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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 767 p4p, 475 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 122 p4p, 71 weight class). Tarlac's entrance music is Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project. A fine choice. Lethal has chosen Bloodsport - Fight To Survive as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tarlac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lethal.
Lethal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarlac rushes Lethal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lethal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lethal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lethal digs a right hand underneath Tarlac's ribcage. Tarlac let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lethal breaks from the clinch.
Tarlac has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lethal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lethal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tarlac swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tarlac has managed to clinch.
Tarlac misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarlac.
Lethal breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lethal tests Tarlac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tarlac moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tarlac.
Tarlac stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lethal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac prevents Lethal from breaking the clinch.
Lethal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lethal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarlac scores with a nice strike.
Tarlac scores with a hook to the body. Lethal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarlac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lethal is out of range and Tarlac settles back down.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that Lethal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Matt Lethal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tarlac misses its intended target.
Lethal throws a sloppy head kick and Tarlac moves out of range easily.
Tarlac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lethal throws out the jab.
Tarlac went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A cross from Tarlac lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarlac misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Lethal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tarlac wants to clinch
and Lethal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tarlac thinking.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lethal swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarlac.
Lethal misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Lethal works over Tarlac's head and body with a nice combination.
Lethal drops Tarlac with a beautiful combination! Tarlac stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lethal is looking for the KO!
 Tarlac is rocked!
Lethal circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Tarlac tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lethal wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Lethal!
Post fight, Matt Lethal took to the microphone: 'This is a war, but ... I'm a better fighter! Tarlac, you were a great opponent. Even though you were shorter and lighter, you gave me trouble. Its weight and height is ideal for the category up to 155lbs. Stay firm in training and keep fighting at ORG Syn. I wish success for your career!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dalton (ranked 593 p4p, 679 weight class) and Konstantin Kuznetsov (ranked 91 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Dalton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dalton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Dalton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dalton throws an off balance right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov 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.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov cracks Dalton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Nick Dalton has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalton cracks Kuznetsov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Dalton misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuznetsov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Dalton.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the head.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dalton throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuznetsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses the body punch
and Dalton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuznetsov thinking.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Dalton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov lands a head kick. Dalton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Dalton.
Dalton with a nice cross.
Kuznetsov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice body punch.
Dalton throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
Dalton connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dalton moves out of range of the strikes.
Dalton connects with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Dalton's ribs.
Kuznetsov motions for Dalton to come forward. Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dalton with a nice cross.
Dalton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Dalton moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Dalton slips the punch.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuznetsov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dalton cracks Kuznetsov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dalton just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov is looking to chop away at Dalton's legs.
Dalton throws a leg kick
and Dalton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalton connects with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Dalton counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalton throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Dalton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Dalton throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dalton.
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov thuds a left hand into Dalton's body.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Dalton saw that one coming.
Dalton misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dalton. That's going to slow Kuznetsov down.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Dalton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dalton throws a leg kick which misses Kuznetsov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuznetsov tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Dalton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Dalton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Dalton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dalton connects with a leg kick.
Dalton looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Dalton scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuznetsov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuznetsov lands with a slapping head kick.
Nick Dalton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Dalton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dalton momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dalton. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konstantin Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Dalton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov walks into a stiff left hand from Dalton.
Kuznetsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dalton manages to avoid it.
It looked like Dalton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is looking to slow Dalton down with leg kicks.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dalton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dalton!
Dalton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Dalton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Dalton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dalton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Dalton avoids it easily.
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!
Kuznetsov scores with a leg kick.
Dalton is looking to chop away at Kuznetsov's legs.
Kuznetsov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Dalton as he connects with a hook.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznetsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Dalton moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Dalton throws a low kick, looking for Kuznetsov's leg but Kuznetsov calmly moves out of range.
Kuznetsov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dalton's head backwards.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dalton.
Kuznetsov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Kuznetsov is rocked!
Dalton darts in and clinches Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dalton finish him?
Kuznetsov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Dalton digs a right hand underneath Kuznetsov's ribcage. Kuznetsov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kuznetsov obliges.
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!
Dalton working aggressively here.
Kuznetsov prevents Dalton from breaking the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dalton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalton tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Dalton back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dalton.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dalton's face.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Dalton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Kuznetsov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
Dalton lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dalton.
Kuznetsov working Dalton over with knees to the body.
Dalton scores with a shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dalton blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dalton backwards.
Dalton misses with the head strike.
Dalton managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dalton.
Konstantin Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dalton avoids the damage to the body.
Kuznetsov tries a body shot but Dalton blocks it.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dalton is defending well for now.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalton's elbow.
Dalton has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Dalton breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dalton.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Dalton ducks under and follows up with a left that Dalton also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Dalton's ribs.
Dalton tries a head kick but it misses.
Dalton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nick Dalton's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dalton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dalton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dalton.
A jab from Kuznetsov finds it's way through Dalton's defenses.
A right-left combo lands from Kuznetsov.
Dalton missing with a left hand there. Kuznetsov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Dalton's ribs.
Dalton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dalton lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Dalton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuznetsov scores with the left hand. Dalton knows he should have avoided that one.
Dalton misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov ducks right into an uppercut from Dalton.
Dalton tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Dalton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuznetsov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dalton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dalton is rocked!
Kuznetsov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Dalton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Konstantin Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetsov walks into a jab.
Dalton misses with a head kick.
Dalton seems to have got his legs back now.
Dalton lands a nice hook to Kuznetsov's body. Kuznetsov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dalton wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalton ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dalton throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dalton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Dalton misses.
Kuznetsov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dalton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Dalton counters with a one-two to the body.
Dalton misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuznetsov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dalton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov with a nice cross.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nick Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konstantin Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dalton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dalton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Dalton is just out of range.
Kuznetsov thumps Dalton with a low kick.
