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DMMA 263 Doomsday vs Don PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dancer (ranked 1730 p4p, 1814 weight class) and Polly Johnson (ranked 208 p4p, 214 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Polly Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Dancer throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Dancer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Dancer misses.
Dancer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dancer throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Dancer lands a left hand.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Dancer.
Dancer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dancer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dancer misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Dancer.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Dancer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer working aggressively here.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer lands a body shot.
Dancer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dancer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Polly Johnson has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dancer.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Dancer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson tries to work over Dancer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Dancer.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dancer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Johnson.
Dancer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Dancer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Dancer looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dancer scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dancer.
Dancer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dancer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dancer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dancer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Dancer misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Dancer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dancer throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Dancer connects with a leg kick.
Dancer throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Dancer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Dancer back into the cage.
Dancer working aggressively here.
Johnson presses Dancer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dancer is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries a body shot but Dancer blocks it.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Dancer tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dancer lands a shot to the body.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dancer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dancer backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dancer lands with a right to the head.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dancer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dancer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Dancer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Polly Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Polly Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dancer misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Dancer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Tom Dancer is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dancer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dancer throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dancer.
A low kick from Dancer is predictable there
and Dancer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson steps in with a hook that catches Dancer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Johnson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Dancer looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polly Johnson!
Polly Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Keenan Jr (ranked 2161 p4p, 2092 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 175 p4p, 171 weight class). Mercer has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gareth Keenan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan Jr blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr staying out of range there.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Keenan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mercer darts in and clinches Keenan Jr up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr takes a shot to the head.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer has managed to clinch.
Mercer working aggressively here.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenan Jr blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keenan Jr. Mercer shrugs it off though.
Mercer misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keenan Jr.
Mercer throws a body kick that misses.
Mercer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Keenan Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
Mercer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercer lands a head kick. Keenan Jr smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keenan Jr lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan Jr is just out of range.
Keenan Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mercer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keenan Jr backs up against the cage.
Keenan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keenan Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Mercer's side.
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Keenan Jr slips a straight right by Mercer.
Mercer misses with a left hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Keenan Jr has Mercer up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Mercer cracks Keenan Jr with a nice body shot.
Mercer working aggressively here.
Keenan Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keenan Jr is trying to break free.
Mercer tries to land knees in the clinch but Keenan Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Mercer breaks from the clinch.
Keenan Jr misses with a wild combination.
Mercer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Mercer.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keenan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr wants to clinch
and Mercer counters with a leg kick.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick but Mercer moves out of range easily.
Mercer connects with a single shot there.
Keenan Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
Keenan Jr scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keenan Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mercer connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mercer misses with a left hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. Keenan Jr moves away and avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Mercer
and Keenan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenan Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Keenan Jr avoids nicely.
As Mercer looks to move away, Keenan Jr throws a big counter combo but Mercer just gets out of the way.
Mercer misses with a hook. Keenan Jr ducked under it nicely.
Keenan Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercer checks it well.
Mercer throws a fast counter high kick but Keenan Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Keenan Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer misses with a shot to the body
and Keenan Jr counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keenan Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Keenan Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Keenan Jr backs up against the cage.
Keenan Jr avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Keenan Jr throws a big counter combination but Mercer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mercer.
Gareth Keenan Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keenan Jr moves out of range as Mercer throws a body kick.
Bobby Mercer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercer swings widly with a right hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer slips a straight right by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Keenan Jr avoids the body shot from Mercer.
Mercer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercer throws a jab but it's blocked by Keenan Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr checks the leg kick.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
Mercer throws a poor cross that misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mercer lands with an overhand left.
Mercer throws a right hand that Keenan Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenan Jr also avoids with ease.
Keenan Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercer.
Mercer misses with an uppercut
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercer thinking.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keenan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keenan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer misses with a lunging right hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mercer looks to land a left hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range nicely.
Mercer throws a big shot that misses.
Keenan Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Keenan Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercer throws a lazy head kick
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercer thinking.
Keenan Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mercer misses with a looping right.
Keenan Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mercer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keenan Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenan Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Mercer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr tries to circle away but Mercer has him pinned against the cage.
Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan Jr is just out of range.
Keenan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer looks to land a right hand but Keenan Jr moved out of range.
