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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moshe Banks (ranked 25094 p4p, 25038 weight class) and Radu Romanescu (ranked 404 p4p, 354 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Radu Romanescu enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moshe Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radu Romanescu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks slips a straight right by Romanescu.
Romanescu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romanescu cracks Banks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Romanescu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Banks to stand back up!
 Banks is rocked!
Banks walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Romanescu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Radu Romanescu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 18084 p4p, 4317 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (ranked 334 p4p, 222 weight class). Papadopoulos's entrance music is Lil Uzi Vert - That's A Rack. A fine choice. Avraam Papadopoulos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rikkard Hanson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a takedown
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Papadopoulos.
Hanson tries to score a body lock takedown but Papadopoulos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Hanson wants to take the fight to the mat but Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hanson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos is pushing Hanson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Papadopoulos lands a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadopoulos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Hanson is trying to trip Papadopoulos. He has hold of a leg but Papadopoulos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hanson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Papadopoulos has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hanson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Papadopoulos sprawls well. He's pushed Hanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hanson looks winded!
Papadopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Papadopoulos - just one landing.
Hanson moves to clinch but Papadopoulos breaks away
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papadopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papadopoulos thuds his right hand into Hanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Papadopoulos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hanson at a distance.
Papadopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rikkard Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Papadopoulos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Papadopoulos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos jabs Hanson right on the nose. Hanson blinks but takes it well.
Papadopoulos feints and then cracks Hanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hanson down.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Papadopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanson's sensitive parts.
Hanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papadopoulos to score with a decent uppercut.
Hanson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Papadopoulos pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanson wants to clinch but Papadopoulos slips to the side
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanson's knee momentarily.
Papadopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Papadopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Avraam Papadopoulos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papadopoulos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanson momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papadopoulos.
Hanson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos obviously looking to wear him down.
Papadopoulos lunges at Hanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanson's hand.
Hanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Papadopoulos lands with a good body shot.
Hanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Papadopoulos. That's going to slow Hanson down.
Papadopoulos with a hook.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Papadopoulos throws a series of strikes that have Hanson backpedaling.
A slapping leg kick lands for Papadopoulos.
The crowd cheers as Papadopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanson doesn't seem phased though.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papadopoulos with a jab.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
Hanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Hanson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanson wants to clinch
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos works Hanson's body with a nice hook.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Papadopoulos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos lands a right hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Hanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Papadopoulos!
Papadopoulos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Papadopoulos lands a slapping body shot.
Hanson 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.
Papadopoulos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Papadopoulos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Papadopoulos manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hanson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos avoiding damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
Papadopoulos gets underhooks to prevent Hanson's takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Papadopoulos lands with a left to the head.
Hanson is trying to drag Papadopoulos to the mat but Papadopoulos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Papadopoulos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Papadopoulos avoiding damage.
Papadopoulos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanson being controlled against the cage.
Papadopoulos stalling.
Papadopoulos prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos breaks from the clinch.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
Papadopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos cracks a nice hook into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Papadopoulos counters with a good low kick that Hanson was not able to check.
Papadopoulos dips to his left and cracks Hanson with an uppercut!
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Papadopoulos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body. Hanson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Papadopoulos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papadopoulos lands with a right hand.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papadopoulos, as that shot connected.
Hanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hanson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
Hanson fails with the takedown
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanson off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos punishes Hanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papadopoulos works Hanson's body with a nice hook.
Papadopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Papadopoulos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos lands with a hook. Hanson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanson in his tracks.
Hanson 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.
The crowd cheers as Papadopoulos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanson doesn't seem phased though.
Papadopoulos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Papadopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Papadopoulos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos with the inside leg kick.
Hanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanson shoots in for a double leg but Papadopoulos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Papadopoulos.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Papadopoulos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos lands a slapping body shot.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanson 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.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind Hanson 's knee.
Papadopoulos lands with a good body shot.
Rikkard Hanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos connects with a crisp jab.
Papadopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Papadopoulos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papadopoulos wants it to stay on the feet.
Papadopoulos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense.
Hanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Papadopoulos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice leg kick from Papadopoulos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanson looks to clinch
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown.
Papadopoulos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanson wants to clinch
and Papadopoulos counters with a left to the body.
Papadopoulos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos obviously looking to wear him down.
Papadopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanson doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to Hanson's midsection.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a left to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Papadopoulos, which made it look bad.
Papadopoulos jabs Hanson right on the nose. Hanson blinks but takes it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanson off the cage and back into range.
Papadopoulos thuds his right hand into Hanson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Papadopoulos with the inside leg kick.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos thumps Hanson with a low kick.
Papadopoulos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hanson on the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos 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.
Hanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Papadopoulos's waist but Papadopoulos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanson off to one side.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Papadopoulos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanson somewhat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a good cross that connects.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Papadopoulos tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos cracks Hanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos lands with an uppercut that bounces Hanson off the cage and back into range.
Hanson moves forwards but Papadopoulos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Hanson moves in looking to clinch but Papadopoulos pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Papadopoulos.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a series of strikes. Hanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Papadopoulos connects with a single shot there.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papadopoulos tries to sprawl but Hanson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hanson is looking to stall here but Papadopoulos recovers full guard.
Papadopoulos managing to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanson forces his way into half guard.
Papadopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanson can do to turn this around?
Hanson stands up and beckons Papadopoulos to join him on the feet.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Papadopoulos jabs Hanson right on the nose. Hanson blinks but takes it well.
Hanson tries to clinch but Papadopoulos moves away
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Papadopoulos's half guard.
Papadopoulos pushes Hanson off and gets back to his feet.
Papadopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanson.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadopoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos lands with a nice body punch.
Papadopoulos connects with a right hand. Hanson shakes it off.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Hanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papadopoulos.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Nice straight punches there by Papadopoulos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a right hook to the body.
Hanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanson tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
Papadopoulos lands a nice shot that snaps Hanson's head back.
Hanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Hanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanson wants to clinch
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos scores with a leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanson on the side of the head.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Papadopoulos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Hanson. Hanson maintains the clinch.
Papadopoulos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Papadopoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Papadopoulos pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papadopoulos sprawls well. Papadopoulos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a low kick, right behind Hanson 's knee.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook.
Papadopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Papadopoulos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Papadopoulos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Papadopoulos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanson dives in and scores a takedown into Papadopoulos's guard.
Papadopoulos pushes Hanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Papadopoulos with a nice cross.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papadopoulos sprawls well. Papadopoulos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
As Hanson looks to move away, Papadopoulos throws a big counter combo but Hanson just gets out of the way.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
Hanson looks to clinch
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Papadopoulos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Papadopoulos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Papadopoulos explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hanson darts in and clinches Papadopoulos up against the cage.
Hanson swings wildly with an uppercut but Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Papadopoulos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Papadopoulos stops a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Come on Papadopoulos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Papadopoulos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos effectively controlling the action here.
Papadopoulos stops a takedown attempt from Hanson.
Papadopoulos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Papadopoulos controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Avraam Papadopoulos.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papadopoulos lands a head shot.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanson fails with the takedown.
A low kick lands for Papadopoulos.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos lands with an overhand left.
Papadopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Papadopoulos to score with a decent uppercut.
Papadopoulos scores with a nice strike.
Papadopoulos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hanson.
Papadopoulos stuffs the takedown.
Papadopoulos cracks a nice hook into Hanson's ribs.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanson moves into range and clinches up with Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos is pressed up against the cage. Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Papadopoulos down to the mat. Papadopoulos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos clearly takes that round.
That's time! Papadopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Papadopoulos clobbers Hanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos lands a head shot.
Hanson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Papadopoulos defends well and Hanson ends up having to push Papadopoulos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Papadopoulos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Hanson needs to keep his hands up - Papadopoulos had a free shot at his head there.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Papadopoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hanson's head backwards.
Papadopoulos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Papadopoulos lands with an overhand left.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Papadopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Papadopoulos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanson's sensitive parts.
Hanson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Papadopoulos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Papadopoulos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanson dives in and scores a takedown into Papadopoulos's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Papadopoulos holds on and takes a little breather.
Hanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papadopoulos is keeping the position for now.
Hanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hanson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Papadopoulos pulls Hanson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hanson stopping the sweep attempt from Papadopoulos.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but Hanson avoids it.
Hanson dives in and grabs Papadopoulos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos pushes down on Hanson's head and hops out.
Papadopoulos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos gets caught flat footed, as Hanson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Papadopoulos pushes Hanson off and gets back to his feet.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Papadopoulos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos misses with a two punch combination.
Hanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanson blocks a leg kick.
Papadopoulos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Papadopoulos pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Papadopoulos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Papadopoulos cracks a nice hook into Hanson's ribs.
Papadopoulos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Papadopoulos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanson's knee momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the body.
Hanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papadopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick from Papadopoulos, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papadopoulos.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos works Hanson's body with a nice hook.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Papadopoulos throws a series of strikes that have Hanson backpedaling.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanson throws a leg kick but Papadopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but Papadopoulos shows good takedown defense.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hanson has managed to clinch.
Hanson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Papadopoulos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Papadopoulos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos lands a jab to the head.
Hanson throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with an inside leg kick.