Kuznetsov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Dalton misses.
Dalton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dalton walks into a stiff left hand from Kuznetsov.
Dalton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dalton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuznetsov tests Dalton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznetsov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dalton takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kuznetsov counters with a left to the body.
Kuznetsov lands with an uppercut that bounces Dalton off the cage and back into range.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuznetsov scores with a three punch combo!
Dalton throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov thuds his right hand into Dalton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Dalton tries to score with a low kick but Kuznetsov moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuznetsov! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Dalton misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Kuznetsov misses.
Dalton takes one to the chin there.
Dalton throws a leg kick
letting Kuznetsov counter with a right hand.
Dalton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dalton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuznetsov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dalton looks to land a combination but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
Dalton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dalton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dalton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dalton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuznetsov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dalton scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuznetsov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dalton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dalton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Kuznetsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuznetsov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Kuznetsov!
During a confident post fight interview, Konstantin Kuznetsov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 800 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Don Juan Matus (ranked 95 p4p, 134 weight class). Matus has chosen Crow Spirit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 21 - 4, fighting out of New York, Don Juan Matus!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Nuri Jafar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Matus duly obliges.
Jafar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matus's guard.
Matus wants to stand up but Jafar is controlling him.
Jafar is looking to advance position but Matus has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jafar is working to get back to half guard.
Jafar regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar is positioning himself well to prevent Matus advancing to mount.
Jafar is trying to get back to full guard.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet.
Jafar is looking for a sweep. Matus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
I've been told that Matus has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Jafar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matus stands up and waves to Jafar to follow him.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jafar is defended easily by Matus.
Matus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Jafar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a lovely overhand right.
Jafar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Jafar gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Matus.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Matus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jafar is defending well for now.
Matus lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matus.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Matus.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Matus.
Matus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus tries to land a knee to the head but Jafar blocks with his arms.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jafar throws a hook to the side of Matus's head but Matus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jafar blocks a leg kick.
Jafar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matus's head backwards.
Jafar clinches up against the cage.
Jafar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Jafar is working Matus over against the cage.
Matus trying to control the position but instead, Jafar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matus into the cage.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matus prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Matus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matus misses with a kick to the body
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jafar scores with a jab.
Matus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matus throws a leg kick but Jafar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matus feints and then cracks Jafar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jafar down.
Jafar throws a hook but Matus avoids it easily.
Jafar backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
Jafar takes the fight into the clinch.
Matus throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar drives through and clinches with Matus against the cage.
Matus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Matus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jafar is keeping busy.
Jafar working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus scores with a hook to the body.
Matus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Jafar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Matus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matus slips under a jab from Jafar.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but Matus is just out of range.
Matus throws out a counter right but Jafar avoids it with no problem.
Matus scores with a hook.
Matus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jafar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matus has time to react.
Jafar lands a right hook to the body.
Matus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matus misses with a leg kick.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matus misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jafar checks a leg kick.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Matus circles away.
Jafar backing away here, and Matus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matus throws a body kick that misses.
Jafar tests Matus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Jafar scores with a punch to the head.
Jafar misses with a hook to the body
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Don Juan Matus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matus moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matus lands with a nice body punch.
Jafar fails with the takedown
and Matus counters with a nice uppercut.
Jafar moves away from the strike by Matus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Jafar lands a right hook to the body.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Matus punishes Jafar's body with a nice straight punch.
Matus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Matus feints and then cracks Jafar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jafar down.
Jafar wants to clinch but Matus slips to the side
and Matus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Matus circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar blocks the body kick.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Matus.
Matus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar avoiding damage as Matus throws knees to the body.
Matus blocks a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nuri Jafar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jafar gets through Matus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Matus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matus manages to break the clinch.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matus can do to turn this around?
Matus moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Jafar slips the punch.
Matus tries to sprawl but Jafar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jafar is looking to advance position but Matus won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jafar connects with a jab.
Jafar misses with a takedown
and Matus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matus slips under a jab.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Jafar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jafar.
Matus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
Matus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Matus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Jafar is out of range.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Jafar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jafar misses with a takedown
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matus lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matus. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Matus misses.
Jafar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Matus manages to circle out of the way.
Matus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A quick step to the side and Jafar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar tries to clinch up.
Matus moves out of range as Jafar strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matus.
Jafar lands a nice hook to Matus's body. Matus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matus misses with a kick to the body.
Matus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus jabs Jafar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches up with Matus, looking for a takedown. Jafar pushes Matus against the cage but Matus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuri Jafar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matus under the eye.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Matus.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
Matus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick from Matus.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar slips under a jab.
Jafar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matus sprawls well. Matus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jafar gets slowly back to his feet.
Matus walks into a stiff left hand from Jafar.
Matus stuffs the takedown.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matus swivels and escapes.
Matus stuffs the takedown attempt from Jafar. Jafar gets slowly back to his feet.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Matus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Don Juan Matus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Jafar.
Jafar moves out of range as Matus strikes.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jafar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Matus. That one must have hurt.
Jafar connects with a looping right hand.
Jafar connects with a right hand. Matus shakes it off.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matus takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matus! But no joy.
Matus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jafar's head.
Matus throws a chopping leg kick but Jafar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jafar tries to clinch up but Matus circles away and keeps his distance.
Matus ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
A little jabbing left from Matus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jafar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matus throws out the jab.
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jafar clobbers Matus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Matus misses the target.
A jab lands there for Jafar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jafar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nuri Jafar thanked Core Combat for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fallschirm Jäger (ranked 1175 p4p, 649 weight class) and Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 143 p4p, 80 weight class). Jäger comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fallschirm Jäger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Watch Out Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Jäger checks it.
Jäger works Ronaldo's body with a nice hook.
Jäger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronaldo throws a right hand that misses
and Jäger counters with a single leg into guard. Ronaldo didn't expect that.