Mercer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keenan Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Mercer misses
and Keenan Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Mercer misses.
Mercer throws a leg kick
and Keenan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Gareth Keenan Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mercer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keenan Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Mercer 's knee.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Keenan Jr avoids them all with ease.
Keenan Jr throws a big counter combination but Mercer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Keenan Jr takes a swing at Mercer's ribcage but misses.
Keenan Jr works over Mercer's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keenan Jr.
Mercer scores with a jab.
Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keenan Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Keenan Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercer.
Keenan Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer tried to score with a low kick but Keenan Jr checks it.
Keenan Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Keenan Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keenan Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Keenan Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercer! But no joy.
Mercer works the jab nicely.
Mercer throws an off balance right hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Keenan Jr drives through and clinches with Mercer against the cage.
Mercer is trying to push Keenan Jr away but Keenan Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Keenan Jr tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Keenan Jr back against the cage.
Mercer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Keenan Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Keenan Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan Jr looks to clinch
and Mercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Keenan Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercer tries a head kick but it misses.
As Mercer looks to move away, Keenan Jr throws a big counter combo but Mercer just gets out of the way.
Keenan Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercer rushes Keenan Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mercer has him pressed against the cage.
Mercer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a body punch.
Keenan Jr breaks from the clinch.
Mercer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercer misses with the combination.
Mercer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Keenan Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer misses with a right hand
and Keenan Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Mercer backing up. Mercer nods at Keenan Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Mercer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keenan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keenan Jr throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Mercer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a shot from downtown. Keenan Jr moves away and avoids it.
Mercer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keenan Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mercer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Keenan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Keenan Jr misses its target.
Mercer thuds his shin into the meat of Keenan Jr's side.
Mercer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keenan Jr is able to avoid easily.
Keenan Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mercer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keenan Jr is out of range and Mercer settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Keenan Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gareth Keenan Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Gareth Keenan Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 1353 p4p, 1567 weight class) and Jake Rodrigues (ranked 102 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues tried to score with a low kick but Hermann checks it.
Rodrigues ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodrigues fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermann manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues scores with a jab.
Rodrigues pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hermann is out of range and Rodrigues settles back down.
Hermann lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hermann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues jabs Hermann right on the nose. Hermann blinks but takes it well.
Rodrigues fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodrigues misses the jab.
Jake Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a leg kick that knocks Hermann off balance momentarily.
Rodrigues with a nice cross.
Rodrigues looks to score with a jab to the body but Hermann is just out of range.
Rodrigues moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hermann walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Hermann.
Rodrigues connects with a crisp jab.
Hermann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 Hermann is rocked!
Hermann throws a jab when Rodrigues was well out of range.
Oh Hermann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigues has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hermann misses with a hook.
Hermann seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigues misses with a looping right.
Rodrigues lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hermann's sensitive parts.
Hermann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodrigues to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tests Hermann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodrigues throws the left hand but Hermann avoids the punch easily.
Hermann moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodrigues.
A left lands for Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a slapping body shot.
Rodrigues throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hermann throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Hermann misses
and Rodrigues counters with an outside leg kick.
Rodrigues is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hermann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hermann dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hermann was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodrigues.
Hermann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rodrigues getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rodrigues throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodrigues with a jab.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues throws a chopping leg kick but Hermann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hermann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Hermann was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hermann's hands.
Hermann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rodrigues at a distance.
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rodrigues swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodrigues throws an off balance right hand
and Hermann counters with a nice body kick.
Hermann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hermann staying out of range there.
Hermann appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick from Hermann lands but Rodrigues takes it in his stride.
Hermann ducks under a wild hook from Rodrigues.
A little feinted left hand from Hermann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rodrigues swings widly with a right hand
and Hermann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodrigues throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermann tries to move into range but Rodrigues moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodrigues throws a lazy right hand but Hermann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodrigues.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Rodrigues dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hermann blocks a jab.
Hermann misses with an uppercut.
Hermann's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodrigues connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hermann scrambles back to his feet.
Rodrigues throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hermann throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodrigues lands with an uppercut that bounces Hermann off the cage and back into range.
Hermann throws a hook but Rodrigues blocks it.
