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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 3124 p4p, 5867 weight class) and Reginald Budgiehandler (ranked 259 p4p, 393 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reginald Budgiehandler!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budgiehandler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
King fails to pull guard.
Budgiehandler throws a head punch that misses.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budgiehandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Budgiehandler.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
King moves into range and clinches up with Budgiehandler.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Budgiehandler throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Budgiehandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budgiehandler closes the distance and clinches.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Budgiehandler throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budgiehandler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budgiehandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budgiehandler 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.
King forces Budgiehandler back against the cage and clinches.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Budgiehandler's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A short body shot lands from Budgiehandler as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budgiehandler misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Budgiehandler.
King successfully pulls guard.
Budgiehandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Budgiehandler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King has his foot on Budgiehandler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Budgiehandler works his way back into a safe position though.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Budgiehandler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Budgiehandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Budgiehandler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Budgiehandler is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
Budgiehandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Budgiehandler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Budgiehandler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King is trying to maintain the position but Budgiehandler is very close to passing his half guard.
King looking for subs from the bottom but Budgiehandler mounts him!
Budgiehandler controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King wants to control but Budgiehandler is having none of it.
Budgiehandler controlling the pace for now.
Budgiehandler moves to the back.
Budgiehandler wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Budgiehandler has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of King's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Budgiehandler not allowing King to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Budgiehandler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King forces Budgiehandler back against the cage and clinches.
Budgiehandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budgiehandler clinches up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Budgiehandler breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Budgiehandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
King fails to pull guard.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Budgiehandler.
A hook to the body from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Budgiehandler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King has Budgiehandler pressed against the cage, preventing Budgiehandler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Budgiehandler throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A short left from Budgiehandler.
King lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budgiehandler breaks the clinch.
King clinches.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budgiehandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budgiehandler lands a body punch.
Budgiehandler blocking some punches.
Budgiehandler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reginald Budgiehandler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Budgiehandler working aggressively here.
Budgiehandler tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budgiehandler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands with a right to the head.
Budgiehandler lands a body shot.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budgiehandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reginald Budgiehandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King gets tackled into the cage by Budgiehandler. Budgiehandler maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King has Budgiehandler pressed against the cage, preventing Budgiehandler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Budgiehandler tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budgiehandler tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Budgiehandler back against the cage.
King drags the fight down to the ground.
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Budgiehandler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Budgiehandler wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Budgiehandler uses it to pass to side control.
Budgiehandler trying to control the position but King is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budgiehandler controlling from side mount.
Budgiehandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Budgiehandler working away.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Who's going to make the next move?
King struggling a bit here.
Reginald Budgiehandler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Budgiehandler is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
Budgiehandler in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reginald Budgiehandler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
King clinches.
Budgiehandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Budgiehandler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Budgiehandler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Budgiehandler manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budgiehandler swinging wildly here.
Budgiehandler is looking to clinch.
Budgiehandler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Budgiehandler tries a head kick but it misses.
King forces Budgiehandler back against the cage and clinches.
Budgiehandler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budgiehandler lands a right hand.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Budgiehandler.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a body punch.
King scores with a shot to the side of Budgiehandler's head.
Budgiehandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budgiehandlers head.
Budgiehandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Budgiehandler tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budgiehandler breaks from the clinch.
Budgiehandler throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
King is looking to clinch but Budgiehandler is avoiding it.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Budgiehandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Budgiehandler wants to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch position.
Twea King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budgiehandler swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Budgiehandler misses its intended target.
King avoids the head kick by Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Budgiehandler connects with a body shot.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Budgiehandler.
King wants to clinch up but Budgiehandler keeps it at a distance.
Budgiehandler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. Budgiehandler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Budgiehandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budgiehandler moves into range and clinches up with King.
A shot in the inside from King.
King prevents Budgiehandler from breaking the clinch.
Budgiehandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King prevents Budgiehandler from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Budgiehandler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Budgiehandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King is trying to pull guard but Budgiehandler turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Budgiehandler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Budgiehandler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from King.
King keeps control of Budgiehandler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Budgiehandler is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budgiehandler.
King misses with some punches.
Budgiehandler lands an uppercut.
Budgiehandler lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Budgiehandler misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budgiehandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King tries to pull guard but Budgiehandler holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King wants to clinch.
Budgiehandler forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Budgiehandler tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Budgiehandler lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Budgiehandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Budgiehandler 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Budgiehandler!
