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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Fury (ranked 5819 p4p, 5581 weight class) and Reinaldo Hernandez (ranked 467 p4p, 459 weight class). Tyson Fury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reinaldo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a straight left.
Fury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury is looking to clinch but Hernandez is avoiding it.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reinaldo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez works Fury's body with a nice hook.
Hernandez lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury lands the left hand.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but Fury slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Hernandez.
Fury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Fury ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Fury should have avoided that one.
Fury tries to clinch up.
Fury looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Fury blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Fury misses.
A jab from Fury finds it's way through Hernandez's defenses.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Hernandez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fury with a body shot.
Hernandez scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Hernandez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hernandez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the body.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
 Fury is rocked!
Fury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez lands a big right hand that sends Fury crashing to the mat! Hernandez stays standing though and waves Fury back to his feet!
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fury walks straight into a right hand from Hernandez - that's dropped him! Hernandez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fury from any more punishment! Fury complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reinaldo Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Gallegos (ranked 3832 p4p, 5610 weight class) and Preston Adams (ranked 378 p4p, 421 weight class). Emanuel Gallegos had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Preston Adams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gallegos, pushing him back against the cage.
Gallegos lands a left hand.
Gallegos lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallegos controlling the action here for a moment.
Gallegos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallegos catches Adams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adams darts in and clinches Gallegos up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallegos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Gallegos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Adams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallegos gets through Adams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallegos finish him?
Adams looks winded!
Gallegos breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos steps in with a hook that catches Adams right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gallegos follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Adams looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanuel Gallegos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salamanca (ranked 3970 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Michael Tavares (ranked 385 p4p, 394 weight class). Jose Salamanca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Tavares's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Salamanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Salamanca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salamanca shoots for a double leg takedown but Tavares sprawls well. He's pushed Salamanca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salamanca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salamanca looks for a takedown but Tavares sprawls well.
Salamanca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tavares.
Salamanca gets caught flat footed, as Tavares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salamanca has momentary wrist control but Tavares slips an elbow through the middle.
Tavares trying to control but Salamanca is working from the bottom.
Tavares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salamanca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamanca trying to control the position here.
Salamanca seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tavares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tavares throws a big elbow that misses.
Salamanca being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tavares shoots in and gets a takedown into Salamanca's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tavares wants to stand but Salamanca is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tavares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tavares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares looking to sit in guard and control but Salamanca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
Tavares has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salamanca wants to control from the top but Tavares keeps moving.
Tavares pulls Salamanca in close to prevent any damage.
Tavares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salamanca controls the pace.
Salamanca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Salamanca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavares keeps working.
Salamanca tries to move to full mount but Tavares actually manages to regain half guard.
Tavares kicks Salamanca off and gets back to his feet.
Salamanca tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tavares defends well and Salamanca ends up having to push Tavares into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Salamanca sets himself, and Tavares steps forward looking for the clinch! Salamanca avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salamanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salamanca is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tavares successfully pulls guard.
Tavares controlling the position.
Tavares throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tavares dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tavares misses with a hook
and Tavares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tavares gets a takedown into half guard.
Salamanca is refusing to be controlled, as Tavares sits in half guard.
Tavares not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salamanca is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tavares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tavares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tavares is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salamanca shoots in but Tavares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salamanca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tavares pinned against the cage. Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salamanca takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tavares shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tavares is working for a submission of some sort.
Tavares escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca fails with a takedown attempt.
Tavares is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Salamanca with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salamanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavares gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salamanca to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tavares is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Salamanca presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Salamanca can't get the takedown.
Salamanca looking for a takedown.
Salamanca is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tavares no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavares keeping moving, preventing Salamanca from controlling successfully.
Tavares can't keep his opponent in guard - Salamanca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Salamanca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salamanca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares is squirming around, avoiding Salamanca's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares has given up his back. Will we see Salamanca going for some submissions?
Tavares tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Tavares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Tavares.
 It looks like Jose Salamanca has been cut.
Salamanca shoots and misses
and Tavares counters with a single leg into guard. Salamanca didn't expect that.