Rodrigues lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hermann doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodrigues circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodrigues connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hermann! He's out on his feet! Rodrigues rushes in and drops Hermann with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 2063 p4p, 3604 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 239 p4p, 398 weight class). Murphy has chosen The Black Keys - Little Black Submarines as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a right and a left that Kowalski avoids nicely.
Kowalski tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalski can't break the clinch.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kowalski takes a shot to the head.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
Murphy lunges at Kowalski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kowalski's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalski tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy throws a counter combo.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to keep at a distance but Murphy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalski fails to land.
Kowalski throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murphy can't get the takedown.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Kowalski tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy has Kowalski pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kowalski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Murphy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kowalski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Murphy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalski.
Murphy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Silverback MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Murphy is trying to control but can't.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy controlling the position well.
Kowalski working Murphy over with strikes.
Kowalski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kowalski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Kowalski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kowalski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kowalski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Murphy is rocked!
Murphy gets back to full guard.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kowalski connects with a couple of short punches.
Kowalski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murphy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy controls Kowalski momentarily but Kowalski frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Murphy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kowalski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy is in close to Kowalski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kowalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Kowalski trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kowalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Murphy.
Murphy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kowalski up against the cage.
Murphy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kowalski wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Kowalski wants a takedown.
A short right from Murphy.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kowalski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kowalski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Kowalski's ribcage. Kowalski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski gets underhooks to prevent Murphy's takedown attempt.
Kowalski is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Kowalski fails to land.
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kowalski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murphy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kowalski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalski throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Murphy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kowalski doesn't seem bothered though.
Peter Kowalski is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy tries to clinch up
and Kowalski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Murphy 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.
Kowalski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kowalski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Murphy holds on and takes a little breather.
Kowalski won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Kowalski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski throws a big elbow that misses.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kowalski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kowalski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Kowalski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalski chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to work some ground and pound but Murphy has wrist control.
Kowalski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murphy is still in real trouble! Can Kowalski finish him?
Murphy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kowalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
Murphy holds on to Kowalski's head and controls the position momentarily.
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Murphy is holding on to half guard well.
Kowalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy taking some punishment here, with Kowalski in his half guard.
Murphy wants to improve his position but Kowalski is controlling well.
Kowalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murphy's head.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Kowalski sits in half guard.
Kowalski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murphy defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy manages to get to full guard.
Kowalski throws a strike but Murphy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kowalski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Kowalski to acknowledge the strikes.
Murphy is looking to clinch but Kowalski is avoiding it.
Kowalski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Kowalski connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kowalski scores with a punch to the head.
Kowalski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kowalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy clinches up with Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kowalski wants the takedown. Murphy is fighting it off but Kowalski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Murphy's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Kowalski won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Murphy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy has momentary wrist control but Kowalski slips an elbow through the middle.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy seems keen to control Kowalski's posture.
Kowalski wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Kowalski preventing the sweep.
Kowalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
Kowalski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalski postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
Kowalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has control of Kowalski's left arm, preventing Kowalski from doing any damage.
Kowalski throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murphy is on top in guard.
Kowalski looking to control.
Kowalski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kowalski controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Kowalski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Kowalski is controlling Murphy's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Patrick Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalski counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy taking a bit of punishment here - Kowalski scoring with strikes.
Murphy regains half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Kowalski is nestled in close to Murphy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Kowalski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to control from half guard but Murphy is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kowalski connects with a nice short shot to Murphy's temple.
Kowalski trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kowalski works his way into side control.
Murphy tries to buck Kowalski off but Kowalski is having none of it.
Murphy defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kowalski, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Kowalski!
After the fight, Peter Kowalski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 1701 p4p, 1843 weight class) and Ben Reed (ranked 204 p4p, 220 weight class). Boss's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 6 Foot 7 Foot. Ben Reed will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 32 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Reed!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reed's head backwards.
Reed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boss.
Boss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boss misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reed lands with a shot to the body.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Boss.
Boss appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boss throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed connects with a body shot.
Reed throws a body shot but no joy.
Reed with a nice calf kick.
Reed blocks a jab.
Reed stuns Boss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boss throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Reed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed looks to land a right hand but Boss moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reed. Boss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boss rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boss is able to avoid easily.
We've been told by Boss's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Boss as he connects with a hook.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boss walks into a straight right hand from Reed.
Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss misses with a looping right.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Boss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Reed lands a glancing blow to the side of Boss's head.
Boss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boss has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reed.
Reed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reed 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.
Reed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reed is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boss 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.
Reed throws a leg kick but Boss moved away.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reed cracks Boss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ben Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed misses the jab.
Reed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boss's head.
Boss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boss avoids a kick to the body.
Reed defending well as Boss loads up on a big left hand.
Boss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boss is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boss throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
Reed looks to throw the jab but Boss is out of range.
Boss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boss.
Reed scores with a hook.
Boss takes one on the button.
Boss misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Boss. That snapped Reed's head back.
Reed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boss looks to land a body kick but Reed moved away.
Reed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boss counters with a straight right hand.
Boss throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Boss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed lands a glancing blow to the side of Boss's head.
Boss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed lands with an overhand left.
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!
Boss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reed explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reed.
Reed lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boss checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Reed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boss had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Reed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reed loads up on a big right hand but Boss slips the punch.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Boss.
Boss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reed's hands.
Reed is rocked!
Reed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boss circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Reed tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Boss wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bagel Boss!
During a confident post fight interview, Bagel Boss thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 356 p4p, 765 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 29 p4p, 60 weight class). 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 15 - 7 - 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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake connects with a body shot that sends Rahamies's belly button to the back.
Rahamies feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Drake.
Rahamies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Rahamies pushes him off.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Rahamies.
A good leg kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rahamies misses.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rahamies counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rahamies clinches up against the cage.
Drake is working Rahamies over against the cage.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahamies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahamies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahamies gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rahamies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahamies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rahamies swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Rahamies saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rahamies counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Rahamies.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Drake throws a series of punches but Rahamies moves out of range.
Rahamies tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drake's head backwards.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake lands a left and a right that send Rahamies crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rahamies is rocked!
 It looks like Ilari Rahamies has been cut.
Drake misses with a hook
and Rahamies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake slips under a jab from Rahamies.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahamies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Rahamies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahamies thinks about countering with a head kick.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake misses with a hook.
A big right from Rahamies misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rahamies.
Rahamies was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rahamies.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahamies tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rahamies throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rahamies moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Rahamies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilari Rahamies's cut.
That's time! Rahamies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Rahamies scores with a body shot.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Rahamies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahamies moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Rahamies throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahamies throws a quick counter kick to the body but Drake avoids it.
Rahamies thows a leg kick but Drake checks it
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Rahamies counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahamies misses with a straight right.
Ilari Rahamies is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahamies. That's going to slow Drake down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
Rahamies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake slips under a jab.
Rahamies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rahamies walks into a left hand.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rahamies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Rahamies tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Rahamies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rahamies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rahamies paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Drake.
Drake is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Drake.
Rahamies throws a sloppy head kick
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahamies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake thuds his right hand into Rahamies's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rahamies tries a head kick but it misses.
Rahamies takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Rahamies swings widly with a right hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands with a hook. Rahamies tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drake clinches up with Rahamies and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Oh Rahamies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahamies wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Rahamies seems to have got his legs back now.
Rahamies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahamies controls his hands.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahamies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahamies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahamies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahamies working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahamies.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahamies has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahamies.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dezmond Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilari Rahamies's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rahamies dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Rahamies scores with a nice body kick.
Rahamies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahamies scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Rahamies. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahamies swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Drake cracks Rahamies with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rahamies tries to score with a low kick but Drake moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Rahamies's shoulder, as Rahamies tries to avoid the shot.
Rahamies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rahamies! Drake lets Rahamies back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rahamies tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies throws a lazy uppercut
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake digs a good body shot into Rahamies's ribs.
Drake throws a hook but Rahamies avoids it easily.
Rahamies lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahamies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rahamies to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahamies defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahamies. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rahamies throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Rahamies misses.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
Rahamies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Rahamies moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Drake lands.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Rahamies connects with a crisp jab.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Rahamies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Rahamies's head but Rahamies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahamies lands with a right hand.
Rahamies misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies moves away from the strike by Drake.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahamies misses the target.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
letting Rahamies counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Rahamies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Rahamies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dezmond Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dezmond Drake!