Hanson walks into a stiff left hand from Papadopoulos.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hanson drops his hands momentarily and Papadopoulos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Papadopoulos.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with an inside leg kick.
Hanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab, jab by Papadopoulos - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Hanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanson tries to clinch
and Papadopoulos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Papadopoulos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Papadopoulos.
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Papadopoulos tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Papadopoulos to the ground. Papadopoulos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avraam Papadopoulos had his way with Rikkard Hanson in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Papadopoulos. No joy for Hanson on that attempt.
Hanson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Papadopoulos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Papadopoulos lands a nice looking body shot.
Papadopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanson.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos jabs Hanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hanson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Papadopoulos cracks Hanson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Papadopoulos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanson.
Hanson 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.
Papadopoulos lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Papadopoulos circles away easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Papadopoulos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanson tries to clinch up.
Hanson tries to clinch up
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Papadopoulos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanson has his takedown stuffed
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a two punch combo.
Papadopoulos tests Hanson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Papadopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Papadopoulos jabs Hanson right on the nose. Hanson blinks but takes it well.
Hanson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Papadopoulos defends it nicely.
Papadopoulos half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Papadopoulos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papadopoulos lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanson's head.
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hanson thinking.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanson has time to react.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a takedown
and Hanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papadopoulos jabs at Hanson's body.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
Papadopoulos lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos lands with a straight right. Hanson didn't see that one coming.
Hanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Papadopoulos sprawls well.
Hanson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Papadopoulos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanson walks into a stiff left hand from Papadopoulos.
Hanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Hanson off balance momentarily.
Hanson closes the distance but Papadopoulos moves to the side
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.
Papadopoulos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Papadopoulos. No joy for Hanson on that attempt.
Papadopoulos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hanson walks into a left hand.
Papadopoulos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Papadopoulos throws a good cross that connects.
Hanson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Papadopoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hanson scrambles back to his feet.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Papadopoulos sprawls well. Papadopoulos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Papadopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanson tries to clinch up.
Hanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Papadopoulos tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Papadopoulos pinned against the cage. Papadopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos works the jab nicely.
Hanson shoots and misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab lands there for Papadopoulos.
Hanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick that knocks Hanson off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Papadopoulos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Papadopoulos lands with an overhand left.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Papadopoulos.
Hanson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hanson with a poor takedown
and Papadopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Papadopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Rikkard Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papadopoulos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hanson on the side of the head.
Hanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
Hanson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Papadopoulos as Hanson shoots in.
Papadopoulos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papadopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Papadopoulos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos lands with a shot to the body.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a thumping low kick.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
Hanson misses with a left hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papadopoulos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Papadopoulos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
Papadopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanson is just out of range.
Hanson swinging wildly here.
Hanson with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avraam Papadopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Papadopoulos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:41
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:42
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
In his post fight interview, Avraam Papadopoulos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ogga Booga (ranked 5688 p4p, 5425 weight class) and Jerkmeoff Nurmagomedov (ranked 228 p4p, 289 weight class). Jerkmeoff Nurmagomedov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ogga Booga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerkmeoff Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booga throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Booga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmagomedov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nurmagomedov throws the kick towards the body but Booga avoids it.
Booga seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Booga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nurmagomedov counters by clinching up.
Booga is trying to break the clinch but Nurmagomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Nurmagomedov has Booga pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nurmagomedov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Booga tumbling to the mat - Nurmagomedov dives into Booga's guard.
Booga wants to stand but Nurmagomedov is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Booga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nurmagomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Booga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Booga's brow.
Booga is looking to stand up but Nurmagomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Nurmagomedov drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Nurmagomedov as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Booga screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Nurmagomedov! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jerkmeoff Nurmagomedov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lindsey (ranked 5554 p4p, 4430 weight class) and Janis Beluna (ranked 299 p4p, 226 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Lindsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janis Beluna!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindsey rushes Beluna and presses him up against the cage.
Lindsey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Beluna is defending well.
Lindsey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Beluna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lindsey stands up.
Lindsey throws a series of punches but Beluna moves out of range.
Lindsey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beluna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lindsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindsey misses with a body kick.
Beluna has his takedown stuffed
and Lindsey counters with a straight right hand.
Beluna looks winded!
Beluna closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindsey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beluna after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Lindsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindsey pushes Beluna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lindsey trying to control the position but instead, Beluna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindsey into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey tries to break free but Beluna pushes him back against the cage.
Lindsey lands a nice knee to the body.
Lindsey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lindsey has Beluna pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lindsey pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beluna tumbling to the mat - Lindsey dives into Beluna's guard.
Beluna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lindsey.
Lindsey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beluna is proving hard to escape from.