Tavares stands up from Salamanca's guard - Tavares perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tavares shoots in looking for a takedown. Salamanca tries to sprawl out of it but Tavares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Salamanca manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Salamanca on his heels. He'll look to pass Salamanca's guard now, I'm sure.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Salamanca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tavares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salamanca looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throwing strikes from guard but Salamanca blocks nicely.
Tavares is looking to work some ground and pound but Salamanca has wrist control.
Salamanca is trying to control the position but Tavares postures up.
Salamanca looking to control but Tavares passes into half guard.
Salamanca is trying to maintain the position but Tavares is very close to passing his half guard.
Tavares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Salamanca with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tavares wants to stand up but Salamanca has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jose Salamanca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tavares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tavares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salamanca has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tavares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salamanca's head.
Tavares wants to free his trapped foot but Salamanca is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Michael Tavares has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to control the action in half guard but Salamanca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salamanca throws a looping overhand right but Tavares ducks down to avoid it.
Salamanca goes for a double leg but Tavares avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tavares continues to drive forward.
Tavares is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Salamanca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salamanca wants a takedown but no success here.
Tavares pulls guard successfully.
Salamanca works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salamanca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tavares keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavares trying to control from the bottom.
Salamanca is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tavares keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salamanca looking to control but Tavares is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
Salamanca tries to take his opponent's back but Tavares turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Salamanca trying to keep a closed guard but Tavares is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Salamanca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Tavares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tavares 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Tavares!
A very excited looking Michael Tavares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yandy Mujica (ranked 3069 p4p, 4635 weight class) and Ali Maskhadov (ranked 209 p4p, 258 weight class). Yandy Mujica 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yandy Mujica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Maskhadov!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maskhadov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mujica misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Maskhadov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mujica definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mujica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maskhadov.
Mujica looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maskhadov throws out a counter right but Mujica avoids it with no problem.
Mujica throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maskhadov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mujica misses with a looping left.
Maskhadov forces Mujica back against the cage and clinches.
Maskhadov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maskhadov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maskhadov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yandy Mujica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maskhadov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mujica doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maskhadov, as that shot connected.
Maskhadov swats away the attempt to clinch by Mujica.
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!
Mujica lands with a shot to the body.
Mujica misses with an uppercut
and Maskhadov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mujica tries to clinch but Maskhadov is having none of it.
Maskhadov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mujica connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maskhadov momentarily.
Maskhadov looks to score with a jab to the body but Mujica is just out of range.
Mujica tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maskhadov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mujica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mujica clinches up with Maskhadov and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Maskhadov on the inside.
Mujica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mujica wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maskhadov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mujica looks to score with a jab to the body but Maskhadov is just out of range.
Mujica misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Maskhadov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mujica throws a one two combo.
 It looks like Ali Maskhadov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mujica throws a combination that misses
and Maskhadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mujica scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mujica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maskhadov.
Mujica swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maskhadov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mujica tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maskhadov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maskhadov misses with a straight left.
Mujica closes the distance but Maskhadov moves to the side
enabling Maskhadov to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Mujica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maskhadov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mujica.
Mujica scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Mujica.
Mujica throws a right hand that misses
and Maskhadov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Mujica misses.
Mujica digs a good hook to Maskhadov's body.
Maskhadov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mujica had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mujica staying out of range there.
Mujica appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mujica with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mujica misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maskhadov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mujica dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maskhadov looks winded!
Mujica misses with a few strikes there.
Mujica slips under a jab from Maskhadov.
Mujica gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mujica is trying to break the clinch but Maskhadov is controlling him.
Mujica lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maskhadov backwards.
Mujica is trying to push Maskhadov away but Maskhadov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mujica misses with some punches.
Mujica lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maskhadov throws a punch but it's blocked by Mujica.
Mujica is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mujica is trying to break the clinch but Maskhadov is controlling him.
Maskhadov breaks from the clinch.
Mujica keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Mujica.
Mujica is looking to wear down Maskhadov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mujica connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maskhadov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mujica lands a jab-cross combination.
Mujica fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maskhadov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mujica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mujica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maskhadov.
Maskhadov throws out a counter right but Mujica avoids it with no problem.
Mujica lands with a hook. Maskhadov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mujica moves into the clinch successfully.