Ronaldo has his foot on Jäger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jäger works his way back into a safe position though.
Jäger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jäger has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jäger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ronaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jäger trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Jäger preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jäger throwing strikes from guard but Ronaldo blocks nicely.
Ronaldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ronaldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jäger is aware though and is defending well.
Jäger wants to pass the guard but Ronaldo is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jäger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ronaldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jäger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jäger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jäger defends it easily.
Jäger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jäger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ronaldo wants to improve his position but Jäger is controlling well.
Jäger is trying to work for a kimura but Ronaldo is defending well.
Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back.
Jäger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jäger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jäger's back!
Jäger rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jäger gets full guard.
Jäger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jäger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ronaldo's guard.
Jäger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jäger has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
Jäger cracks Ronaldo with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ronaldo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jäger defends well.
Jäger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jäger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jäger wants to control but Ronaldo is keeping him busy.
Jäger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ronaldo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ronaldo is looking for a sweep.
Jäger trying to control the position but Ronaldo is working away.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Jäger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ronaldo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ronaldo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldo tries to roll over but Jäger keeps him under control.
Ronaldo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo has his foot on Jäger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jäger works his way back into a safe position though.
Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jäger defends it easily.
Jäger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jäger prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Jäger is working for a kimura but Ronaldo is defending it quite comfortably.
Jäger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ronaldo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ronaldo working for a triangle but Jäger defends it easily.
Ronaldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jäger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jäger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fallschirm Jäger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ronaldo scores with a spinning back kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Jäger blocks the leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a hook. Jäger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronaldo clobbers Jäger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jäger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Jäger.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jäger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ronaldo gets a clinch.
Jäger takes a shot to the head.
Jäger wants a takedown but no success here.
Jäger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Jäger controls the action.
Jäger working hard to break the clinch.
Ronaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jäger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jäger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jäger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jäger manages to break the clinch.
Jäger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ronaldo connects with the punch.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo throws a good cross that connects.
Jäger connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.
Jäger lands with a shot to the body.
Jäger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Jäger pushes him off.
Jäger changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jäger wants to slow Ronaldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ronaldo thumps Jäger with a low kick.
Ronaldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jäger. Jäger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jäger misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo digs a good hook to Jäger's body.
Ronaldo scores with a head kick.
Jäger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ronaldo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jäger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ronaldo gets a clinch.
Jäger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Jäger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ronaldo. Ronaldo obviously looking to wear him down.
Jäger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jäger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a nice right hand.
Jäger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jäger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jäger walks into a stiff left hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a leg kick
and Jäger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jäger.
Ronaldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jäger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jäger wants to pass the guard but Ronaldo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jäger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jäger has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
Jäger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ronaldo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jäger has managed to get both his arms back between Ronaldo's legs - danger averted.
Jäger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jäger defends it easily.
Jäger pushing down on Ronaldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jäger wants to control but Ronaldo is keeping him busy.
Jäger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ronaldo's head.
Jäger is pressing down on Ronaldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronaldo is holding on for now.
Jäger wants to work for an arm triangle but Ronaldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ronaldo trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jäger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ronaldo is desperately trying to improve his position but Jäger has a good base and remains in mount.
Ronaldo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ronaldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jäger pulls his head out easily.
Ronaldo wants to improve his position but Jäger is controlling well.
Jäger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ronaldo actively working from the bottom here.
Jäger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jäger wants to take a breather but Ronaldo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ronaldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jäger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronaldo.
Jäger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Jäger.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jäger.
Jab from Jäger.
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jäger doesn't seem phased though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jäger.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jäger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jäger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jäger scores with a punch to the head.
Ronaldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jäger checks a leg kick.
Jäger misses the jab.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jäger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Jäger misses its intended target.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jäger keeps the fight on the outside.
Jäger lands the left hand.
Jäger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ronaldo's guard.
Ronaldo has his feet on Jäger's thighs here. He's pushed Jäger off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jäger screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Watch Out Ronaldo!
A victorious Watch Out Ronaldo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dollar Hero (ranked 651 p4p, 1424 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 81 p4p, 178 weight class). Hero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Dollar Hero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dollar Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero is looking to land body kicks.
Hero connects with a right hand. Copeland shakes it off.
 It looks like Travis Copeland has been cut.
Hero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Copeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Copeland checks a low kick from Hero.
A little jabbing left from Copeland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Copeland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hero moves forwards but Copeland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hero shoots in looking for a takedown but Copeland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Copeland ducks down to avoid it.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hero.
Copeland moves out of range of the body kick from Hero.
It seemed like Copeland was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copeland.
Copeland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Hero.
Copeland clinches up against the cage.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hero pushes Copeland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Copeland takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hero wants to break free but Copeland has control.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Copeland.
Hero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Copeland.
Copeland throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been hearing reports that Hero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Copeland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Copeland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hero's efforts to push away.
Hero lands a nice uppercut.
Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Travis Copeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Copeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Copeland takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Copeland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Copeland darts in and clinches Hero up against the cage.
Copeland lands an elbow inside that Hero shrugs off.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Hero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hero as Copeland tries to tie him up.
Copeland misses with an elbow over the top.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
Hero can't break the clinch.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Hero blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Copeland.
Hero working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero is trying to drag Copeland to the mat but Copeland just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Copeland tries to land knees in the clinch but Hero avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hero.
Hero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hero is defending well for now.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Copeland digs a right hand into Hero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hero's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hero's brow.
Hero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Hero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dollar Hero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Copeland's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Copeland.
Copeland misses with a looping right.
Hero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Copeland avoids the head kick by Hero.
Copeland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
Copeland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copeland closes the distance and clinches.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Hero.
Hero blocks an elbow strike.
Hero lands a hook that snaps the head of Copeland backwards.
Copeland is rocked!