Lindsey wants to control from the top but Beluna keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lindsey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Beluna's guard.
Lindsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Beluna is retaining full guard.
Beluna is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lindsey defends well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lindsey moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lindsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beluna keeping moving, preventing Lindsey from controlling successfully.
Lindsey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beluna working for submissions but it's allowed Lindsey to get to half guard.
Lindsey wants to take a breather but Beluna is having none of it.
Lindsey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindsey trying to control but Beluna is having none of it.
Lindsey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lindsey tries to control but Beluna wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey lands a big elbow.
Lindsey trying to control but Beluna is having none of it.
Lindsey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lindsey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey content just to control the position here.
Lindsey working for a submission but Beluna is keeping him at bay.
Lindsey trying to control but Beluna is having none of it.
Beluna is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey dominating with strikes here.
Lindsey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beluna looks a forlorn figure.
Lindsey tries to control but Beluna wriggling away.
Lindsey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lindsey swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trevor Lindsey!
Trevor Lindsey bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalevelis Kalvis (ranked 5307 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Royce Gracioao (ranked 280 p4p, 258 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevelis Kalvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracioao!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracioao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gracioao has eaten all the pies!
Kalvis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Royce Gracioao has been cut.
Kalvis drops Gracioao with a huge uppercut! Gracioao drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kalvis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevelis Kalvis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Cubano (ranked 5555 p4p, 3740 weight class) and Darvo Cett (ranked 300 p4p, 182 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Cubano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darvo Cett!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubano misses with an uppercut
and Cett counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Raul Cubano has been cut.
Cett digs a good hook to Cubano's body.
Cett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cubano pushes Cett up against the cage in a clinch.
Cubano lands an uppercut.
Cett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cubano misses with the head strike.
Cett breaks the clinch.
Cubano throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubano misses with an uppercut.
Cett fails with the takedown.
Cubano throws a hook to the side of Cett's head but Cett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubano misses the shot to the body.
Cett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cubano swings for the body but Cett moves out of range.
Cubano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cett under the eye.
Cubano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cett counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cubano.
Cett wants to counter the offense by Cubano and move into the clinch position.
Cubano throws a poor cross that misses
and Cett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cubano walks into a straight right hand from Cett.
Cubano misses with a wild body shot.
Cett slips a jab from Cubano.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cubano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cubano has a couple of punches blocked by Cett.
Cett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cubano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cubano tries to break the clinch but Cett is controlling the position.
Cubano misses with the head strike.
Cubano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cubano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cubano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cubano throws a head punch that misses.
Cett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raul Cubano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cubano.
Cett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cubano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raul Cubano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubano throws a right hand that misses
and Cett counters with a big right hand! Oh Cubano is in trouble here! Cett follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darvo Cett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Carlos (ranked 3675 p4p, 3838 weight class) and Ronald Ranger (ranked 186 p4p, 193 weight class). Roberto Carlos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Ranger!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos tries to work over Ranger's front leg with a kick but Ranger checks it.
Ranger blocks a low kick nicely.
Carlos tries to sprawl but Ranger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Ranger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ranger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Carlos is defending against the submission attempts here by Ranger.
Carlos actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos wants to get back to full guard.
Ranger works his way into side control.
Ranger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carlos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos wants to improve his position but Ranger is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ranger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carlos is looking to improve his position.
Ranger is looking for a kimura but Carlos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ranger to get the leverage.
Ranger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carlos tries to get to full guard but Ranger has control of the leg.
Ranger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carlos wants to control but Ranger is keeping busy.
Carlos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlos tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is defending against the submission attempts here by Ranger.
Ranger is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ranger is keen to just control but Carlos is a slippery customer.
Carlos is pressing down on Ranger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ranger won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Ranger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carlos 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranger trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ranger advances position into side control!
Carlos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ranger off and has taken his back!
Carlos scores with strikes from the back.
It looks like Ronald Ranger has been cut.
Carlos lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Ronald Ranger's cut even more.
Ranger rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ranger is trying to control but can't.
Ranger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ranger.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Ranger's brow.
Carlos lands a couple of elbows.
The cut above Ronald Ranger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ronald Ranger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Carlos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finn Heavensent (ranked 2817 p4p, 5502 weight class) and Dima Milosevich (ranked 145 p4p, 295 weight class). Finn Heavensent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finn Heavensent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dima Milosevich!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavensent throws the left hand but Milosevich avoids the punch easily.
Milosevich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Milosevich lands with an uppercut that bounces Heavensent off the cage and back into range.
Heavensent fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Milosevich to the ground. Heavensent is now in Milosevich's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Heavensent preventing the sweep.