Maskhadov breaks from the clinch.
Mujica feints a jab promting Maskhadov to slip. Mujica then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maskhadov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A punch combination from Mujica misses.
Mujica takes a swing at Maskhadov's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Maskhadov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Maskhadov misses.
Mujica throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maskhadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maskhadov is looking to clinch.
Mujica has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maskhadov finds it's way round the side to connect with Mujica's head.
Mujica just misses with a punch to the body.
Mujica takes a swing at Maskhadov's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yandy Mujica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Maskhadov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Mujica.
Mujica throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maskhadov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mujica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maskhadov cracks a nice hook into Mujica's ribs.
Maskhadov scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mujica misses the target.
Mujica throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mujica misses with a double jab
and Maskhadov counters with a nice uppercut.
Mujica gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maskhadov breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Maskhadov.
Mujica falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maskhadov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mujica slips under a jab.
Mujica works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mujica tries to clinch up.
Mujica takes a swing at Maskhadov's ribcage but misses.
Mujica misses with a double jab
and Maskhadov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mujica looks to score with a jab to the body but Maskhadov is just out of range.
Mujica wants to clinch.
Maskhadov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mujica, pushing him back against the cage.
Mujica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maskhadov's elbow.
Mujica is looking to break free of the clinch but Maskhadov has double underhooks.
Mujica wants to get back to striking at distance but Maskhadov won't allow it.
Maskhadov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mujica tests Maskhadov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Mujica both land. Nice combination.
Mujica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mujica misses with a right hand
letting Maskhadov counter with a right hand.
Mujica works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mujica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maskhadov.
Mujica takes a swing at Maskhadov's ribcage but misses.
Mujica misses with a hook to the body
and Mujica takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mujica lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maskhadov backs up against the cage.
Mujica just misses with a punch to the body.
Mujica is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maskhadov can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maskhadov with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Maskhadov.
Mujica moves out of range as Maskhadov strikes.
Mujica throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Maskhadov to counter with a crisp jab.
Mujica tries to clinch but Maskhadov moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maskhadov! But no joy.
Mujica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mujica misses with a wild body shot.
Maskhadov avoids the body shot from Mujica.
Mujica lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mujica throws a shot to the body.
Mujica throws a body shot but no joy.
Mujica tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maskhadov counters with a straight right hand.
Mujica lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yandy Mujica is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Maskhadov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mujica's corner calls for a 1-2. Mujica obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mujica misses with a lunging right hand
and Maskhadov counters with a left to the body.
Maskhadov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maskhadov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mujica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maskhadov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mujica gets tackled into the cage by Maskhadov. Maskhadov maintains the clinch.
Maskhadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Mujica.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mujica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mujica has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mujica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mujica tries to break free but Maskhadov pushes him back against the cage.
Mujica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mujica looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mujica is trying to break the clinch but Maskhadov is controlling him.
Mujica can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maskhadov fails to land.
Mujica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mujica tries to circle away but Maskhadov has him pinned against the cage.
Maskhadov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maskhadov misses with a punch on the inside.
Mujica is trying to break the clinch but Maskhadov has him pressed against the cage.
Mujica takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maskhadov.
Maskhadov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maskhadov working aggressively here.
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 Yandy Mujica will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ali Maskhadov's cut.
That's time! Mujica's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Mujica fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali Maskhadov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Mujica does no damage.
Mujica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maskhadov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mujica scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maskhadov doesn't seem bothered though.
Maskhadov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mujica.
Maskhadov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maskhadov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mujica manages to avoid it.
Maskhadov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mujica moves away.
Mujica rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maskhadov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yandy Mujica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mujica tries to clinch up
and Maskhadov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mujica tries to clinch up but Maskhadov circles away and keeps his distance.
Mujica bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maskhadov's head backwards.
Mujica misses with an uppercut
and Maskhadov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maskhadov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mujica staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mujica clinches with his opponent.
Mujica has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mujica has had enough of the clinch but Maskhadov keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Mujica.
Mujica swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maskhadov keeps control of Mujica as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mujica wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mujica tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maskhadov working aggressively here.
A short left from Maskhadov.
