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WCF 56: Khabib vs Turban PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sunshine Ii (ranked 5334 p4p, 23080 weight class) and Chris George (ranked 396 p4p, 484 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris George!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George takes one on the button.
George lands a front kick.
Sunshine Ii misses with a wild combination.
George doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sunshine Ii tries to circle away but George has him pinned against the cage.
Sunshine Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
George jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sunshine Ii walks away with a smile on his face. George gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sunshine Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sunshine Ii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
George takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sunshine Ii jabs at George's body.
George has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sunshine Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As George looks to move away, Sunshine Ii throws a big counter combo but George just gets out of the way.
George takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine Ii leaves George with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sunshine Ii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sunshine Ii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sunshine Ii!
George misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peter Sunshine Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris George.
Sunshine Ii jabs at George's body.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George avoids the body shot from Sunshine Ii.
Sunshine Ii scores with a shot to the body.
Sunshine Ii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sunshine Ii is looking to wear down George with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sunshine Ii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Sunshine Ii throws a sloppy body shot
and George counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine Ii walks into a straight right hand from George.
Peter Sunshine Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George closes the distance and pushes Sunshine Ii back into the cage.
Sunshine Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
George has Sunshine Ii pressed against the cage.
A short right from George.
George is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
George manages to break the clinch.
George connects with a high kick.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sunshine Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Sunshine Ii both land. Nice combination.
George closes the distance and pushes Sunshine Ii back into the cage.
George has Sunshine Ii pushed against the cage.
Sunshine Ii is trying to force a seperation but George has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sunshine Ii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sunshine Ii manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sunshine Ii. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sunshine Ii.
Sunshine Ii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
George fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Sunshine Ii was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from George.
Sunshine Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sunshine Ii throws a right hand that George ducks under and follows up with a left that George also avoids with ease.
Sunshine Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
George throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine Ii throws a right hand that George ducks under and follows up with a left that George also avoids with ease.
George rushes Sunshine Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
George breaks the clinch.
Sunshine Ii throws an off balance right hand
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sunshine Ii fails to land with a series of punches.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sunshine Ii.
Sunshine Ii misses with a hook
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George is looking to clinch.
Sunshine Ii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 Sunshine Ii is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sunshine Ii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Sunshine Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sunshine Ii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peter Sunshine Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunshine Ii thuds his right hand into George's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sunshine Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Sunshine Ii throws a predictable looking body shot
and George counters with a monster head kick that knocks Sunshine Ii out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris George!
Chris George took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Fjorn (ranked 23874 p4p, 24474 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 615 p4p, 602 weight class). Fjorn comes to the cage accompanied by Slow Chemical. Bjorn Fjorn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Fjorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fjorn.
No joy there for Pudzianowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pudzianowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fjorn knocks Pudzianowski to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
 Pudzianowski is rocked!
 It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzianowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fjorn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fjorn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pudzianowski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pudzianowski is pushing Fjorn's head away, looking to escape. Fjorn manages to hold on to the position though.
Fjorn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pudzianowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fjorn moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Fjorn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pudzianowski is looking to improve his position but Fjorn isn't that keen on the idea.
Fjorn controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjorn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fjorn won't let Pudzianowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fjorn controlling the pace for now.
Pudzianowski tries to reverse the position but Fjorn maintains control.
Pudzianowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fjorn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pudzianowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fjorn controlling the position easily from mount.
Pudzianowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjorn controlling the pace for now.
Fjorn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fjorn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pudzianowski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fjorn lands a nice shot to the head.
Fjorn lands a big elbow.
Fjorn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fjorn landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjorn landing shots from mount.
Fjorn controlling the pace for now.
Pudzianowski tries to buck Fjorn off but he can't manage it.
Fjorn controlling from mount.
Pudzianowski really wants to buck Fjorn off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fjorn avoids the attempt from Pudzianowski to control.
Fjorn with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut even more.
Pudzianowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fjorn content just to control the position here.
Fjorn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fjorn lands a big elbow.
Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bjorn Fjorn!
Bjorn Fjorn took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 5117 p4p, 24118 weight class) and Tu Winh (ranked 163 p4p, 227 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Seagal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dust My Broom (Live 2014). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tu Winh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagal fails to land with a series of punches.