Our winner, Reginald Budgiehandler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Mamar (ranked 2342 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Gage Bennett (ranked 379 p4p, 476 weight class). Mamar comes to the cage accompanied by Slipkibieber - Psychosocial Babe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bennett's choice of entrance music: Out Of My Face by Rebel Son. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Mamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett lunges at Mamar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mamar's hand.
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Mamar counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett misses with the body kick
and Mamar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamar avoids the body shot from Bennett.
Mamar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Bennett misses.
Mamar moves away from the strike by Bennett.
A quick step to the side and Mamar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mamar checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mamar on the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Mamar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
and Mamar counters with a left and a right that stings Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamar avoids the head kick by Bennett.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Mamar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mamar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mamar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett tried to score with a low kick but Mamar checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Mamar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mamar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mamar misses with an uppercut. Bennett saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Mamar counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bennett! Mamar lets Bennett back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Bennett is rocked!
That has opened up Gage Bennett's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett misses with a left hand
and Mamar counters with a right hand from hell and Bennett is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Mamar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 2307 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Loki Kvakkestad (ranked 373 p4p, 324 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kvakkestad's choice of entrance music: Contempt - Jucifer. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loki Kvakkestad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvakkestad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCain is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kvakkestad dives into side control.
An elbow from Kvakkestad crashes against the mat.
McCain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kvakkestad has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kvakkestad in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kvakkestad wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCain keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kvakkestad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kvakkestad has an Americana. McCain didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kvakkestad is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kvakkestad hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Loki Kvakkestad!
A relieved looking Loki Kvakkestad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 1712 p4p, 1743 weight class) and Dag Schotel (ranked 227 p4p, 230 weight class). Dag Schotel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 14 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dag Schotel!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schotel thuds a left hand into Valentine's body.
Schotel throws out a loose jab but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schotel connects with the punch.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valentine 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.
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schotel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentine misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Valentine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schotel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a head kick but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel 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.
Valentine moves forwards but Schotel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schotel misses with a hook
and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schotel's knee momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Valentine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Schotel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Schotel misses.
Schotel connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Schotel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schotel misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valentine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valentine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valentine is trying to get an arm triangle but Schotel is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schotel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Valentine is trying to maintain the position but Schotel is very close to passing his half guard.
Valentine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schotel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Schotel winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schotel lands strikes from half guard.
Valentine wants to get back to full guard.
Valentine trying to control but Schotel postures up.
Valentine tries to get to full guard but Schotel has control of the leg.
Valentine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schotel works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Valentine controls Schotel momentarily but Schotel frees himself.
Valentine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schotel's guard.
Valentine scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schotel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valentine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schotel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schotel keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Valentine advances position into side control!
Valentine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schotel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schotel is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lou Valentine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schotel throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
It looked like Valentine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schotel.
Schotel misses with a hook
and Valentine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
Schotel scores with a hook.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Valentine defending well as Schotel loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schotel throws a hook but Valentine avoids it easily.
Schotel misses with a straight left.
Valentine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Schotel's leg. Schotel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schotel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Schotel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Schotel tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schotel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine is looking to wear down Schotel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valentine lands a high kick!
Schotel cracks a nice hook into Valentine's ribs.
Valentine walks into a jab.
Schotel misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Valentine.
Schotel lands a really nice looking cross but Valentine seems unphased.
Schotel misses with an uppercut. Valentine saw that one coming.
Valentine scores with a nice right hand.
Schotel is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine blocks a jab.
Schotel is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
Nice shot lands for Schotel.
Valentine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schotel is trying to defend but Valentine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schotel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lou Valentine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valentine uses his free foot to push down on Schotel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schotel.
Valentine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valentine moves to the back.
Schotel breaks Valentine's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Valentine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schotel seems to have recovered his senses.
Schotel wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Schotel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schotel connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schotel trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valentine is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schotel has his hands clasped together but Valentine extends and breaks Schotel's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Valentine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lou Valentine!
Our winner, Lou Valentine, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eyvind Skallagrimsson (ranked 4487 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 492 p4p, 155 weight class). De Leon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove. On his way into the cage it seems that Eyvind Skallagrimsson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eyvind Skallagrimsson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28
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6 - 4 - 0 |
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eyvind Skallagrimsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Leon dodges the punch combination from Skallagrimsson.