Heavensent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milosevich is keeping the position for now.
Heavensent wants to stand but Milosevich has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Milosevich keeping moving, preventing Heavensent from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milosevich controlling the position.
Heavensent is looking to pass into half guard but Milosevich pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Milosevich is in guard.
Heavensent could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevich wants to stand but Heavensent is controlling his posture from full guard.
Heavensent is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Milosevich is looking to stand up but Heavensent won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Milosevich there.
Jab from Milosevich.
Heavensent is breathing heavily.
Heavensent moves forwards but Milosevich connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Milosevich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dima Milosevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavensent fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Milosevich.
Milosevich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heavensent at a distance.
Milosevich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heavensent has time to react.
Milosevich scores with a shot 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!
Milosevich punishes Heavensent's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Milosevich.
Milosevich scores with a hook to the body. Heavensent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Milosevich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heavensent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Milosevich scores with a hook.
Heavensent is rocked!
Milosevich scores with a shot to the body.
Milosevich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Heavensent fails with the takedown.
Dima Milosevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milosevich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Heavensent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milosevich cracks Heavensent with a left hook right on the temple and Heavensent goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Milosevich lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Heavensent is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dima Milosevich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Meza (ranked 3058 p4p, 3914 weight class) and Paddy O Taybel (ranked 159 p4p, 196 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Meza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy O Taybel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from O Taybel. Meza does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Meza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Taybel scores with a nice head shot.
Meza moves out of range as O Taybel strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Meza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Taybel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Taybel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meza blocks a jab.
Meza ducks under a wild hook from O Taybel.
A left lands for O Taybel.
Meza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Taybel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Taybel.
O Taybel lands with an uppercut that bounces Meza off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Meza misses the target.
O Taybel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Taybel.
A counter left hand to the body from Meza misses its target.
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!
O Taybel clobbers Meza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Meza misses.
O Taybel cracks Meza with a good jab.
O Taybel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Paddy O Taybel has been cut.
Meza throws a body punch but O Taybel moves out of range.
O Taybel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Taybel scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - O Taybel coming out on top.
Nice straight punches there by O Taybel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Taybel.
O Taybel lands with a hook. Meza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Taybel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Taybel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meza. O Taybel does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Taybel with a hook.
Meza walks into a stiff left hand from O Taybel.
Meza throws an overhand right that lands on O Taybel's shoulder, as O Taybel tries to avoid the shot.
O Taybel defending well as Meza loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Meza misses.
O Taybel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Taybel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
O Taybel lands with an overhand left.
O Taybel misses the shot to the body.
Meza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from O Taybel does it's job there.
Meza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by O Taybel there.
O Taybel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meza had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Meza swings for the body but O Taybel moves out of range.
A big right from Meza misses.
O Taybel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Taybel misses with a wild body shot.
O Taybel swings for the body but Meza moves out of range.
O Taybel slips a straight right by Meza.
O Taybel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Taybel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Taybel.
O Taybel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Taybel clobbers Meza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meza slips a jab from O Taybel.
O Taybel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Taybel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like O Taybel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meza misses with a wild body shot.
O Taybel connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meza tries to move into range but O Taybel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like O Taybel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meza looks to score with a jab to the body but O Taybel is just out of range.
Meza misses with a looping left.
O Taybel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Taybel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Meza misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Taybel, as that shot connected.
O Taybel looks to throw the jab but Meza is out of range.
Meza is looking to counter punch.
Meza throws a body shot but no joy.
O Taybel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meza.
O Taybel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meza is really struggling to find his range with his punches. O Taybel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Meza staying out of range there.
O Taybel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meza.
Meza throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meza throws a looping overhand right but O Taybel ducks down to avoid it.
Meza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Taybel manages to avoid it.
Meza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Taybel was well out of range. Poor timing from Meza.
Meza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Taybel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meza in his tracks.
O Taybel staying out of range there.
Meza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
O Taybel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Taybel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Taybel scores with a jab. Meza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Taybel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Taybel scores with a nice strike.
O Taybel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meza takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Taybel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meza.
Nice cross by O Taybel.
O Taybel throws a lazy right hand but Meza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by O Taybel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Taybel.
O Taybel ducks under a wild hook from Meza.
A swing and a miss from O Taybel.
Nice straight punches there by O Taybel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Taybel.
O Taybel moves away from the strike by Meza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Taybel jabs at Meza's body.
A big right from O Taybel misses.
O Taybel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Taybel slips under a jab from Meza.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Taybel! But no joy.
Meza walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Taybel lands a jab to the head.
Meza misses with an uppercut. O Taybel saw that one coming.