Winh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seagal as he avoids it easily.
Winh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seagal appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Winh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Tu Winh has been cut.
Seagal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winh.
Winh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seagal.
Seagal lands a big uppercut and Winh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Winh looks OK. Seagal waves Winh back to his feet!
Winh is rocked!
That has opened up Tu Winh's cut even more.
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!
Winh is looking to clinch.
Winh is still on wobbly legs! Can Seagal finish him?
Seagal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seagal looks to land a combination but Winh avoids it well.
Winh seems to have recovered his senses.
Winh throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Seagal moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Winh! Seagal continues to tee off on Winh, landing with a left and a right! Seagal connects with a right hand that leaves Winh sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Seagal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steven Seagal!
Post fight, Steven Seagal stared into the camera and said 'Did you guys see that? Oh yeah, I utilised the Bullshido way in order to accomplish the task at hand.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 3251 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Tyrell Jackson (ranked 361 p4p, 330 weight class). Jackson has chosen The World is Yours as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawk drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Hawk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Hawk jumps back.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Hawk, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Hawk against the cage but Hawk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawk throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Micah Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Jackson.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hawk misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson pushes Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Hawk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into 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!
Hawk looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jackson is defending well. Hawk quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jackson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hawk celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Micah Hawk!
A very excited looking Micah Hawk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Leopold (ranked 1663 p4p, 3913 weight class) and Jon Rambo (ranked 187 p4p, 338 weight class). Jon Rambo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corbin Leopold's chin.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corbin Leopold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo tries for a takedown but Leopold circles away easily
and Leopold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rambo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leopold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rambo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Leopold's guard.
Rambo looking to sit in guard and control but Leopold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leopold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo controls Leopold momentarily but Leopold frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Leopold is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Corbin Leopold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rambo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leopold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rambo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leopold swats away the attempt to clinch by Rambo.
Leopold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leopold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rambo manages to avoid it.
Rambo misses with a low kick.
It looked like Leopold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leopold!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo misses with a takedown attempt
letting Leopold counter with a right hand.
Corbin Leopold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Rambo.
Rambo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leopold.
Leopold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oooh a lovely combination from Leopold sends Rambo down but not out. Leopold dives into side control looking to finish.
Rambo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leopold off and has taken his back!
Rambo is still in real trouble! Can Leopold finish him?
Leopold defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Rambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rambo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rambo seems to have recovered his senses.
Leopold wants to stand but Rambo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leopold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold stands up and waves to Rambo to follow him.
Leopold with a hook.
Leopold connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Leopold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rambo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leopold counters with a nice uppercut.
Rambo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leopold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
It looks like Leopold has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rambo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leopold swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Leopold.
Leopold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rambo doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopold lands a head shot.
Leopold catches Rambo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopold connects with a crisp jab.
Leopold lands with a good body shot.
Rambo fails with the takedown
and Leopold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jon Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambo has his takedown stuffed
letting Leopold counter with a right hand.
Leopold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leopold throws a right hand that Rambo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rambo also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leopold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leopold checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Leopold misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corbin Leopold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rambo looks for a takedown but Leopold sprawls well.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Leopold just misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rambo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rambo flicks out a counter leg kick but Leopold steps away.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corbin Leopold is winning the standup battle so far.
Rambo lands a lovely overhand right.
Leopold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rambo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rambo flicks out a counter leg kick but Leopold steps away.
Rambo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leopold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corbin Leopold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Rambo.
Leopold swings for the body but Rambo moves out of range.
Leopold throws a lazy right hand but Rambo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Rambo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo with a poor takedown
and Leopold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leopold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rambo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rambo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leopold.
Rambo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rambo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Leopold finds it's way through Rambo's defenses.
Rambo throws a wild hook but Leopold just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Rambo gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Leopold raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corbin Leopold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fish Hands (ranked 1879 p4p, 1496 weight class) and Matt Barnes (ranked 211 p4p, 177 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fish Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Matt Barnes has been cut.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Barnes throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.