Maskhadov blocks an uppercut.
Mujica blocking some punches.
Mujica misses with some punches.
Maskhadov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maskhadov fails to land.
Maskhadov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mujica cracks Maskhadov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mujica fails to land with a series of punches.
Mujica takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mujica throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maskhadov counters with a stiff 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!
Mujica scores with a hook to the body. Maskhadov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mujica doesn't manage to clinch there - Maskhadov circles away.
Mujica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mujica lands with an uppercut that bounces Maskhadov off the cage and back into range.
Maskhadov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mujica misses with a body shot.
Mujica misses the jab.
Mujica ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mujica throws a body punch but Maskhadov moves out of range.
Mujica misses with a body shot.
Mujica is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mujica misses with a hook
and Maskhadov counters with a stiff right hand.
Maskhadov staying out of range there.
Mujica throws the left hand but Maskhadov avoids the punch easily.
Mujica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mujica tries to clinch
and Maskhadov counters with a nice uppercut.
Mujica wants to clinch up but Maskhadov keeps it at a distance.
Maskhadov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maskhadov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mujica lands a right hook to the body.
Mujica fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mujica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mujica forces Maskhadov back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Maskhadov.
Maskhadov scores with a shot to the side of Mujica's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mujica wants to break free but Maskhadov has control.
Maskhadov keeps control of Mujica as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maskhadov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yandy Mujica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mujica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yandy Mujica has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mujica is trying to break the clinch but Maskhadov is controlling him.
Mujica tries a body shot but Maskhadov blocks it.
Mujica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mujica lands with a light punch inside.
Maskhadov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mujica connects with the punch.
Maskhadov tries to move into range but Mujica moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maskhadov moves away from the strike by Mujica.
Maskhadov misses the shot to the body.
Mujica throws a sloppy body shot
and Maskhadov counters with a nice body shot.
Maskhadov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mujica rushes Maskhadov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yandy Mujica.
Well Mujica has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yandy Mujica!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joker Belingon (ranked 2720 p4p, 5647 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 194 p4p, 296 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Musashi's choice of entrance music: tajiri theme. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joker Belingon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi has managed to clinch.
Musashi lands with a left to the head.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
Musashi lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belingon.
Belingon blocking some punches.
Belingon can't break the clinch.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Belingon.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belingon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belingon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Belingon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belingon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Belingon.
Belingon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belingon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belingon swats away the attempt to clinch by Musashi.
Musashi tries to clinch up.
Musashi instigates a clinch.
Belingon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Belingon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belingon.
A short uppercut from Belingon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Belingon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belingon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belingon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belingon blocks an uppercut.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Belingon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belingon blocks an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belingon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Belingon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belingon blocking some punches.
Belingon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Musashi moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Musashi.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Belingon manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belingon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belingon misses with a hook.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Belingon.
Musashi tries to clinch but Belingon is having none of it.
Belingon lands with a nice body punch.
Belingon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Belingon circles away.
Belingon tries to counter by clinching up but Musashi breaks away and moves out of range.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Belingon circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi rushes Belingon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belingon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Musashi lands a left hand.
Belingon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belingon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belingon misses with some punches.
Musashi lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belingon is trying to push Musashi away but Musashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belingon misses with a punch on the inside.
Belingon blocks an uppercut.
Belingon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belingon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belingon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Musashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belingon digs a good body shot into Musashi's ribs.
Belingon misses with a wild body shot.
Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Belingon has had enough of the clinch but Musashi keeps him there for the moment.
Belingon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belingon tries to circle away but Musashi has him pinned against the cage.
Musashi has Belingon pressed against the cage, preventing Belingon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belingon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belingon.
Belingon blocks an uppercut.
Belingon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musashi misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belingon blocks an uppercut.
Musashi keeps control of Belingon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belingon breaks the clinch.
Belingon is looking to wear down Musashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Musashi scores with a shot to the side of Belingon's head.
Musashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belingon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belingon breaks the clinch.
Belingon tries to keep at a distance but Musashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Belingon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Belingon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Musashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Belingon.
Musashi prevents Belingon from breaking the clinch.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi 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.
Musashi pushes Belingon up against the cage in a clinch.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belingon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Belingon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belingon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Musashi tries to clinch up.