We've been informed that De Leon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Abelardo De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from De Leon misses.
Skallagrimsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Leon.
De Leon swings widly with a right hand
and Skallagrimsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
Skallagrimsson moves out of range of the body kick from De Leon.
Skallagrimsson tries to counter with a takedown but De Leon is quick to defend against it.
Skallagrimsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Leon on the side of the head.
De Leon misses with a shot to the body
enabling Skallagrimsson to counter with a crisp jab.
De Leon throws a push kick but Skallagrimsson slaps the foot to one side.
Skallagrimsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leon.
De Leon looks to land a right hand but Skallagrimsson moved out of range.
Skallagrimsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skallagrimsson.
De Leon throws a poor cross that misses
and Skallagrimsson counters with a right hand to the body.
De Leon scores with a decent looking hook.
 It looks like Eyvind Skallagrimsson has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skallagrimsson checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon throws a poor cross that misses
and Skallagrimsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skallagrimsson.
De Leon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skallagrimsson.
De Leon throws out a leg kick but Skallagrimsson moves out of range and De Leon only half commits.
Skallagrimsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Leon looks winded!
Skallagrimsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Leon throws out the jab.
De Leon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skallagrimsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Leon gets caught napping as Skallagrimsson dives in and scores a takedown. De Leon manages to retain guard.
Skallagrimsson wants to control from the top but De Leon keeps moving.
Skallagrimsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skallagrimsson throwing strikes from guard but De Leon blocks nicely.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but De Leon is working from the bottom.
Skallagrimsson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skallagrimsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skallagrimsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skallagrimsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skallagrimsson is in close to De Leon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
De Leon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Skallagrimsson dives into side control.
Skallagrimsson happy to just control the position for now.
De Leon is trying to get back to his feet.
Skallagrimsson tries to advance to mount but De Leon denies him.
De Leon is trying to buck Skallagrimsson off.
Sloppy strikes there by Skallagrimsson.
De Leon pushes Skallagrimsson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Skallagrimsson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Leon is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon wants to get back to his feet but Skallagrimsson drags him back down.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the action but De Leon is working from the bottom.
De Leon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
De Leon tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Leon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Skallagrimsson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
De Leon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Skallagrimsson tries to move to mount but De Leon blocks the move with his legs.
Skallagrimsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. De Leon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Skallagrimsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Skallagrimsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Leon has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
De Leon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Skallagrimsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Skallagrimsson working the ground and pound.
Skallagrimsson trying to control the action but De Leon is working from the bottom.
Skallagrimsson is putting a hurting on De Leon here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Leon wants to control but Skallagrimsson postures up.
Skallagrimsson is staying tight to De Leon's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Leon defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eyvind Skallagrimsson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Skallagrimsson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks De Leon to the floor! Skallagrimsson dives in looking for the finish!
Skallagrimsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Leon keeps working.
De Leon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skallagrimsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skallagrimsson lands with a punch from half guard.
De Leon has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Skallagrimsson is on him like a limpet, forcing De Leon back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skallagrimsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Skallagrimsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skallagrimsson stalling in the clinch but De Leon improves position.
Skallagrimsson manages to pull guard.
Skallagrimsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Leon wanted to stand there but Skallagrimsson had control of the position.
Skallagrimsson wants to sweep here but De Leon controlling him for the moment.
Skallagrimsson is trying to control the position but De Leon postures up.
De Leon wants to get up but he can't break Skallagrimsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Leon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson 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.
De Leon wanted to stand there but Skallagrimsson had control of the position.
Skallagrimsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Leon looking for a sweep. Not yet De Leon, not yet.
Skallagrimsson chips away with some ground and pound.
De Leon wants to stand but Skallagrimsson is controlling the position.
Eyvind Skallagrimsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skallagrimsson wants to control from the top but De Leon keeps moving.
Skallagrimsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Leon is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing that Skallagrimsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Skallagrimsson trying to control but De Leon is working from the bottom.
De Leon is looking to stand up but Skallagrimsson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson won't allow De Leon to sweep him here.
De Leon looking to control.
Skallagrimsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skallagrimsson working some strikes from top position.
Skallagrimsson lands a couple of digs.
Abelardo De Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skallagrimsson throws a big right hand that misses.
De Leon keeping moving, preventing Skallagrimsson from controlling successfully.
Skallagrimsson forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Skallagrimsson.
De Leon is looking to escape.
Skallagrimsson thows a huge punch but De Leon dodges it nicely.
De Leon is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is trying to control. De Leon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Leon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
De Leon connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Leon.