Dezmond Drake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 554 p4p, 983 weight class) and Motshan Bogachev (ranked 77 p4p, 129 weight class). Zhao's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. This should be fireworks!
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15 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Motshan Bogachev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogachev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bogachev missing with a left hand there. Zhao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Motshan Bogachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bogachev.
We've been informed that Bogachev 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhao misses the target.
Zhao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bogachev.
Zhao dodges the punch combination from Bogachev.
Zhao connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhao misses with a kick to the body.
Bogachev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zhao to score with a decent uppercut.
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged Bogachev in a clinch.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Bogachev avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
Bogachev connects with a knee to the head.
Zhao lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogachev backwards.
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!
Zhao throws a punch but it's blocked by Bogachev.
Bogachev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Bogachev controls the action.
Zhao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bogachev backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Zhao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogachev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bogachev tries a knee to the head but Zhao blocks it.
Nice body punch from Zhao - that landed with a thud.
Zhao blocking some punches.
I was talking to Zhao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhao scores with a shot to the side of Bogachev's head.
Bogachev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogachev working aggressively here.
Bogachev misses with the head strike.
Zhao scores with a hook to the body.
Zhao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted 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!
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Bogachev controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Zhao.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zhao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bogachev blocking some punches.
Zhao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bogachev is keeping busy.
Zhao scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhao.
Zhao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bogachev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogachev throws a head punch that misses.
Zhao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bogachev misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao gets through Bogachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhao blocking some punches.
Bogachev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bogachev looking to throw knees to the head but Zhao is blocking nicely.
Bogachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhao prevents a body shot from Bogachev.
Zhao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bogachev is keeping busy.
Bogachev misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhao blocks an uppercut.
Bogachev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogachev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike.
Bogachev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bogachev scores with a knee to the head.
Bogachev blocking some punches.
Zhao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bogachev looks winded!
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Bogachev avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bogachev fails to land.
Zhao scores with a shot to the side of Bogachev's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Bogachev.
A body shot lands from Zhao.
Zhao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bogachev has a couple of punches blocked by Zhao.
Zhao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogachev backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao tries to throw a body punch but Bogachev avoids it by throwing Zhao back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Zhao.
Zhao scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao lands a body shot.
Zhao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
A body shot lands from Zhao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bogachev.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Bogachev.
Bogachev misses with a knee strike.
Zhao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhao is leaning against Bogachev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zhao lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zhao.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogachev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhao cracks Bogachev with a nice body shot.
Zhao scores with a hook to the body.
Zhao lands a shot to the body.
Zhao scores with a shot to the side of Bogachev's head.
Zhao lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jian Zhao dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bogachev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bogachev looks to throw the jab but Zhao is out of range.
Zhao scoring well with a low kick there.
Bogachev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zhao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zhao connects with a leg kick.
Zhao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zhao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogachev moves away.
Jab, jab by Zhao - just one landing.
Bogachev is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhao. That's going to slow Bogachev down.
Bogachev is still on wobbly legs! Can Zhao finish him?
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogachev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogachev tests Zhao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogachev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogachev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhao.
Zhao seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zhao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bogachev's head backwards.
Zhao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bogachev throws a head kick that Zhao semi-blocks.
Zhao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogachev can do to turn this around?
Zhao takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
Bogachev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhao blocks it with crossed arms.
Bogachev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bogachev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhao's face.
Jian Zhao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bogachev is breathing heavily.
Zhao lands a hook that snaps the head of Bogachev backwards.
Zhao lands a left hand.
Bogachev misses with a knee to the head.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
Bogachev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bogachev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zhao lands a nice shot to the body.
Bogachev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhao avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bogachev.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhao lands a nice shot to the body.
Zhao scores with a shot to the side of Bogachev's head.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Bogachev controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao presses Bogachev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zhao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao prevents a body shot from Bogachev.
Bogachev misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhao.
Zhao cracks Bogachev with a nice body shot.
Zhao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhao gets through Bogachev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zhao lands a shoulder strike.
Zhao is leaning against Bogachev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zhao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bogachev backwards.
Zhao lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Zhao on the inside.