O Taybel thuds his right hand into Meza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
O Taybel swings for the body but Meza moves out of range.
O Taybel defending well as Meza loads up on a big left hand.
O Taybel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meza cracks O Taybel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meza thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Taybel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Taybel catches Meza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been informed that O Taybel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
O Taybel just misses with a punch to the body.
Meza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Taybel manages to avoid it.
O Taybel scores with a decent looking hook.
O Taybel lands a right hook to the body.
Meza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Taybel throws a looping overhand right but Meza ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Meza was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Taybel.
O Taybel misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meza moves away from the strike by O Taybel.
Meza throws a shot from downtown. O Taybel moves away and avoids it.
Meza drops his hands momentarily and O Taybel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Taybel throws a body shot but no joy.
Meza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Taybel clobbers Meza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Meza misses with a hook.
O Taybel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meza.
O Taybel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Taybel. Meza does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Taybel scores with a nice right hand.
O Taybel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Taybel throws out the jab.
Meza misses with a hook. O Taybel ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for O Taybel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from O Taybel.
Meza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meza throws a jab but it's blocked by O Taybel.
O Taybel moves away from the strike by Meza.
Meza moves away from the strike by O Taybel.
Meza throws a big shot that misses.
O Taybel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Taybel.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Taybel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Meza misses the target.
Meza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Taybel lands with a right hand.
O Taybel lands with a good body shot.
Meza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Taybel moves away.
Meza throws a jab but it's blocked by O Taybel.
O Taybel throws a lazy right hand but Meza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Taybel scores with a decent looking hook.
Meza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Meza missing with a left hand there. O Taybel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Taybel moves out of range of the strikes.
Meza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Taybel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Taybel connects with the punch.
O Taybel defending well as Meza loads up on a big left hand.
O Taybel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Taybel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meza's head backwards.
Meza missing with a left hand there. O Taybel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meza throws a hook but O Taybel blocks it.
Meza throws an overhand right that lands on O Taybel's shoulder, as O Taybel tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from O Taybel misses.
O Taybel moves out of range of the strikes.
Meza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Taybel was well out of range. Poor timing from Meza.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Meza throws an overhand right that lands on O Taybel's shoulder, as O Taybel tries to avoid the shot.
O Taybel throws out a loose jab but Meza uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Meza misses the target.
O Taybel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meza swings for the body but O Taybel moves out of range.
Jab by O Taybel.
Meza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Taybel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
O Taybel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meza's head.
Meza is rocked!
O Taybel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Meza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Taybel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meza.
Meza seems to have got his legs back now.
Meza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Taybel.
Meza throws the left hand but O Taybel avoids the punch easily.
Meza throws a jab when O Taybel was well out of range.
O Taybel punishes Meza's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Taybel was well out of range. Poor timing from Meza.
Meza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
O Taybel lands a jab.
O Taybel scores with a hook.
O Taybel lands with an uppercut that bounces Meza off the cage and back into range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Meza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Taybel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Taybel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meza scrambles back to his feet.
O Taybel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meza misses the jab.
O Taybel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meza at a distance.
Meza ducks right into an uppercut from O Taybel.
Meza misses the shot to the body.
O Taybel throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Meza misses its target.
O Taybel moves out of range as Meza strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Taybel! But no joy.
O Taybel ducks under a wild hook from Meza.
Meza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Taybel.
O Taybel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meza throws the left hand but O Taybel avoids the punch easily.
O Taybel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by O Taybel. Beautiful body shot.
Meza throws a looping overhand right but O Taybel ducks down to avoid it.
O Taybel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meza throws a big shot that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Meza throws a looping overhand right but O Taybel ducks down to avoid it.
O Taybel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meza manages to avoid it.
O Taybel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meza connects with a body shot.
O Taybel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meza misses with a hook.
O Taybel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meza's hands.
O Taybel cracks Meza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Meza walks into a stiff left hand from O Taybel.
O Taybel throws an overhand right that lands on Meza's shoulder, as Meza tries to avoid the shot.
O Taybel throws a shot from downtown. Meza moves away and avoids it.
Meza is looking to counter punch.
O Taybel slips a jab from Meza.
O Taybel scores with a shot to the body.
Meza swings for the body but O Taybel moves out of range.
Nice body punch from O Taybel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Taybel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Taybel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Taybel moves away from the strike by Meza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Taybel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy O Taybel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Taybel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Taybel throws a big shot that misses.
Meza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Taybel works the jab nicely.
A jab from Meza misses.
O Taybel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Taybel works the jab nicely.
O Taybel lands with a shot to the body.
Meza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Taybel moves away.