De Leon connects with a right hand. Skallagrimsson shakes it off.
De Leon missing with a left hand there. Skallagrimsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skallagrimsson attempts a counter takedown but De Leon avoids it well and moves away.
De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leon can pounce on him.
Skallagrimsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Leon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skallagrimsson lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon misses with a straight left.
Skallagrimsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Skallagrimsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Leon misses with an uppercut.
Skallagrimsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Leon just manages to avoid it.
De Leon misses with a lunging right hand
and Skallagrimsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Abelardo De Leon's cut even more.
Skallagrimsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson shoots in and drives through. De Leon sprawls well.
De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skallagrimsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Leon. That's going to slow Skallagrimsson down.
De Leon delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Leon.
The fighters circling - De Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skallagrimsson misses the shot to the body.
De Leon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skallagrimsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Leon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skallagrimsson's sensitive parts.
A jab from De Leon finds it's way through Skallagrimsson's defenses.
De Leon throws a lazy right hand but Skallagrimsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from De Leon misses.
Skallagrimsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 Eyvind Skallagrimsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
De Leon slips a jab from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Leon misses with a hook. Skallagrimsson ducked under it nicely.
De Leon loads up on a big right hand but Skallagrimsson slips the punch.
Skallagrimsson tries to counter with a takedown but De Leon is quick to defend against it.
De Leon misses the shot to the body.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skallagrimsson manages to avoid it.
De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Leon throws a shot from downtown. Skallagrimsson moves away and avoids it.
De Leon throws a front kick that sends Skallagrimsson stumbling back into the cage.
De Leon punishes Skallagrimsson's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon throws a shot from downtown. Skallagrimsson moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Leon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Skallagrimsson sprawling to the canvas! Skallagrimsson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Leon finish him?!
 Skallagrimsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Leon ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Skallagrimsson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abelardo De Leon!
After winning the bout, Abelardo De Leon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 1204 p4p, 1581 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 110 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
White cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drake throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Jab from White.
White looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White misses with a lunging right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
White misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses the shot to the body.
Drake slips a straight right by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drake looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
As White looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a body kick that stops Drake in his tracks momentarily.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drake looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a looping right.
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!
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White shapes to counter with a head kick.
Drake slips a jab from White.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake blocks a head kick by White.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
White throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drake looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake misses with the combination.
White misses with the body kick
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake slips a straight right by White.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from White.
Drake moves out of range as White strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Drake misses its target.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
A combination from White does no damage.
White misses with a wild combination.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
letting White counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Jacob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
White lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
White lands a body punch.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake misses with the head strike.
White blocking some punches.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White lands an elbow inside.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
White content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake blocks a body shot from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White prevents a body shot from Drake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake blocks an elbow strike from White.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
White throws a shot to the body.
White moves forwards but Drake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake misses with a body punch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
White misses with a left hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White moves forwards but Drake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White is rocked!
Drake moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four 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!
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
White throws a lazy body kick
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Drake missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a nice right hand that sends White toppling to the canvas! White scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drake finish him?!
Drake scores with a body shot.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with an uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dezmond Drake dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drake lands a big right hand that sends White crashing to the mat! Drake stays standing though and waves White back to his feet!
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands with a good body shot.
White misses with a head kick.
Drake misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Drake moves out of range as White strikes.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White with a jab.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White blocks a jab.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
White thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake with a nice cross.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with a hook.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
White defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
White tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
White is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Drake misses.
White jabs at Drake's body.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Dezmond Drake.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake 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 Ilari Rahamies (ranked 687 p4p, 1803 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 58 p4p, 167 weight class). Mercer has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR as his entrance music. Ilari Rahamies 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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Rahamies moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahamies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer works Rahamies's body with a nice hook.
Mercer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
A little jabbing left from Mercer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mercer misses with a two punch combination.
Mercer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mercer avoids a kick to the body.
Rahamies avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick and Mercer moves out of range easily.
As Rahamies backs off Mercer throws a huge counter combo but Rahamies manages to avoid it all.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mercer takes a swing at Rahamies's ribcage but misses.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Rahamies counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rahamies with the inside leg kick.
Mercer blocks the body kick.
Rahamies scores with a punch to the head.
Mercer darts in and clinches Rahamies up against the cage.
Rahamies is working Mercer over against the cage.
Rahamies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Rahamies controls the action.