Hero has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Copeland is trying to keep an underhook but Hero manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Copeland is still in real trouble! Can Hero finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero is controlling the pace.
Hero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Copeland!
Hero loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Copeland scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hero land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hero stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dollar Hero!
Dollar Hero spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Travis Copeland spoke after the fight, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 517 p4p, 313 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 80 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley looks to land a left hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Presley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Presley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Papadopoulos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Papadopoulos is looking to clinch.
Papadopoulos thuds his right hand into Presley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Papadopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
Presley walks into a left hand.
Presley staying out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Papadopoulos.
Nice shot lands for Presley.
Papadopoulos tries to move into range but Presley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Presley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Presley scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos tries a low kick but Presley avoids it.
Papadopoulos avoids the body shot from Presley.
Presley defending well as Papadopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Presley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Presley thuds his right hand into Papadopoulos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Presley cracks Papadopoulos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Presley throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Presley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Presley finds it's target.
Presley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Papadopoulos moves in looking to clinch but Presley pushes him off.
Presley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Papadopoulos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos looks for a takedown but Presley sprawls well.
Presley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Presley throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Papadopoulos counter with a right hand.
Presley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Papadopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Papadopoulos moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Presley.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Still in the clinch, Papadopoulos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos tries to work over Presley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands a body punch.
Papadopoulos lands with a short shot to the head.
Presley blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Papadopoulos.
Presley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Papadopoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Presley lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands with a left to the head.
Presley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Presley.
Presley lands a shoulder strike.
Presley lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presley.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Presley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papadopoulos lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
Papadopoulos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Papadopoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A left and a right from Papadopoulos both land. Nice combination.
Papadopoulos takes one to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Presley defends it nicely.
Papadopoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
Presley connects with a body shot that sends Papadopoulos's belly button to the back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Presley.
Elvis Presley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Presley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papadopoulos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos swings for the body but Presley moves out of range.
Presley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab from Presley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papadopoulos.
Presley connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Papadopoulos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Presley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Papadopoulos's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Presley.
Presley catches Papadopoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Papadopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Presley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Presley throws a solid leg kick but Papadopoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Presley.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Presley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papadopoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley wants to clinch.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Presley slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Papadopoulos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Presley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Papadopoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Presley blocks a low kick nicely.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook. Presley ducked under it nicely.
Presley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Presley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Presley throws out the jab.
Presley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body kick from Presley.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papadopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Presley slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
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!
Presley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Presley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Papadopoulos has time to react.
Presley throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley misses with a leg kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Presley throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papadopoulos wants to slow Presley down by chopping away at his legs.
Papadopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Presley clinches up with Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
Papadopoulos pulls guard effortlessly.
Presley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Presley tries to stand but Papadopoulos is controlling from the bottom.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Presley wants to get up but he can't break Papadopoulos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Papadopoulos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Presley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Presley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Presley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papadopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elvis Presley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A cross from Papadopoulos lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papadopoulos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Papadopoulos wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Presley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Presley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Papadopoulos avoids a kick to the body.
Presley throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick lands for Presley.
Presley scores with a body shot.
Presley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Papadopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Presley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papadopoulos.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Presley - that will leave a mark!
Presley lands with a right hand.
Presley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good leg kick by Presley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands a jab to the nose.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley throws a low kick, looking for Papadopoulos's leg but Papadopoulos calmly moves out of range.
Papadopoulos needs to keep his hands up - Presley had a free shot at his head there.
Papadopoulos misses with a kick to the body.
Papadopoulos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Presley jabs at Papadopoulos's body.
Presley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Papadopoulos on the side of the head.
Papadopoulos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Presley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Presley throws a big shot that misses.
Presley misses with a shot to the body
and Papadopoulos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Papadopoulos 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 takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Presley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley lands a jab.
Papadopoulos walks into a jab.
Papadopoulos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Presley slips a straight right by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Presley can pounce on him.
Papadopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papadopoulos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Papadopoulos punishes Presley's body with a nice straight punch.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Presley.
Papadopoulos needs to keep his hands up - Presley had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.
Papadopoulos slips under a jab from Presley.
Papadopoulos is looking to counter punch.
Presley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Presley throws a right hand that Papadopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Papadopoulos also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Presley moves out of range of the leg kick from Papadopoulos.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papadopoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Presley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Presley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a body shot but no joy.
Presley moves away from the strike by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick lands for Presley.
Presley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Presley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Papadopoulos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Presley manages to avoid it.
Presley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Presley lands with an overhand left.
Presley cracks Papadopoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Presley blocking some punches.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Presley lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Elvis Presley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Presley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Presley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Presley's elbow.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Presley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Papadopoulos is trying to force a seperation but Presley has the dominant position.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papadopoulos can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Presley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Avraam Papadopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papadopoulos decides to pull guard.
Papadopoulos is working an open guard so Presley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Papadopoulos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Papadopoulos there.
Presley tries to clinch up.
A solid body kick from Presley.
Presley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papadopoulos.
Presley lands with a shot to the body.
Presley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Papadopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Presley drives through and clinches with Papadopoulos against the cage.
Presley scores with a shoulder strike.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Presley works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
Presley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papadopoulos.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papadopoulos.
A short uppercut from Presley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Presley.
A head punch on the inside from Presley fails to land.
Presley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Presley lands a nice shot to the body.
Presley lands with a left to the head.
Presley pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.
Presley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
Presley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Presley.
Presley works on Papadopoulos's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Presley - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Presley blocks it.
Presley lands with a light punch inside.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Presley.
Presley cracks Papadopoulos with a nice body shot.
A short right from Presley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Presley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Presley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Presley lands with a left to the head.
Presley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Presley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papadopoulos has a couple of punches blocked by Presley.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Presley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Papadopoulos is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Presley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Presley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Presley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Presley!