It looked like Hands wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matt Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Hands counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Hands checks it
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hands seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barnes tries to land a body kick
and Hands counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barnes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hands scores with a counter punch that sends Barnes to the canvas! Hands smells blood - he's punishing Barnes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Barnes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fish Hands!
A very excited looking Fish Hands made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Axel Stefano (ranked 493 p4p, 1519 weight class) and Adam Johnson (ranked 63 p4p, 169 weight class). Axel Stefano had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Axel Stefano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Stefano 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.
Stefano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Stefano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stefano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson wants the takedown. Stefano is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stefano's guard against the cage.
Johnson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Johnson seems to have locked his on tight now - Stefano screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Johnson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Johnson!
Adam Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Ronaldo (ranked 601 p4p, 1456 weight class) and Abduwali Hassan (ranked 76 p4p, 165 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abduwali Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan connects with the punch.
Hassan ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan scores with a leg kick.
Ronaldo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hassan swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Hassan throws a front kick that sends Ronaldo stumbling back into the cage.
Hassan lands a right hook to the body.
Hassan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hassan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hassan throws a leg kick
and Ronaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo moves forwards but Hassan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ronaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hassan, pushing him back against the cage.
Ronaldo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hassan - that landed with a thud.
Hassan manages to break the clinch.
Hassan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Hassan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hassan to score with a decent uppercut.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hassan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hassan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ronaldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hassan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hassan.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a straight left.
Hassan cracks Ronaldo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Hassan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hassan digs a good body shot into Ronaldo's ribs.
Ronaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hassan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Ronaldo walks into a left hand.
Hassan slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Hassan connects with a nice looking jab.
Hassan lands with a straight right. Ronaldo didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hassan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ronaldo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ronaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronaldo forces Hassan back against the cage and clinches.
Hassan working aggressively here.
Hassan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan lands a jab.
Hassan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ronaldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hassan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hassan lands a right hook to the body.
Hassan swings widly with a right hand
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Hassan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Hassan throws a looping overhand right but Ronaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Hassan moves away and avoids it.
Hassan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up.
Hassan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Hassan connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Hassan. Beautiful body shot.
Hassan throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassan throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
Hassan lands a jab to Ronaldo's midsection.
Hassan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
A lazy left from Hassan finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassan lands a body shot.
Hassan misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hassan. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Hassan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hassan staying out of range there.
Hassan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hassan takes one to the chin there.
Hassan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Hassan moves out of range.
Ronaldo rushes Hassan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abduwali Hassan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hassan lands with a cross.
Hassan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo clinches with his opponent.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo gets through Hassan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hassan lands a right hand.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Hassan.
Hassan prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
Hassan stalling against the cage.
Hassan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Hassan.
Hassan blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Hassan scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
Hassan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo has managed to clinch.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hassan tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hassan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hassan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo stalling.
Hassan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hassan.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as Hassan controls the action.
Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Hassan breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Hassan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hassan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hassan misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hassan defending well as Ronaldo loads up on a big left hand.
Hassan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hassan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hassan throws an overhand right that lands on Ronaldo's shoulder, as Ronaldo tries to avoid the shot.
Hassan cracks a nice hook into Ronaldo's ribs.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Hassan.
An attempted straight right counter from Ronaldo misses the target.
Hassan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hassan cracks Ronaldo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Ronaldo.
Hassan misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Ronaldo misses its target.
Hassan throws a body shot but no joy.
Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
Ronaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hassan lands a body shot.
Ronaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Hassan.
Hassan is trying to force a seperation but Ronaldo has the dominant position.
Hassan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hassan has had enough of the clinch but Ronaldo keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Hassan digs a right hand underneath Ronaldo's ribcage. Ronaldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Hassan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ronaldo misses with the head strike.
Ronaldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hassan.
Hassan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hassan tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan breaks from the clinch.
Hassan sizes up Ronaldo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hassan throws out a loose jab but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Hassan is avoiding it.
Hassan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hassan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hassan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hassan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hassan moves away from the strike by Ronaldo.
Hassan throws out a counter right but Ronaldo avoids it with no problem.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but Hassan moves out of range.