Rahamies throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahamies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahamies's elbow.
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies is trying to pull guard but Mercer has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercer.
Rahamies throws a head punch that misses.
Rahamies tries to pull guard but Mercer holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahamies drops back down to his feet.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahamies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mercer has Rahamies pressed against the cage, preventing Rahamies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahamies misses with a body punch.
Rahamies breaks the clinch.
Mercer checks a low kick from Rahamies.
Rahamies keeps the fight on the outside.
Rahamies went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rahamies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rahamies throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Rahamies moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
Rahamies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahamies has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rahamies there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Rahamies.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercer.
Mercer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rahamies back to the cage. Mercer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mercer throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
Mercer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mercer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Rahamies moved away.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rahamies at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer tries to land a front kick but Rahamies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rahamies.
Mercer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rahamies doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rahamies blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Mercer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rahamies rather than just go for the knockout.
Rahamies scores with a head kick. Mercer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahamies jumps guard and drags Mercer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mercer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mercer throwing strikes but missing.
Mercer wants to control from the top but Rahamies keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies wants to get back to his feet but Mercer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mercer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rahamies keeping moving, preventing Mercer from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mercer stands up over Rahamies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Ilari Rahamies will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rahamies slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer jabs Rahamies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rahamies throws out a leg kick but Mercer moves out of range and Rahamies only half commits.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
Mercer throws a wild body kick that Rahamies sees coming a mile off.
Rahamies throws a head kick but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rahamies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rahamies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rahamies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercer's sensitive parts.
Mercer misses with an uppercut. Rahamies saw that one coming.
Bobby Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rahamies tries to land a leg kick but Mercer saw it coming and moves away.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Mercer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Rahamies misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahamies circles away quickly and effectively.
Rahamies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercer throws a right hand that Rahamies ducks under and follows up with a left that Rahamies also avoids with ease.
Rahamies missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahamies.
A nice leg kick from Rahamies, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahamies with a nice cross.
Rahamies moves out of range of the leg kick from Mercer.
Rahamies is looking to slow Mercer down with leg kicks.
Rahamies thuds his shin into the meat of Mercer's side.
Mercer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rahamies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rahamies cracks Mercer with a good jab.
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Rahamies slips the punch.
Rahamies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer needs to keep his hands up - Rahamies had a free shot at his head there.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick.
Mercer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahamies. Rahamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Rahamies throws the kick towards the body but Mercer avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
Rahamies connects with the punch.
Rahamies lands a jab to the head.
Rahamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahamies misses with a kick to the body
and Mercer counters with a series of strikes. Rahamies will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercer checks a leg kick.
Mercer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Mercer.
Mercer throws out a powerful jab.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer scores with a jab to the body.
Rahamies throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercer throws out a counter right but Rahamies avoids it with no problem.
Mercer misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer scores with a punch to the head.
Rahamies connects with a leg kick.
Mercer throws a lazy uppercut
and Rahamies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Mercer misses.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Mercer checks it.
Rahamies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Rahamies keeps it at a distance.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercer. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies is looking to counter punch.
Rahamies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rahamies thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer throws a body punch but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Rahamies. That snapped Mercer's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahamies lands a high kick!
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahamies connects with the punch.
Mercer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Rahamies misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Rahamies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercer takes a swing at Rahamies's ribcage but misses.
Mercer moves out of range as Rahamies throws a body kick.
Rahamies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rahamies thumps Mercer with a low kick.
Rahamies misses with a looping left.
Mercer thows a leg kick but Rahamies checks it
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Rahamies does it's job there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mercer.
Mercer swings for the body but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies lands the left hand.
Mercer moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Rahamies coming out on top.
Rahamies lands a right hook to the body.
Rahamies blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Rahamies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Rahamies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rahamies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rahamies throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Rahamies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercer throws a hook but Rahamies avoids it easily.
Mercer looks to land a right hand but Rahamies moved out of range.
Rahamies dips to his left and cracks Mercer with an uppercut!
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Rahamies looks to land a combination. Mercer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rahamies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Rahamies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer takes one to the side of the head.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahamies is just out of range.
Rahamies lands a jab to the head.
Rahamies throws a body kick that misses.
Mercer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rahamies avoids the body shot from Mercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer moves out of range of the leg kick from Rahamies.
Mercer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rahamies throws a body kick that misses.
