski swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Kersikov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Volkanovski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Volkanovski misses.
Volkanovski throws a body kick that misses
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Volkanovski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volkanovski finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
Volkanovski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkanovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkanovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kersikov throws a nice looking combination but Volkanovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Volkanovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Volkanovski.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volkanovski throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov takes a swing at Volkanovski's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Kersikov as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Volkanovski lands with a kick to the temple. Kersikov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volkanovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkanovski throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Volkanovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Kersikov misses.
It looks like Volkanovski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Volkanovski clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kersikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kersikov keeps control of Volkanovski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski tries to break the clinch but Kersikov is controlling the position.
Volkanovski misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov lands a left hand.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkanovski can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Volkanovski is trying to break the clinch but Kersikov is controlling him.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Volkanovski avoids them all with ease.
Volkanovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Volkanovski avoids it.
Volkanovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkanovski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kersikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkanovski misses with a wild body shot.
As Volkanovski backs off Kersikov throws a huge counter combo but Volkanovski manages to avoid it all.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Volkanovski's head but Volkanovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Volkanovski fails with a takedown attempt.
Aleksandar Volkanovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkanovski just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkanovski lands with a nice combination. Kersikov backs away looking to recover.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Volkanovski avoids it.
Volkanovski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkanovski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boyka Kersikov.
I think Volkanovski 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 3404 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Adams Menday (ranked 464 p4p, 191 weight class). Frog Ribbit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Ribbit misses
and Menday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Frog Ribbit has been cut.
Ribbit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Menday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menday moves out of range as Ribbit strikes.
Ribbit lands a head shot.
Ribbit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Menday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menday lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ribbit throws the left hand but Menday avoids the punch easily.
Ribbit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Menday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribbit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Menday has time to react.
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!
Ribbit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit throws a lazy uppercut
and Menday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Menday goes for a small jab and connects. Now Menday goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Ribbit stumbles back but Menday runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Ribbit to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Ribbit will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adams Menday!
During a confident post fight interview, Adams Menday 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Stackhouse (ranked 2256 p4p, 1804 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 297 p4p, 241 weight class). Stackhouse comes to the cage accompanied by True Blood. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse misses the body punch
and Belvedere counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stackhouse needs to keep his hands up - Belvedere had a free shot at his head there.
Belvedere throws a shot to the body.
Stackhouse gets caught flat footed, as Belvedere shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belvedere postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stackhouse is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Belvedere, into his guard.
Belvedere working for submissions but it's allowed Stackhouse to get to half guard.
Belvedere is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stackhouse pulls his head out easily.
Belvedere is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stackhouse pulls his head out easily.
Stackhouse wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse escapes and gets back to his feet.
Stackhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belvedere throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stackhouse counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stackhouse throws a hook but Belvedere avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Belvedere's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stackhouse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stackhouse throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Stackhouse misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Belvedere.
Stackhouse lands a nice looking body shot.
Stackhouse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belvedere avoids the body shot from Stackhouse .
Belvedere scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Stackhouse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belvederes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belvedere, as that shot connected.
Stackhouse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stackhouse tries to land a leg kick but Belvedere saw it coming and moves away.
Stackhouse feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Belvedere sprawling to the canvas! Belvedere rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stackhouse finish him?!
 Belvedere is rocked!
It looks like Richmond Belvedere has been cut.
Belvedere takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belvedere is still on wobbly legs! Can Stackhouse finish him?
Stackhouse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stackhouse is looking to wear down Belvedere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stackhouse fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Belvedere to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Belvedere looks to clinch but Stackhouse throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Belvedere taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jason Stackhouse !
A very excited looking Jason Stackhouse made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 819 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Fiore Azul (ranked 121 p4p, 173 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fiore Azul!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojcik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azul misses with a shot to the body
and Wojcik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wojcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azul.
Azul misses with a hook
and Azul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wojcik.
Wojcik looks to land a right hand but Azul moved out of range.
A nice side step and Azul releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wojcik lands a jab.
Wojcik misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ryszard Wojcik has been cut.
Azul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wojcik throws a hook but Azul avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azul throws a right hand that misses
and Wojcik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azul throws a looping overhand right but Wojcik ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Wojcik misses its target.