Hassan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hassan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hassan tests Ronaldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hassan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abduwali Hassan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hassan swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hassan.
An attempted straight right counter from Ronaldo misses the target.
Hassan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronaldo clinches up with Hassan and pushes him back against the cage.
Hassan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo trying to control the position but instead, Hassan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ronaldo into the cage.
Hassan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Ronaldo as the two fighters clinch.
Hassan can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Hassan tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Hassan back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hassan fails to land.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abduwali Hassan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hassan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hassan.
Jab by Ronaldo.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hassan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronaldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hassan catches Ronaldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hassan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Hassan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1-2. Hassan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Hassan lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo tries to work over Hassan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ronaldo works on Hassan's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Hassan.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo is trying to maintain a safe position but Hassan gets an underhook and turns Ronaldo into the cage.
Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hassan lands a jab to Ronaldo's midsection.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hassan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hassan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hassan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ronaldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
Ronaldo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hassan has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Hassan blocks it.
Hassan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice cross by Hassan.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abduwali Hassan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Hassan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hassan misses with an uppercut.
Hassan misses with a shot to the body
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jose Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hassan scores with a decent looking hook.
Hassan digs a good body shot into Ronaldo's ribs.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hassan.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Hassan keeps it at a distance.
Ronaldo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Hassan - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Hassan. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo just leaning against Hassan, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hassan.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hassan stalling against the cage.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Hassan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hassan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hassan.
Ronaldo clobbers Hassan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hassan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Hassan moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abduwali Hassan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hassan 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abduwali Hassan!
Abduwali Hassan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Lévesque (ranked 724 p4p, 906 weight class) and Timo Bader (ranked 87 p4p, 106 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Lévesque !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bader misses.
Lévesque shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bader manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lévesque 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lévesque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lévesque prevents Bader from escaping the position.
Bader is looking to get back to his feet here but Lévesque is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bader's back.
Lévesque controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Even with his hooks in, Lévesque manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lévesque has good solid back control here.
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lévesque . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lévesque '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 two minutes gone in the round.
Bader is trying to stand back up.
Lévesque is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lévesque has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lévesque is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bader. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Lévesque is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader is trying to get back to his feet but Lévesque has full control of the position and if anything, Bader has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lévesque is landing with strikes. Bader can't take much more of this.
Lévesque has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bader's body.
Bader is trying to get back to his feet but Lévesque has full control of the position and if anything, Bader has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bader is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lévesque off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lévesque just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bader covering up well and avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lévesque has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bader's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lévesque tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lévesque somewhat.
Bader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lévesque .
Lévesque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bader pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lévesque back to the cage. Bader follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Lucky Lévesque has been cut.
Lévesque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bader.
Lévesque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Bader misses.
Bader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lévesque slips a straight right by Bader.
Bader connects with a single shot there.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bader sprawls well. Bader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lévesque is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque wants to take a breather but Bader is having none of it.
Lévesque keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lévesque winds up and cracks Bader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lévesque trying to control the pace.
Lévesque is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bader defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lévesque works his way into full mount!
Lévesque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bader can do to turn this around?
Lévesque trying to control but Bader is having none of it.
Lévesque controlling his opponent.
Bader is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Lévesque .
The referee warns Bader that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lévesque lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lévesque controlling the position easily from mount.
Lévesque landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Bader really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lévesque looking to control but Bader is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bader can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lévesque unloading with bombs!
Lévesque raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lévesque sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lévesque won't let Bader get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lévesque 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lévesque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Bader shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lévesque slips a jab and a cross from Bader.
Lévesque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bader's waist but Bader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lévesque off to one side.
Bader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bader as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lévesque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Bader lands a nice looking body shot.
Lévesque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lévesque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Bader.
Nice body punch from Bader.
Lévesque drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lévesque sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bader's guard.
Lévesque is trying to control the action in half guard but Bader is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bader has hold of Lévesque 's hands but Lévesque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lévesque trying to control the action but Bader is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Bader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bader tries to kick Lévesque off but Lévesque keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lévesque in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bader. That's going to slow Lévesque down.
Lévesque shoots in but no luck this time.