Rahamies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercer momentarily.
Rahamies lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rahamies slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Rahamies dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
Mercer lands with a shot to the body.
Rahamies punishes Mercer's body with a nice straight punch.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
As Mercer backs away, Rahamies returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rahamies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rahamies tries to land a front kick but Mercer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercer swings for the body but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Rahamies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Rahamies.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahamies feints and then cracks Mercer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercer down.
Mercer avoids the head kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies thumps Mercer with a low kick.
Rahamies scores with a nice head shot.
Mercer moves out of range of the leg kick from Rahamies.
Mercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice jab there from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rahamies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercer.
Rahamies throws a head kick that Mercer semi-blocks.
Mercer scores with a sloppy right hand. Rahamies should have avoided that one.
Mercer defending well as Rahamies loads up on a big left hand.
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Mercer moved out of range.
Rahamies throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rahamies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercer clinches.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahamies misses with the head strike.
Mercer tries to work over Rahamies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahamies pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahamies was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
A leg kick checked by Rahamies.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Rahamies scores with a four punch combination!
Mercer looks to land a body kick but Rahamies moved away.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercer.
Mercer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rahamies throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a straight right.
It looked like Rahamies wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Mercer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rahamies.
Mercer rushes Rahamies and presses him up against the cage.
Mercer lands a nice uppercut.
Mercer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer can't find room to land a body shot as Rahamies controls the action.
Bobby Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahamies.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a series of strikes that have Mercer backpedaling.
A slow jab from Rahamies misses its intended target.
Mercer misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilari Rahamies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rahamies, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilari Rahamies!
After winning the bout, Ilari Rahamies thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bobby Mercer was interviewed post fight and said 'I really didn't want to end fights in the decisions anymore. I'm trying to get the KO or get KO'd doing it. I'm here for a good time, not a long time! Check out Bondi gear! High quality Brazilian material!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kiryu (ranked 331 p4p, 658 weight class) and Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 43 p4p, 93 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 11 - 6 - 1, 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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiryu pinned against the cage. Kiryu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiryu connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Kiryu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Cabrera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Kiryu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu thows a body kick. Cabrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kiryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Kiryu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera tries a low kick but Kiryu avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Cabrera.
Nice straight punches there by Kiryu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiryu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Hendrix Cabrera's cut even more.
Kiryu slips a jab and a cross from Cabrera.
Kiryu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazuma Kiryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kiryu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrera is in Kiryu's guard.
Kiryu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cabrera must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kiryu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiryu, not yet.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Kiryu is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu has control of Cabrera's left arm, preventing Cabrera from doing any damage.
Kiryu keeping full guard, as Cabrera tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cabrera has gone for a leg lock! Kiryu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cabrera's guard.
Kiryu stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
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.
Cabrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kiryu defends it easily.
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Kiryu controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrera working for submissions but it's allowed Kiryu to get to half guard.
Cabrera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Kiryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiryu looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Kiryu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kiryu swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiryu throws out the jab.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kiryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
Kiryu throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crunch! Cabrera slams his shin into Kiryu's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kazuma Kiryu is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera cracks Kiryu with an open hand slap.
Kiryu ducks right into an uppercut from Cabrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiryu throws a chopping leg kick but Cabrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiryu.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Kazuma Kiryu has been cut.
Cabrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiryu defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabrera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kiryu sprawls well initially but Cabrera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cabrera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu won't allow Cabrera to pass to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiryu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cabrera wants to pass the guard but Kiryu is keeping the position.
Cabrera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kiryu dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kiryu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kiryu uses it to pass to side control.
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.
Cabrera gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cabrera has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Cabrera tries to get to full guard but Kiryu has control of the leg.
Cabrera is still trying to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hendrix Cabrera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Kiryu.
Kiryu throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera throws the kick towards the body but Kiryu avoids it.
Kiryu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Kiryu throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiryu misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera 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.
A low kick from Kiryu is predictable there
and Cabrera counters with a three punch combo that has Kiryu backing up. Kiryu nods at Cabrera to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiryu throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu misses with the body kick
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiryu throws a front kick that sends Cabrera stumbling back into the cage.
Kiryu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Kiryu misses.
Kiryu throws a low kick but Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiryu. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Kiryu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiryu lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiryu tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
It seemed like Cabrera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiryu lands with a hook. Cabrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Hendrix Cabrera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kiryu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiryu.