Wojcik takes the fight into the clinch.
Azul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azul misses with a body punch.
Azul blocks an uppercut.
Wojcik lands a hook that snaps the head of Azul backwards.
Azul tries a body shot but Wojcik blocks it.
Wojcik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Azul's efforts to push away.
Azul softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik trying to land knees to the body.
Azul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azul lands an uppercut.
Azul swings wildly with an uppercut but Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Wojcik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wojcik.
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!
Wojcik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wojcik blocking some punches.
Azul misses with the head strike.
Azul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wojcik has a couple of punches blocked by Azul.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Azul.
Azul avoiding damage as Wojcik throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Azul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azul.
Azul tries to throw a body punch but Wojcik avoids it by throwing Azul back against the cage.
Azul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wojcik lands a nice uppercut.
Wojcik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azul backwards.
Azul misses with some punches.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Azul controls his hands.
Azul can't find room to land a body shot as Wojcik controls the action.
Wojcik blocks a body shot from Azul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik swings wildly with an uppercut but Azul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojcik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azul.
Azul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wojcik prevents the takedown attempt.
Azul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wojcik lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wojcik obliges.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azul avoids it.
Azul misses with the head strike.
Azul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wojcik throws a nice looking combination but Azul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojcik manages to avoid it.
Azul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azul blocks a jab.
Azul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Azul misses its intended target.
Azul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wojcik counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryszard Wojcik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiore Azul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wojcik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wojcik throws a lazy right hand but Azul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Wojcik. Beautiful body shot.
Wojcik moves into the clinch.
Wojcik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wojcik.
Azul looks winded!
Azul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wojcik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Wojcik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good shot there by Wojcik.
Azul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Azul blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Azul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wojcik blocks a low kick nicely.
Wojcik is looking to counter punch.
Azul misses with a head kick.
Wojcik is looking to counter the offense by Azul and move into the clinch.
Wojcik connects with a looping right hand.
Azul tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wojcik swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojcik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azul is rocked!
Wojcik circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Azul tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Wojcik wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryszard Wojcik!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 69 p4p, 44 weight class) and Iago Farfan (ranked 12 p4p, 7 weight class). Barron White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iago Farfan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farfan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White misses with an uppercut.
Farfan closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Farfan.
Farfan stalling.
Farfan misses with the head strike.
White misses with some punches.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farfan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farfan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Farfan lands a nice uppercut.
Farfan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Farfan throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Farfan lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to White's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farfan blocks a body shot from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Farfan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farfan has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Farfan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farfan lands a shoulder strike.
White misses with the head strike.
Farfan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farfan misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farfan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Farfan misses with a hook to the ribs.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farfan tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farfan misses with a body punch.
White throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
Farfan lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farfan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farfan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farfan misses with a short punch on the inside.
White takes a shot to the head.
White misses with some punches.
Farfan blocks an uppercut.
Farfan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks an uppercut.
Farfan misses with some punches.
Farfan stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farfan fails to land.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Farfan.
Farfan misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Farfan throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Farfan tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farfan misses with a punch on the inside.
Farfan throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Farfan tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Farfan back against the cage.
Farfan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Farfan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farfan pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farfan misses with some punches.
Farfan swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Farfan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan misses with a punch on the inside.
Farfan pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farfan scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Farfan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farfan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farfan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farfan has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A short right from Farfan on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farfan misses with a body punch.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farfan backwards.
White prevents a body shot from Farfan.
A short left from Farfan.
Farfan misses with a body punch.
Farfan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farfan misses with a punch to the body.
Farfan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iago Farfan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Farfan throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Farfan only half commits.
Nice defenses there by Farfan.
Farfan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Iago Farfan has been cut.
White ducks under a wild hook from Farfan.
Barron White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farfan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farfan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfan is just out of range.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White blocks a jab.
White misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farfan! But no joy.
Farfan throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Farfan.
Farfan moves away from the strike by White.
Farfan needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Farfan counters with a stiff right hand.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Farfan is just out of range.
White looks to land a right hand but Farfan moved out of range.
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Farfan. That one must have hurt.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farfan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farfan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! White has cracked Farfan with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! White lands another huge swinging hook and Farfan tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Farfan, before White can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Barron White!
Barron White retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Barron White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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