O Taybel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meza throws a lazy right hand but O Taybel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meza throws a hook but O Taybel blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Taybel! But no joy.
O Taybel slips a jab from Meza.
Meza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Taybel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meza misses the shot to the body.
O Taybel punishes Meza's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by O Taybel.
Meza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Meza misses with a hook. O Taybel ducked under it nicely.
Meza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Meza misses its intended target.
O Taybel with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Taybel throws a big shot that misses.
O Taybel misses with a looping left.
O Taybel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meza misses with a straight left.
Meza looks to throw the jab but O Taybel is out of range.
O Taybel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Meza momentarily.
O Taybel throws an overhand right that lands on Meza's shoulder, as Meza tries to avoid the shot.
O Taybel scores with a shot to the body.
Meza looks to score with a jab to the body but O Taybel is just out of range.
O Taybel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meza's head.
O Taybel digs a good hook to Meza's body.
Meza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Taybel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddy O Taybel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meza looks to land a right hand but O Taybel moved out of range.
Meza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Taybel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Meza misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meza throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like O Taybel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Taybel throws a body shot but no joy.
O Taybel scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Taybel throws out a counter right but Meza avoids it with no problem.
Meza misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meza avoids the body shot from O Taybel.
O Taybel misses the shot to the body.
O Taybel misses with a looping right.
O Taybel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Taybel cracks Meza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Taybel.
Meza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meza jabs at O Taybel's body.
Meza takes a swing at O Taybel's ribcage but misses.
O Taybel connects with a body shot.
O Taybel misses with an uppercut.
O Taybel defending well as Meza loads up on a big left hand.
Meza just misses with a punch to the body.
O Taybel lands with a nice body punch.
O Taybel scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. O Taybel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meza avoids the body shot from O Taybel.
Meza misses with a straight left.
O Taybel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meza.
O Taybel misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meza misses with a straight right.
Meza looks to score with a jab to the body but O Taybel is just out of range.
Meza misses with a hook. O Taybel ducked under it nicely.
Meza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Taybel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Meza scrambles back to his feet.
O Taybel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Taybel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from O Taybel misses.
Meza throws a lazy right hand but O Taybel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Taybel.
O Taybel throws out a loose jab but Meza uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Taybel misses with a body shot.
O Taybel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meza just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from O Taybel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Taybel moves out of range as Meza strikes.
Meza looks to land a right hand but O Taybel moved out of range.
O Taybel slips a jab from Meza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meza. O Taybel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meza misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meza lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Meza misses.
O Taybel throws out a powerful jab.
O Taybel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Taybel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meza.
Meza misses with an uppercut.
Meza misses with a hook.
Meza looks to score with a jab to the body but O Taybel is just out of range.
O Taybel lands a jab to the head.
O Taybel lands with a hook. Meza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meza misses with a hook. O Taybel ducked under it nicely.
Jab from O Taybel.
Meza misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Taybel! But no joy.
O Taybel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meza.
Meza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Taybel moves away.
O Taybel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meza throws a big shot that misses.
O Taybel misses the shot to the body.
Meza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Taybel thuds his right hand into Meza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meza moves out of range as O Taybel strikes.
O Taybel lands a jab.
Meza takes a swing at O Taybel's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for O Taybel.
Meza looks to land a right hand but O Taybel moved out of range.
O Taybel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Taybel scores with a jab.
Meza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Taybel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meza walks into a jab.
O Taybel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meza.
A left lands for Meza.
Meza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Taybel moves away.
O Taybel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Taybel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meza looks to land a right hand but O Taybel moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Taybel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Taybel.
O Taybel slips under a jab from Meza.
O Taybel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Meza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Meza just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from O Taybel misses its intended target.
O Taybel lands a nice shot that snaps Meza's head back.
O Taybel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Taybel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Taybel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meza moves away.
Nice cross by Meza.
O Taybel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meza.
Meza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Taybel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
O Taybel ducks under a wild hook from Meza.
O Taybel lands a jab to the nose.
O Taybel ducks under a wild hook from Meza.
O Taybel ducks under a wild hook from Meza.
O Taybel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Taybel cracks Meza with an open hand slap.
Meza closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Meza misses.
O Taybel lunges at Meza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meza's hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Meza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Taybel.
O Taybel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meza moves away.
Meza misses with a looping left.
O Taybel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meza at a distance.
O Taybel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Taybel cracks Meza with a good jab.
O Taybel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meza.
Meza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Meza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meza missing with a left hand there. O Taybel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Taybel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Meza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Taybel just misses with a punch to the body.
Meza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Taybel staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Taybel misses with a straight left.
O Taybel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Taybel misses with an uppercut. Meza saw that one coming.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Taybel lands with an overhand left.