Lévesque tries to move into range but Bader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lévesque fails with the takedown.
Bader fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lévesque checks it well.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Bader shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Bader. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Bader.
Lévesque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Lévesque walks into a straight right hand from Bader.
Lévesque is rocked!
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bader sprawls well. Bader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Lévesque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lévesque takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bader stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Bader lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lévesque . Lévesque tries to recover but Bader is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lévesque lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Bader!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Timo Bader made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 134 p4p, 795 weight class) and Efraim Turban (ranked 18 p4p, 95 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Dagestan (Remix). Turban has chosen Nadav Guedj - Golden Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Khabib Nurmagomedov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Efraim Turban's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efraim Turban!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turban looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter punch.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turban moves away.
Nurmagomedov thuds his right hand into Turban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turban tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Turban is trying to stand back up but Nurmagomedov is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov working over Turban with some ground and pound. Turban looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nurmagomedov is keen to just control but Turban is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Turban's head.
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turban with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turban avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
Turban trying to control from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov prevents Turban from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turban taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Turban is blocking nicely.
Turban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov seems to be looking for submissions.
Nurmagomedov wants to take a breather but Turban is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Turban is rocked!
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turban keeps working.
Turban is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turban seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control. Turban wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nurmagomedov working Turban over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Turban wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turban tries to kick Nurmagomedov off but Nurmagomedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turban avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Turban is blocking nicely.
Turban tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Nurmagomedov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turban knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nurmagomedov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nurmagomedov working Turban over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turban's head.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomedov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turban tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban is staying active underneath Nurmagomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turban kicks off Nurmagomedov and gets to his feet.
Turban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Nurmagomedov coming out on top.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turban.
Nurmagomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turban looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turban.
Turban misses with a hook
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shoot takedown. Turban fights it but they end up in guard.
Turban is looking to sweep but instead, Nurmagomedov has passed into half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turban defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a combination but Turban avoids it well.
Turban lands with an overhand left.
Turban throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Turban avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Turban manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurmagomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Turban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov drives through with a takedown into Turban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Turban keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov postures up in Turban's guard and throws a big left but Turban blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turban is pulling down on Nurmagomedov's head. It's preventing any offense from Nurmagomedov, at least for the moment.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Turban is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban pulls Nurmagomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Turban keeping full guard, as Nurmagomedov tries to pass.
Turban controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Turban is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Turban misses.
Turban lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Turban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turban is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turban backwards.
Turban prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turban is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turban is trying to maintain a safe position but Nurmagomedov gets an underhook and turns Turban into the cage.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Turban.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turban.
Turban tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turban can do to turn this around?
Turban lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Turban.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a double leg but Turban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagomedov connects with a body shot.
Turban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurmagomedov drives through with a takedown into Turban's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Turban has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nurmagomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
Nurmagomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turban is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Turban blocks nicely.
Turban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Turban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Turban wants to stand up but Nurmagomedov is controlling him.
Nurmagomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Turban with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turban misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws a right and a left that Turban avoids nicely.
Turban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turban throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Turban trying to control the position here.
Turban is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turban utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turban can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nurmagomedov controls the pace.
Nurmagomedov with a nice head shot there.
Turban wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nurmagomedov manages to pass to side control.
Turban is trying to stand back up but Nurmagomedov is controlling him
Turban is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turban wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Turban's hands, connecting with Turban's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Turban is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Turban with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Turban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turban wants to get back to his feet.
Turban is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Turban is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control. Turban wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turban wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Turban manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nurmagomedov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Turban working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turban fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Turban.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turban breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws out a loose jab but Turban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov scores with a one two! Turban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Turban moves out of range.
Turban dodges the punch combination from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turban momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turban wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turban slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov'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.
Turban throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is standing up over Turban. Turban looks to escape but Nurmagomedov dives into side control.
Nurmagomedov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turban knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound but Turban is defending the strikes.
Turban is trying to work for a sweep but Nurmagomedov has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov cracks Turban with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turban takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nurmagomedov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov retains his lightweight title!
Khabib Nurmagomedov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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