After winning the bout, Elvis Presley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tytus Aleksy (ranked 727 p4p, 1836 weight class) and Joey Simone (ranked 117 p4p, 269 weight class). Simone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
175
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tytus Aleksy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Aleksy finds it's target.
It looks like Joey Simone has been cut.
Aleksy tries to clinch but Simone moves away
and Simone counters with a good low kick that Aleksy was not able to check.
Simone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Simone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Simone counters with a solid body kick.
Aleksy swinging wildly here.
Aleksy throws a big shot that misses.
Aleksy throws an overhand right that lands on Simone's shoulder, as Simone tries to avoid the shot.
Aleksy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Aleksy as he checks the leg kick.
Aleksy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Simone thows a leg kick but Aleksy checks it
and Aleksy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Simone is rocked!
Simone tries to keep at a distance but Aleksy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aleksy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Simone blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aleksy.
Aleksy stalling against the cage.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simone cracks a nice hook into Aleksy's ribs.
Simone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aleksy.
Simone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Simone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aleksy.
We've been told by Aleksy's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aleksy throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Aleksy misses.
Simone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Simone throws a head kick but Aleksy moves out of range.
Simone avoids the head kick by Aleksy.
Aleksy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aleksy drives through and clinches with Simone against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simone.
Aleksy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aleksy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simone misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aleksy blocks an uppercut.
Simone jumps guard and drags Aleksy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aleksy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Simone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Simone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aleksy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aleksy throws a lazy right hand but Simone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aleksy lands a left and a right that send Simone crashing to the mat, dazed. Aleksy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Simone is still on wobbly legs! Can Aleksy finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simone tries to clinch but Aleksy is having none of it.
Simone seems to have recovered his senses.
Aleksy takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Aleksy misses.
Simone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aleksy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Joey Simone's cut even more.
Aleksy misses with a hook to the body
and Simone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Simone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aleksy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aleksy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Aleksy misses.
Simone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aleksy tries to clinch there but Simone circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aleksy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aleksy misses with a jab to the body
and Simone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Simone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aleksy tries to keep at a distance but Simone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aleksy.
A right hand to the body from Simone.
Simone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aleksy.
Simone has a couple of punches blocked by Aleksy.
Aleksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aleksy misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simone backwards.
Simone can't find room to land a body shot as Aleksy controls the action.
Simone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksy scores with a shot to the side of Simone's head.
Aleksy stalling in the clinch.
Simone misses with a punch to the body.
Simone can't find room to land a body shot as Aleksy controls the action.
Aleksy blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tytus Aleksy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Simone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aleksy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simone counters with a good low kick that Aleksy was not able to check.
Aleksy tries to bum rush Simone with a series of wild strikes but Simone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simone moves into range and clinches up with Aleksy.
Joey Simone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aleksy swings wildly with an uppercut but Simone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simone tries a body shot but Aleksy blocks it.
Simone working hard to break the clinch.
Simone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simone is trying to pull guard but Aleksy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aleksy controlling the action here for a moment.
Simone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simone tries a body shot but Aleksy blocks it.
Simone lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aleksy lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Simone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Simone fails to pull guard.
Aleksy struggles to land a body shot inside as Simone controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone misses with a body punch.
Aleksy throws a head punch that misses.
Simone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tytus Aleksy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Simone.
Aleksy lands with a right to the head.
Simone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aleksy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aleksy throws a big shot that misses.
Aleksy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simone.
Simone feints and then cracks Aleksy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aleksy down.
Simone slips a straight right by Aleksy.
Aleksy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Simone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tytus Aleksy is winning the standup battle so far.
Simone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Simone thuds his right hand into Aleksy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aleksy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Simone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Aleksy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Simone.
Simone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tytus Aleksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy misses with a two punch combination.
Aleksy moves into range and clinches up with Simone.
Nice body punch from Simone.
Aleksy misses with a punch on the inside.
Aleksy lands a right hand.
Aleksy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simone is looking to break free of the clinch but Aleksy has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simone.
Aleksy can't find room to land a body shot as Simone controls the action.
Aleksy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simone backwards.
Aleksy breaks the clinch.
Aleksy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Simone misses with a low kick.
Simone tries to keep at a distance but Aleksy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aleksy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simone backwards.
Simone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aleksy's elbow.
Simone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aleksy backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksy struggles to land a body shot inside as Simone controls his hands.
Simone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aleksy looks to land a body kick but Simone moved away.
Simone throws a head kick that misses
and Simone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Simone.
Aleksy throws a sloppy body shot
and Simone counters with a nice uppercut.
Aleksy scores with a jab. Simone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aleksy tests Simone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simone lands a leg kick that knocks Aleksy off balance momentarily.
Simone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aleksy wants to clinch up but Simone keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Simone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Simone connects with a looping right hand.
Aleksy lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aleksy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Simone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aleksy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aleksy's sensitive parts.
Aleksy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simone to score with a decent uppercut.
Simone moves out of range as Aleksy strikes.
Simone throws a body kick that misses.
Aleksy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Simone responds with a good body kick, but Aleksy manages to step out the way in time.
Aleksy scores with a three punch combo!
Simone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aleksy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aleksy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The cut above Joey Simone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aleksy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aleksy lands a big uppercut and Simone crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Simone looks OK. Aleksy waves Simone back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksy shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Simone is on queer street and Aleksy is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Tytus Aleksy!
A very excited looking Tytus Aleksy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 696 p4p, 190 weight class) and Pentti Pentele (ranked 86 p4p, 23 weight class). Pentele has chosen Dreams of Retribution as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Pentele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov moves out of range of the body kick from Pentele.
A head kick misses from Plutov.
Plutov avoids the head kick by Pentele.
It looked like Plutov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pentele.
Pentele tries a head kick but it misses.
Plutov avoids the body shot from Pentele.