Cabrera throws a hook but Kiryu avoids it easily.
Kiryu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Kiryu's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiryu tries to avoid it.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Kiryu.
Cabrera follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kiryu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiryu swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Cabrera off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiryu throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a head kick that Kiryu semi-blocks.
Kiryu 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuma Kiryu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiryu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuma Kiryu!
Kazuma Kiryu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marko Kersikov (ranked 125 p4p, 304 weight class) and Kratos Karumaa (ranked 5 p4p, 23 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Hi Rez - 3 Ft Tall. Karumaa has chosen MINK'S - Le Gars Là Est Laid as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marko Kersikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kratos Karumaa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karumaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karumaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Karumaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Karumaa misses with a body shot.
Karumaa cracks Kersikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karumaa.
Kersikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good leg kick by Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Karumaa throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karumaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kersikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karumaa scrambles back to his feet.
Karumaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kersikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karumaa thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Karumaa.
Karumaa loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Karumaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kersikov checks it well.
Karumaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karumaa wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karumaa moves away.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov cracks Karumaa with a good jab.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Karumaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Karumaa's head but Karumaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov thuds his shin into the meat of Karumaa's side.
Karumaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Karumaa wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karumaa moves away.
Karumaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa sizes up Kersikov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karumaa throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karumaa.
Karumaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karumaa's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Karumaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov misses the jab.
A low kick from Karumaa is predictable there
and Kersikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karumaa thinking.
Karumaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Kersikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karumaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karumaa misses the jab.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov throws a nice looking combination but Karumaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Karumaa saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Karumaa looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Karumaa slaps the foot to one side.
Karumaa is looking to chop away at Kersikov's legs.
Karumaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Kersikov.
Kersikov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karumaa if he has to take too many more of those.
Kersikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karumaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov defending well as Karumaa loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Kersikov blocks the leg kick.
Kersikov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Karumaa just manages to avoid it.
Karumaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Karumaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karumaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karumaa tests Kersikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Karumaa misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Karumaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karumaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karumaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karumaa scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Karumaa saw that one coming.
Kersikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Karumaa misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Karumaa.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Karumaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Marko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Karumaa looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kratos Karumaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karumaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov moves out of range as Karumaa strikes.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karumaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karumaa. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Karumaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karumaa misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Karumaa moved out of range.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Karumaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Karumaa tries to avoid it.
Karumaa lands with a shot to the body.
Kersikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kersikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kersikov, as that shot connected.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Karumaa down.
Karumaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Karumaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karumaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kersikov scores with a nice strike.
Nice jab there from Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Karumaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Karumaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karumaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kersikov lands with a straight right. Karumaa didn't see that one coming.
Karumaa scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Karumaa misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karumaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Karumaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karumaa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karumaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karumaa throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov cracks Karumaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karumaa.
Karumaa looks to throw a body kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Karumaa.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into Karumaa's ribs.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Karumaa's ribs.
Karumaa with a nice calf kick.
Kersikov tries to move into range but Karumaa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Karumaa's shoulder, as Karumaa tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov wants to slow Karumaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Karumaa feints a counter leg kick.
Karumaa wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karumaa lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karumaa.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karumaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karumaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kersikov. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Karumaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov catches Karumaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kersikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Karumaa is just out of range.
Karumaa jabs at Kersikov's body.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karumaa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karumaa.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karumaa digs a good body shot into Kersikov's ribs.
Kersikov lands a jab to the nose.
Karumaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
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 Marko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kersikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karumaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karumaa lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Karumaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Karumaa misses.
Karumaa swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Karumaa avoids it.
Karumaa scores with a punch to the head.
Karumaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karumaa 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 thuds a left hand into Karumaa's body.
Karumaa misses with a left hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karumaa is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Karumaa misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karumaa. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Karumaa misses with a low kick.
Karumaa takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov slips a jab from Karumaa.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Karumaa's belly button to the back.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Karumaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kersikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kersikov needs to keep his hands up - Karumaa had a free shot at his head there.
Karumaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karumaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karumaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Karumaa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karumaa misses with a looping right.
Kersikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karumaa.
A big left from Karumaa misses.
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Karumaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kersikov swings for the body but Karumaa moves out of range.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karumaa.
Karumaa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karumaa feints a counter leg kick.
Karumaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
Karumaa misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Kersikov swings for the body but Karumaa moves out of range.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karumaa 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 Kersikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kersikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov stuns Karumaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Karumaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Karumaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kersikov scores with a shot to the body.
Kersikov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karumaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kersikov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Karumaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kersikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Karumaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kersikov takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Kersikov. Beautiful body shot.
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 slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws out a powerful jab.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karumaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov connects with the punch.
Kersikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kersikov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Karumaa counters with a nice body shot.
Karumaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov digs a good body shot into Karumaa's ribs.
Karumaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karumaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karumaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kersikov.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Kersikov clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Karumaa moved out of range nicely.
Karumaa looks to throw the jab but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karumaa.
Kersikov takes one on the button.
Karumaa slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Karumaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Karumaa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Karumaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Karumaa dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Karumaa misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kersikov slips a jab from Karumaa.
Karumaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kersikov throws out the jab.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Karumaa moves out of range easily.
Karumaa misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Karumaa misses the target.
Kersikov throws a wild body kick that Karumaa sees coming a mile off.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Karumaa's ribs.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karumaa. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karumaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Karumaa throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Karumaa throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karumaa slips under a jab.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Karumaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karumaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karumaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa scores with a nice right hand.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karumaa at a distance.
Kersikov moves out of range as Karumaa strikes.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karumaa wants to land a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range.
Kersikov throwing a counter right hand but Karumaa manages to avoid it.
Kersikov cracks Karumaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karumaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
Karumaa throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karumaa. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Karumaa cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
Kersikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karumaa under the eye.
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Karumaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
Karumaa slips a jab from Kersikov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karumaa! But no joy.
Karumaa misses with a body punch
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karumaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Karumaa finds it's way through Kersikov's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karumaa.
Karumaa throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kersikov misses with a straight right.
Karumaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Kersikov is wise to it.
Karumaa just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kersikov misses its target.
Kersikov scores with a nice strike.
Kersikov blocks a jab.
Karumaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kersikov moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Kersikov misses its target.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Karumaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karumaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karumaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karumaa misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov defending well as Karumaa loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov lands a jab to the nose.
Kersikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Karumaa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karumaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Karumaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Karumaa moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
A cross from Kersikov lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Marko Kersikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov throws a series of punches but Karumaa moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Karumaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karumaa.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karumaa feints a counter leg kick.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Karumaa moves out of range.
A slow jab from Karumaa misses its intended target.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Karumaa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karumaa moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karumaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Karumaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kersikov in his tracks.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Kersikov.
Karumaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Karumaa.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Karumaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karumaa misses with a straight left.
Karumaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karumaa on the side of the head.
Karumaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov lands with a nice body kick.
Karumaa moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Karumaa moves away from the strike by Kersikov.
Karumaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Karumaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karumaa down.
Karumaa swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karumaa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karumaa lands with a good body shot.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karumaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Karumaa moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Karumaa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kersikov under the eye.
Karumaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Karumaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kersikov.
Karumaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karumaa.
Kersikov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Karumaa blocks a jab.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karumaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Karumaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karumaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kersikov is out of range and Karumaa settles back down.
Karumaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Karumaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karumaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karumaa misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Karumaa avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Karumaa saw that one coming.
Karumaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
Karumaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov slips a jab from Karumaa.
An inside leg kick from Karumaa misses.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karumaa.
Kersikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Karumaa's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Kersikov.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karumaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karumaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karumaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kratos Karumaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karumaa manages to avoid it.
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 Marko Kersikov.
Well Kersikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 50:46
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Kersikov!
Marko Kersikov retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Marko Kersikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 312 p4p, 442 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 45 p4p, 22 weight class). Barboza comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. Zhdanov has chosen Малиновая Лада (Raspberry Lada) by Gayazov$ Brother$ as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roman Zhdanov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhdanov connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Zhdanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barboza scores with a push kick.
Zhdanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barboza counters with a low kick, right behind Zhdanov 's knee.
Zhdanov looks winded!
Zhdanov thows a leg kick but Barboza checks it
and Barboza counters with an outside leg kick.
Barboza circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barboza counters with an inside leg kick.
Zhdanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhdanov misses with a left hand
and Barboza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Zhdanov misses the body punch
and Barboza makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barboza connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crack! A monster head kick from Barboza and Zhdanov falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Barboza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bento Barboza!
After winning the bout, Bento Barboza thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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