Belingon misses the shot to the body.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Belingon circles away.
Belingon keeps the fight on the outside.
Musashi gets a clinch.
Belingon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belingon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belingon pushes Musashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Belingon.
Belingon blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belingon.
Musashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belingon backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Musashi fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belingon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belingon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joker Belingon is winning the standup battle so far.
Belingon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Musashi.
Musashi has closed the distance and engaged Belingon in a clinch.
Belingon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belingon drops Musashi with a naaaaasty hook - Musashi is in real trouble here! Belingon dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joker Belingon!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Strauss (ranked 2732 p4p, 2535 weight class) and Fireball Pacio (ranked 187 p4p, 171 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fireball Pacio!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacio throws a hook but Strauss blocks it.
Pacio misses with a wild combination.
Pacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a straight right hand.
Strauss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacio.
Pacio misses with a straight right.
Pacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacio staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pacio! But no joy.
Strauss seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Strauss connects with a body shot that sends Pacio's belly button to the back.
Strauss looks to throw the jab but Pacio is out of range.
Pacio throws a nice looking combination but Strauss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Pacio.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pacio.
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!
Pacio misses with a hook.
Strauss wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Strauss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pacio.
Pacio takes one on the button.
Pacio throws a jab when Strauss was well out of range.
Pacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacio throws a series of punches but Strauss moves out of range.
Strauss ducks under a wild hook from Pacio.
Strauss is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pacio.
Pacio swinging wildly here.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strauss momentarily.
Pacio throws an overhand right that lands on Strauss's shoulder, as Strauss tries to avoid the shot.
Pacio throws a poor cross that misses
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss closes the distance and clinches.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pacio.
Pacio blocking some punches.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Pacio controls the action.
Pacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacio loads up on a big right hand but Strauss slips the punch.
No joy there for Pacio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss darts in and clinches Pacio up against the cage.
Strauss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacio or not.
Pacio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pacio backwards.
Strauss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pacio is trying to force a seperation but Strauss has the dominant position.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss can't find room to land a body shot as Pacio controls the action.
Strauss has Pacio pressed against the cage, preventing Pacio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Strauss.
Pacio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strauss clobbers Pacio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strauss gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fireball Pacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pacios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Strauss does it's job there.
Pacio is rocked!
Strauss lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pacio falls backwards - clearly groggy! Strauss dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Strauss!
An out of breath Leopold Strauss 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Jacobson (ranked 2689 p4p, 3340 weight class) and Raymond Washington (ranked 289 p4p, 338 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Washington!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington moves away from the strike by Jacobson.
A nice side step and Washington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Washington slips under a jab.
Washington lands a nice shot that snaps Jacobson's head back.
Washington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Raymond Washington has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Jacobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobson cracks a nice hook into Washington's ribs.
Jacobson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Jacobson throws out a loose jab but Washington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Washington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Washington misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Jacobson misses the target.
Jacobson slips a jab from Washington.
Washington moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Marshall Jacobson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington throws a hook but Jacobson avoids it easily.
A cross from Jacobson lands.
Jacobson scores with a jab.
Jacobson throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jacobson looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Jacobson throwing a counter right hand but Washington manages to avoid it.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacobson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Washington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Washington.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacobson's head.
Nice shot by Jacobson.
Washington misses with a straight left.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jacobson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jacobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raymond Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Jacobson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacobson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Jacobson moves away and avoids it.
Jacobson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That has opened up Raymond Washington's cut even more.
A jab from Jacobson misses.
Jacobson throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacobson.
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!
Washington misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobson tests Washington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Washington swinging wildly here.
Jacobson is looking to counter punch.
Jacobson missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Washington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacobson scores with a nice head shot.
Washington throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Jacobson misses.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobson is just out of range.
Jacobson works the jab nicely.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington misses with a straight right.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Washington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacobson slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
A jab from Jacobson does it's job there.
The cut above Raymond Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jacobson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Washington looks winded!
Jab from Jacobson.
Jacobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Washington tries to move into range but Jacobson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Washington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raymond Washington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Washington leaves his chin hanging out and Jacobson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Washington crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Jacobson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Smith (ranked 3320 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Lionheart Kingdad (ranked 352 p4p, 331 weight class). Charles Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lionheart Kingdad's chin.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lionheart Kingdad!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingdad. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingdad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kingdad lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Kingdad loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Kingdad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kingdad loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Kingdad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kingdad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kingdad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Kingdad misses its intended target.
Kingdad throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Kingdad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
As Kingdad tries to get set, Smith tries to push him back and clinch up but Kingdad manages to avoid the attempt.
Smith slips a straight right by Kingdad.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Kingdad.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Kingdad.
A jab from Kingdad misses.
Smith is looking for a counter combo.
Kingdad looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingdad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingdad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kingdad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kingdad throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Kingdad throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingdad loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Kingdad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kingdad misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Kingdad misses with a straight right.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Kingdad's belly button to the back.
Kingdad misses with a body shot.
Kingdad misses with a straight right.
Kingdad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kingdad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kingdad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingdad throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kingdad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Kingdad in a clinch.
Smith keeps control of Kingdad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingdad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Smith.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingdad is rocked!
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kingdad is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a big right hand that drops Kingdad! The killer instinct kicks in and Smith finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Smith!
Charles Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lindsey Wofford (ranked 3277 p4p, 2832 weight class) and Beltran Salvatierra (ranked 223 p4p, 203 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lindsey Wofford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beltran Salvatierra!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wofford cracks Salvatierra with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Salvatierra misses.
Wofford swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wofford scores with a jab. Salvatierra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Salvatierra tries to clinch but Wofford is having none of it.
Wofford seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Salvatierra lands a glancing blow to the side of Wofford's head.
Salvatierra throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wofford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvatierra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wofford.
Salvatierra throws a right hand that misses
and Wofford counters with a crisp right that sends Salvatierra to the canvas! Wofford follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lindsey Wofford!
A very excited looking Lindsey Wofford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 1548 p4p, 2671 weight class) and Takashi Morimoto (ranked 218 p4p, 339 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takashi Morimoto!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Morimoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drago appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drago definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morimoto.
Drago half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Morimoto.
Morimoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drago gets double underhooks and turns Morimoto into the cage.
Morimoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morimoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Morimoto moves out of range easily.
Morimoto darts in looking for a takedown but Drago gets double underhooks and turns Morimoto into the cage.
Drago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morimoto on the side of the head.
Morimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morimoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morimoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morimoto thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morimoto winds up and cracks Drago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drago trying to control here.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morimoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morimoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drago trying to hold on to Morimoto's head to control him but Morimoto postures up.
Drago pushes Morimoto off looking to stand but Morimoto dives back in and keeps control.
Drago trying to control here.
Morimoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
Morimoto drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Drago has hold of Morimoto's hands but Morimoto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Morimoto controlling the action here.
Morimoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drago wants to get back to his feet.
Morimoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morimoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morimoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morimoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Morimoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drago pushes Morimoto off looking to stand but Morimoto dives back in and keeps control.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morimoto is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Drago is trying to stand up here but Morimoto is controlling him well.
Morimoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morimoto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drago taking some punishment here, with Morimoto in his half guard.
Morimoto working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Morimoto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morimoto working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morimoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morimoto lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Morimoto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Morimoto shoots in.
Drago swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
Drago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morimoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Morimoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morimoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morimoto working over Drago with some ground and pound. Drago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morimoto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morimoto lands strikes from half guard.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morimoto slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
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!
Drago is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimoto slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Drago throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Morimoto is thwarting Drago's attempts to control the position.
Morimoto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morimoto working Drago over with strikes.
Morimoto working Drago over with strikes.
Morimoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morimoto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morimoto drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Morimoto stops Drago from getting back to his feet.
Morimoto is keen to just control but Drago is a slippery customer.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
We've been informed that Morimoto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Morimoto connects with a nice short shot to Drago's temple.
Morimoto works his way into side control.
Morimoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drago to see if he's OK.
Morimoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drago down.
Morimoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Drago is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morimoto in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Drago looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Morimoto turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Morimoto!
Takashi Morimoto is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Takashi Morimoto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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