Plutov throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Pentele connects with a crisp jab.
Pentele scores with a head kick.
We've been informed that Pentele has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele misses with a double jab.
Pentele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pentele is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pentele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov is trying to force a seperation but Pentele has the dominant position.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Plutov blocks an uppercut.
Plutov tries to break the clinch but Pentele is controlling the position.
Plutov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Plutov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pentele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
Pentele misses with a leg kick
and Plutov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pentele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pentele scores with a sloppy right hand. Plutov should have avoided that one.
Pentele lands with an uppercut that bounces Plutov off the cage and back into range.
Pentele thuds a left hand into Plutov's body.
Sloppy strikes from Pentele. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plutov moves out of range as Pentele strikes.
Pentele tries to land a front kick but Plutov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Plutov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pentele digs a good body shot into Plutov's ribs.
Plutov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pentele connects with a jab.
Pentele lands with a nice body punch.
Pentele misses the shot to the body.
Plutov is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
Pentele misses with a low kick.
Plutov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pentele misses with a looping right.
Pentele tests Plutov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Pentele.
Pentele lands a head kick. Plutov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pentele lands a body shot.
Pentele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Plutov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentele misses with a lunging right hand
letting Plutov counter with a right hand.
Pentele tries a low kick but Plutov avoids it.
Plutov throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Plutov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Pentele.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Pentele. That snapped Plutov's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentele misses with a jab to the body
and Plutov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pentele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pentele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Plutov back to the cage. Pentele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Plutov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Pentele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Plutov misses with a wild combination.
Pentele scores with a jab.
Pentele misses with a wild body shot.
Pentele throws a sloppy head kick and Plutov moves out of range easily.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pentti Pentele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentele lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentele. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentele swings for the body but Plutov moves out of range.
Pentele misses with a jab to the body
and Plutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Plutov coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele throws an off balance right hand
and Plutov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Pentele misses.
It looked like Plutov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pentele.
Plutov checks a leg kick nicely.
Pentele delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Plutov.
Pentele lands a jab to Plutov's midsection.
Pentele throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov walks into a straight right hand from Pentele.
Pentele feints and then cracks Plutov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plutov down.
Pentele connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pentele works the jab nicely.
Pentele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentele throws a leg kick that is checked
and Plutov counters with a stiff right hand.
Plutov slips under a jab from Pentele.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentele keeps Plutov at a distance using the push kick.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Plutov throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Plutov slips under a jab.
It looked like Plutov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pentele throws a head kick that Plutov semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plutov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Plutov throws out a loose jab but Pentele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentele throws a body kick that misses.
Plutov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pentele.
Pentele slips under a jab.
Plutov walks into a stiff left hand from Pentele.
That kick from Pentele tenderised Plutov's leg. Plutov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Pentele.
Plutov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pentele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plutov.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pentele.
Pentele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pentele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Plutov walks into a stiff left hand from Pentele.
Pentele misses with a low kick as Plutov jumps back.
Pentele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pentele plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Plutov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pentele to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Pentele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Plutov looks for the body kick but Pentele saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Pentele's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Plutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pentele scores with a punch to the head.
Pentele looks to land a body kick but Plutov moved away.
Plutov is looking for a counter combo.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
Plutov throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Pentele throws out a powerful jab.
Pentele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele throws a leg kick but Plutov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Plutov throwing a counter right hand but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Pentele misses the shot to the body.
Pentele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Plutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Plutov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Plutov throws a big counter combination but Pentele scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pentele pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plutov is out of range and Pentele settles back down.
Plutov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pentele lands a nice looking body kick.
Plutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pentele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plutov.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
Pentele throws a lazy right hand but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plutov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pentele lands a two punch combo.
Pentele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pentti Pentele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a head kick that half lands.
Pentele throws a sloppy body shot
and Plutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pentele lands a right hook to the body.
Plutov moves out of range of the body kick.
Pentele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPlutov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pentele.
Plutov is looking to counter punch.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pentele misses with a body kick.
Pentele misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentele. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Plutov misses the target.
A head kick by Pentele misses
and Plutov counters with a stiff right hand.
Pentele throws a right hand that Plutov ducks under and follows up with a left that Plutov also avoids with ease.
Plutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pentele looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Plutov throws a big counter combination but Pentele scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pentele thuds a left hand into Plutov's body.
Plutov throws a lazy right hand but Pentele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plutov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pentele lands a slapping body shot.
Pentele swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pentele thuds a left hand into Plutov's body.
Plutov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pentele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pentele throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses.
Plutov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pentele thows a body kick. Plutov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pentele scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pentele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plutov. Plutov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pentti Pentele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentele scores with the left hand. Plutov knows he should have avoided that one.
Pentele jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pentele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Pentele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Pentele is predictable there
and Plutov counters with a head kick that drops Pentele to the mat! Pentele scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pentele is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Pentele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pentele has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Pentele!
During a confident post fight interview, Pentti Pentele thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kansalainen (ranked 75 p4p, 268 weight class) and Atte Savitaipale (ranked 9 p4p, 34 weight class). Savitaipale is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Roger Whittaker - Finnish Whistler. Atte Savitaipale acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tapani Kansalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Atte Savitaipale!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kansalainen swings for the body but Savitaipale moves out of range.
Kansalainen with the inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Savitaipale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Savitaipale.
A little feinted left hand from Kansalainen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Kansalainen.
A jab from Savitaipale does it's job there.
Kansalainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Savitaipale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kansalainen.
Savitaipale throws a jab but it's blocked by Kansalainen.
Jab by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen slips a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale cracks Kansalainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws the left hand but Kansalainen avoids the punch easily.
Kansalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale throws a jab but it's blocked by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savitaipale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Savitaipale - just one landing.