A body shot lands from Zhao.
Bogachev takes a shot to the head.
Zhao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bogachevs head.
Zhao unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bogachev! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Zhao is unloading with more strikes now! Bogachev drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Zhao!
A relieved looking Jian Zhao 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chukwu Adeoluwa (ranked 551 p4p, 873 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 36 p4p, 64 weight class). Greene comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stepdad- Eminem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chukwu Adeoluwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adeoluwa. Adeoluwa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adeoluwa lands a jab to the head.
Greene scores with a nice right hand.
Greene decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adeoluwa is refusing to be controlled, as Greene sits in half guard.
Adeoluwa manages to get to full guard.
Greene stays in close to Adeoluwa's body and controls the position.
Greene wants to control from the top but Adeoluwa keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greene maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Adeoluwa could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Greene has cracked it and Adeoluwa is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Greene!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Greene!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 259 p4p, 594 weight class) and Roman Zhdanov (ranked 34 p4p, 71 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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Zhdanov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhdanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Barboza counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Roman Zhdanov has been cut.
Barboza throws a nice looking combination but Zhdanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zhdanov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barboza lands with a shot to the body.
Barboza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Barboza misses with a right hand
and Zhdanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zhdanov checks a low kick from Barboza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhdanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhdanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhdanov scores with a leg kick.
Zhdanov 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.
Bento Barboza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza defending well as Zhdanov loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza connects with a body shot.
Zhdanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barboza on the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Barboza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barboza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhdanov.
It seemed like Zhdanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barboza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhdanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Barboza throws a leg kick but Zhdanov moved away.
Zhdanov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov moves away from the strike by Barboza.
Zhdanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barboza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zhdanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bento Barboza has been cut.
Barboza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhdanov can pounce on him.
Zhdanov checks a leg kick.
Zhdanov lands a nice shot that snaps Barboza's head back.
Zhdanov cracks Barboza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barboza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Zhdanov finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhdanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Zhdanov backs away, Barboza returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhdanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barboza looks to land a left hand but Zhdanov moved out of range nicely.
Barboza backing away here, and Zhdanov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Barboza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhdanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhdanov throws a hook but Barboza blocks it.
Zhdanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barboza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zhdanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza moves out of range as Zhdanov strikes.
Barboza misses with a double jab
and Zhdanov counters with a nice right hand that sends Barboza toppling to the canvas! Barboza scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zhdanov finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza misses with a body kick.
Zhdanov throws out a counter right but Barboza avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Barboza misses.
Zhdanov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Barboza.
Zhdanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barboza fails to land with a series of punches.
Zhdanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Zhdanov dominated that round.
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.
Oooooh!!! Zhdanov has knocked Barboza down with a huge combo! Zhdanov steps away and waves a wobbly Barboza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barboza is rocked!
Zhdanov cracks a nice hook into Barboza's ribs.
Barboza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhdanov can pounce on him.
Zhdanov throws a hook but Barboza avoids it easily.
Zhdanov lands a big right hand that sends Barboza crashing to the mat! Zhdanov stays standing though and waves Barboza back to his feet!
Oh Barboza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bento Barboza's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barboza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barboza seems to have got his legs back now.
Barboza ducks into an uppercut from Zhdanov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Zhdanov!
An out of breath Roman Zhdanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kronos Doomsday (ranked 88 p4p, 213 weight class) and Get Wet About Don (ranked 14 p4p, 30 weight class). Doomsday kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Main Theme - Doom Eternal. Get Wet About Don is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
About Don changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Doomsday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
About Don misses with a looping left.
Doomsday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doomsday with a lazy takedown attempt
and About Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
About Don on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doomsday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
About Don slips a jab from Doomsday.
About Don misses with a looping right.
About Don misses with a hook. Doomsday ducked under it nicely.
About Don jabs Doomsday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
About Don gets a double leg takedown into Doomsday's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
About Don wants to pass the guard but Doomsday is keeping the position.
Doomsday working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. About Don doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. About Don manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday keeping full guard, as About Don tries to pass.
About Don looking to improve position, pressing down on Doomsday's thigh with his hand. Doomsday seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is About Don paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! About Don's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Doomsday picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kronos Doomsday!
Kronos Doomsday 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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