O Taybel throws a hook but Meza avoids it easily.
Meza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from O Taybel lands.
O Taybel throws a big shot that misses.
O Taybel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meza throws a big shot that misses.
O Taybel avoids the body shot from Meza.
Meza throws a body punch but O Taybel moves out of range.
Meza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Taybel sizes up Meza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Taybel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meza doesn't seem bothered though.
Meza throws a jab when O Taybel was well out of range.
O Taybel swings for the body but Meza moves out of range.
Meza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meza there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Taybel throws a hook but Meza avoids it easily.
O Taybel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meza was well out of range. Poor timing from O Taybel.
Meza misses with a straight left.
Jab from O Taybel.
Meza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Meza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Taybel throws a body punch but Meza moves out of range.
Meza slips a jab from O Taybel.
A slow jab from O Taybel misses its intended target.
Meza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Taybel manages to avoid it.
O Taybel cracks Meza with an open hand slap.
O Taybel moves out of range of the strikes.
Meza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Taybel's head backwards.
O Taybel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meza throws out the jab.
O Taybel scores with a jab.
O Taybel throws a shot from downtown. Meza moves away and avoids it.
Meza is looking to counter punch.
O Taybel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Taybel looks to throw the jab but Meza is out of range.
Nice shot lands for O Taybel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meza throws a hook but O Taybel blocks it.
Meza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Taybel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meza just misses with a punch to the body.
O Taybel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Taybel misses the shot 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!
Meza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy O Taybel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paddy O Taybel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Taybel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meza.
O Taybel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Taybel cracks a nice hook into Meza's ribs.
Meza takes a swing at O Taybel's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Meza misses.
Meza throws a hook to the side of O Taybel's head but O Taybel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Taybel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meza throws a lazy right hand but O Taybel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Taybel misses with a body shot.
O Taybel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meza moves away.
O Taybel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meza.
Meza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meza throws a body shot but no joy.
O Taybel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Taybel scores with a jab. Meza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meza looks to score with a jab to the body but O Taybel is just out of range.
Meza looks to throw the jab but O Taybel is out of range.
Meza throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meza looks to throw the jab but O Taybel is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Taybel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Taybel lands with a nice body punch.
Meza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Taybel.
Meza is looking to counter punch.
O Taybel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab, jab by O Taybel - just one landing.
O Taybel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meza moves away.
O Taybel scores with a nice strike.
O Taybel misses with a looping left.
Meza is looking to counter punch.
Meza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Taybel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from O Taybel misses.
Meza misses with a body shot.
O Taybel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meza slips under a jab from O Taybel.
Meza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from O Taybel misses.
O Taybel throws the left hand but Meza avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for O Taybel.
Meza loads up on a big right hand but O Taybel slips the punch.
O Taybel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by O Taybel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Taybel.
O Taybel misses with a straight left.
O Taybel ducks under a wild hook from Meza.
Meza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Taybel.
Meza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meza throws a body shot but no joy.
O Taybel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meza looks to land a left hand but O Taybel moved out of range nicely.
O Taybel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Meza on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
O Taybel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meza.
It seemed like O Taybel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by O Taybel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of O Taybel.
O Taybel connects with a single shot there.
O Taybel lands a jab.
Meza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Meza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Taybel blocks a jab.
Meza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Taybel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Taybel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Taybel lands a jab.
O Taybel throws a big shot that misses.
O Taybel throws out a powerful jab.
O Taybel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Taybel cracks Meza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meza takes one to the side of the head.
Meza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Taybel.
Meza throws a body shot but no joy.
Meza throws out a loose jab but O Taybel uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Taybel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meza.
O Taybel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Taybel scores with a jab.
Meza throws a shot from downtown. O Taybel moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Taybel! But no joy.
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!
A swing and a miss from O Taybel.
Meza throws a lazy right hand but O Taybel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Meza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Taybel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Taybel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Taybel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Taybel lands a glancing blow to the side of Meza's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Taybel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Taybel.
O Taybel cracks Meza on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Meza falls backwards against the cage. O Taybel follows up with more strikes that drop Meza to his knees. O Taybel keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Meza! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy O Taybel!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vytautas Didysis (ranked 1517 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Soren Silva (ranked 63 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vytautas Didysis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soren Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didysis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Silva has eaten all the pies!
Didysis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Didysis tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Didysis to the ground. Didysis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice body punch from Didysis.
Didysis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Didysis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Oooooh!!! Didysis has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Didysis steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Silva is rocked!
It looks like Soren Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Didysis ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Silva's jaw. Silva's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Didysis does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vytautas Didysis!
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