Savitaipale misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansalainen throws a hook but Savitaipale avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savitaipale. Kansalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kansalainen throws a front kick aimed at Savitaipale's knee but Savitaipale avoids it well.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Savitaipale throws a jab when Kansalainen was well out of range.
It looked like Kansalainen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Savitaipale clinches with his opponent.
Savitaipale swings wildly with an uppercut but Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansalainen stops a takedown attempt from Savitaipale.
Kansalainen misses with a body punch.
Kansalainen lands an uppercut.
Kansalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Savitaipale.
Savitaipale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Savitaipale misses with the head strike.
Savitaipale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kansalainen's elbow.
Kansalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kansalainen connects with a single shot there.
Savitaipale clinches with his opponent.
Kansalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Savitaipale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kansalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kansalainen.
A short uppercut from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale tries to break free but Kansalainen pushes him back against the cage.
Kansalainen lands with a left to the head.
Savitaipale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kansalainen's elbow.
Kansalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kansalainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savitaipale.
Kansalainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Savitaipale misses.
Tapani Kansalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kansalainen lands with a hook. Savitaipale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kansalainen.
Kansalainen throws a shot from downtown. Savitaipale moves away and avoids it.
Savitaipale looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kansalainen scores with a nice strike.
Kansalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kansalainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Savitaipale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kansalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kansalainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kansalainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Savitaipale.
Atte Savitaipale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kansalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Kansalainen.
Savitaipale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kansalainen momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Kansalainen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kansalainen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kansalainen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kansalainen slips under a jab from Savitaipale.
Savitaipale fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kansalainen sprawls well initially but Savitaipale persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kansalainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kansalainen is refusing to be controlled, as Savitaipale sits in half guard.
Kansalainen tries to get to full guard but Savitaipale has control of the leg.
Kansalainen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kansalainen.
Savitaipale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savitaipale slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savitaipale trying to control the position from guard on top but Kansalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savitaipale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kansalainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Savitaipale defends it easily.
Kansalainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savitaipale is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savitaipale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savitaipale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savitaipale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kansalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savitaipale chips away with some ground and pound.
Savitaipale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savitaipale has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kansalainen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Savitaipale is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kansalainen pulls down on the head and he's put Savitaipale to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tapani Kansalainen!
Tapani Kansalainen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Atte Savitaipale had this to say: 'Better man won..Respect to him!Gonna choke him back stage..'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brak Maugøn (ranked 25 p4p, 5 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). Maugøn comes to the cage accompanied by Save Yourself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tower's choice of entrance music: Kanye - Power. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brak Maugøn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maugøn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maugøn misses with a body kick.
Maugøn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maugøn misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Tower on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maugøn slips under a jab from Tower.
Maugøn moves away from the strike by Tower.
Maugøn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maugøn misses with a low kick.
Tower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maugøn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maugøn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tower manages to circle out of the way.
Maugøn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower looks to throw the jab but Maugøn is out of range.
Maugøn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tower scores with a sloppy right hand. Maugøn should have avoided that one.
Tower looks to score with a jab to the body but Maugøn is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Maugøn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maugøn slips under a jab from Tower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maugøn.
Maugøn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iain Tower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maugøn throws a leg kick but Tower sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maugøn checks it well.
Maugøn moves out of range of the leg kick from Tower.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tower misses with a kick to the body
and Maugøn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maugøn.
Maugøn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
Tower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maugøn scores with a shoulder strike.
Maugøn lands a shoulder strike.
Tower misses with the head strike.
Tower digs a right hand underneath Maugøn's ribcage. Maugøn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maugøn has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
Good body shot from Maugøn.
Maugøn tries to work over Tower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tower tries to throw a body punch but Maugøn avoids it by throwing Tower back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maugøn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maugøn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maugøn's elbow.
Tower struggles to land a body shot inside as Maugøn controls his hands.
Tower can't find room to land a body shot as Maugøn controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maugøn.
Maugøn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maugøn can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Maugøn misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tower avoiding damage as Maugøn throws knees to the body.
Tower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maugøn lands a nice uppercut.
Tower blocking some punches.
Maugøn digs a right hand underneath Tower's ribcage. Tower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maugøn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tower controls his hands.
Maugøn lands a nice uppercut.
Tower misses with a body punch.
Tower tries to pull guard but Maugøn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maugøn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower jumps guard and drags Maugøn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Maugøn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tower pulls Maugøn in close to prevent any damage.
Tower is trying to keep Maugøn in close.
Maugøn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tower manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maugøn manages to get himself to full guard.
Maugøn has Tower pulled in close to control his posture.
Maugøn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower trying to control but Maugøn is working from the bottom.
Maugøn has control of Tower's left arm, preventing Tower from doing any damage.
Tower wants to pass the guard but Maugøn is keeping the position.
Tower is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tower stopping the sweep attempt from Maugøn.
Tower stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maugøn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maugøn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brak Maugøn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tower throws a jab when Maugøn was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maugøn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maugøn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Maugøn.
Maugøn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tower changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tower scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tower scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maugøn is looking to counter punch.
Maugøn just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower is looking to chop away at Maugøn's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower lands a nice shot that snaps Maugøn's head back.
Maugøn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tower.
Tower misses with a looping left.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That kick from Tower tenderised Maugøn's leg. Maugøn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tower stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tower's corner calls for a 1-2. Tower obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maugøn throws a jab when Tower was well out of range.
Tower appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Tower misses
and Maugøn counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Tower misses.
Maugøn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tower just manages to avoid it.
Maugøn lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maugøn.
Tower takes a swing at Maugøn's ribcage but misses.
Tower cracks Maugøn with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tower misses.
Maugøn tries to clinch up but Tower circles away and keeps his distance.
Tower throws a solid leg kick but Maugøn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tower.
Maugøn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Tower backs away, Maugøn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maugøn misses with the combination.
Maugøn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Maugøn swings widly with a right hand
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower motions for Maugøn to come forward. Tower throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maugøn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tower is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tower throws an overhand right that lands on Maugøn's shoulder, as Maugøn tries to avoid the shot.
Tower works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tower misses with a looping right.
Maugøn swings for the body but Tower moves out of range.
Tower fakes the leg kick and cracks Maugøn in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws a nice looking combination but Maugøn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tower swings for the body but Maugøn moves out of range.
Tower connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maugøn with a nice calf kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tower crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maugøn - the referee stops the clock and Tower gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maugøn. Tower manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tower throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tower lands a nice looking body shot.
Tower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maugøn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maugøn manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Maugøn. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Tower.
Tower misses with a double jab
and Tower takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maugøn scores with a nice head shot.
Maugøn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower misses with a lunging right hand
letting Maugøn counter with a right hand.
Tower works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tower misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Maugøn misses the target.
Tower lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower misses with a leg kick.
Tower shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tower falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maugøn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maugøn connects with a nice looking jab.
Maugøn misses with a body punch
letting Tower counter with a right hand.
Tower lands with a slapping head kick.
Tower misses with a straight right.
Maugøn tries a head kick but it misses.
Tower avoids a kick to the body.
Iain Tower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tower misses with a straight right.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maugøn feints and then cracks Tower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tower down.
Tower cracks Maugøn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tower stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maugøn throws a wild body kick that Tower sees coming a mile off.
Maugøn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tower throws a leg kick which misses Maugøn's front leg but catches the back leg as Maugøn tries to avoid it.
Maugøn slips a straight right by Tower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tower.
Maugøn throws out a loose jab but Tower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maugøn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Tower finds it's way through Maugøn's defenses.
Tower is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tower misses the jab.
Maugøn moves into the clinch.
Tower is working Maugøn over against the cage.
Maugøn can't find room to land a body shot as Tower controls the action.
Tower blocks a body shot from Maugøn.
Tower lands with a right to the head.
Tower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tower misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Tower.
Tower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maugøn backwards.
Tower misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maugøn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tower controls his hands.
Tower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tower manages to break the clinch.
Tower lands a head shot.
Tower throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maugøn counters with a nice uppercut.
Maugøn moves out of range of the strikes.
Maugøn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maugøn walks into a left hand.
Tower throws a hook but Maugøn avoids it easily.
Maugøn misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tower scores with a leg kick.
Maugøn moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Maugøn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tower uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maugøn.
Tower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maugøn checks it well.
Maugøn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tower feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maugøns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn misses with a low kick as Tower jumps back.
Maugøn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Tower does it's job there.
Tower connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maugøn. Maugøn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugøn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maugøn.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tower misses with a straight left.
Tower misses with a leg kick.
Tower looks for the body kick but Maugøn saw that one coming.
And Maugøn counters with a quick kick to the body but Tower blocks it.
Maugøn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tower lunges at Maugøn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maugøn's hand.
Tower looks to score with a jab to the body but Maugøn is just out of range.
Maugøn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn moves away from the strike by Tower.
Decent striking displayed by Tower there.
Maugøn moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maugøn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tower loads up on a big right hand but Maugøn slips the punch.
Maugøn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maugøn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tower takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Maugøn.
Tower throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn throws a leg kick
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maugøn.
A lazy body kick from Tower
and Maugøn counters with a straight right hand.
Tower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Maugøn to counter with a crisp jab.
Tower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tower misses with a hook to the body
and Maugøn counters with a thumping low kick.
Tower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maugøn moves away.
Tower throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tower on the side of the head.
Maugøn defending well as Tower loads up on a big left hand.
Maugøn takes one to the chin there.
Maugøn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maugøn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tower - the referee stops the clock and Maugøn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tower. Maugøn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maugøn.
Tower throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maugøn.
Maugøn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tower counters with a nice uppercut.
Tower works Maugøn's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tower bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tower works the jab nicely.
Maugøn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maugøn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tower.
Tower looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tower throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tower cracks a nice hook into Maugøn's ribs.
Tower misses with an uppercut
and Maugøn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower lands a really nice looking cross but Maugøn seems unphased.
Donk. Tower catches Maugøn right on the button with a cross.
Tower avoids the body shot from Maugøn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugøn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maugøn needs to keep his hands up - Tower had a free shot at his head there.
Tower misses with a straight left.
Maugøn slips under a jab.
Maugøn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tower avoids it.
Maugøn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tower doesn't seem bothered though.
Tower scores with a hook to the body. Maugøn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tower lands a nice hook to Maugøn's body. Maugøn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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.
Tower scores with a nice strike.
Tower swings widly with a right hand
and Maugøn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower looks to land a body kick but Maugøn moved away.
Maugøn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tower scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tower misses with a body punch
and Maugøn counters with a nice uppercut.
Tower misses the jab.
Tower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maugøn.
Tower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maugøn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Tower misses.
Maugøn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maugøn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maugøn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maugøn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tower looks to score with a jab to the body but Maugøn is just out of range.
Maugøn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maugøn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maugøn. Tower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maugøn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tower.
It appears Maugøn was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tower looks to throw the jab but Maugøn is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tower buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maugøn throws a jab when Tower was well out of range.
Tower throws out a leg kick but Maugøn moves out of range and Tower only half commits.
Maugøn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brak Maugøn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Maugøn.
Tower moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Tower's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tower just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower moves out of range as Maugøn strikes.
Tower moves out of range of the body kick from Maugøn.
Tower throws out a counter right but Maugøn avoids it with no problem.
Tower throws a head kick but Maugøn moves out of range.
Maugøn is looking to counter punch.
Tower looks for the body kick but Maugøn saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iain Tower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tower has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iain Tower!
Our winner, Iain Tower, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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