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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Nogueira (ranked 22921 p4p, 22965 weight class) and Dez Havok (ranked 149 p4p, 143 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Nogueira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dez Havok!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dez Havok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira throws a jab when Havok was well out of range.
Nogueira walks into a left hand.
Nogueira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Havok.
Havok just misses with a punch to the body.
Nogueira goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Havok unleashes a big counter combination but Nogueira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Havok.
Nogueira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Havok.
Havok forces Nogueira back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Nogueira .
Havok tries to break the clinch but Nogueira is controlling the position.
Nogueira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Havok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Havok lands a nice hook to Nogueira 's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Havok throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nogueira looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Havok moves out of range easily.
Havok throws out a counter right but Nogueira avoids it with no problem.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Havok.
Nogueira went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Havok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira .
Nogueira takes one to the side of the head.
Nogueira blocks a head kick by Havok.
Havok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Havok jabs at Nogueira 's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira lands with a kick to the temple. Havok shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Havok blocks a head kick by Nogueira .
Havok blocks a head kick by Nogueira .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havok throws a jab when Nogueira was well out of range.
Nogueira throws a big counter combination but Havok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Havok, as that shot connected.
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Havok throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Havok.
Havok misses with a head kick.
Havok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Havok moves out of range easily.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Havok blocks a head kick by Nogueira .
Nogueira slips a jab and a cross from Havok.
Havok connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Nogueira .
Havok misses with a head kick.
Nogueira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Havok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nogueira lands a nice shot to the body.
Havok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nogueira moves away.
Nogueira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nogueira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Havok.
Havok misses with a head kick.
Nogueira throws a head kick but Havok moves out of range.
Havok tries a low kick but Nogueira avoids it.
Nogueira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Havok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nogueira .
Nogueira is looking to counter punch.
Nogueira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havok throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Havok blocks a head kick by Nogueira .
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Havok.
Havok has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nogueira has managed to clinch.
Nogueira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Havok's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a right hand.
Nogueira lands with a short shot to the head.
Havok is trying to break free.
Havok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Nogueira .
Havok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Havok shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nogueira eats them both and turns towards Havok to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Havok misses with a wild body shot.
Havok misses with a kick to the body.
Nogueira misses with a body shot.
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Havok.
Nogueira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Havok on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nogueira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havok.
Nogueira closes the distance and pushes Havok back into the cage.
Nogueira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nogueira .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Nogueira will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Havok misses with a head kick.
Nogueira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nogueira misses with a head kick.
Havok is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nogueira misses with a wild body shot.
Havok blocks a head kick by Nogueira .
Nogueira is looking to wear down Havok with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut there from Havok.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Havok moves out of range easily.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Havok throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira swings for the body but Havok moves out of range.
Nogueira throws a sloppy head kick and Havok moves out of range easily.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira lands a nice shot that snaps Havok's head back.
Some wild striking there from Havok.
Nogueira is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body.
Nogueira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Havok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Havok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nogueira .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Havok dodges the punch combination from Nogueira .
Havok misses with a body shot.
Havok misses with a straight left.
Havok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira .
Havok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Nogueira .
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Havok releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nogueira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nogueira takes one on the button.
Havok misses with a low kick as Nogueira jumps back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Nogueira .
A head kick misses from Havok.
Nogueira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Havok throws a looping overhand right but Nogueira ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira stuns Havok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nogueira .
Havok throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira throws a big counter combination but Havok scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Havok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nogueira .
Nogueira jabs Havok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Havok throws a right and a left that Nogueira avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Nogueira misses its target.
Havok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Havok swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nogueira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Havok misses with a head kick.
Havok is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Havok.
Nogueira throws a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira lands a nice shot that snaps Havok's head back.
Nogueira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nogueira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Havok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Havok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havok misses with a head kick.
Havok misses the shot to the body.
Havok misses with a two punch combination.
Havok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Havok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira scores with a hook.
Havok throws a head kick that misses
and Nogueira counters with a three punch combo that has Havok backing up. Havok nods at Nogueira to acknowledge the strikes.
Nogueira lands a big head kick that sends Havok to the canvas! Nogueira follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Nogueira !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 305 p4p, 647 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 50 p4p, 82 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr throws a jab when Pulkkinen was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Pulkkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulkkinen.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mark Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr misses with a body shot.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kerr takes the fight into the clinch.
Pulkkinen tries a body shot but Kerr blocks it.
Pulkkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kerr.
Pulkkinen is breathing heavily.
Kerr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerr.
A short uppercut from Kerr.
A short body shot lands from Kerr as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Kerr.
 It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Kerr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kerr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kerr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulkkinen defending well though.
Kerr controlling the action here.
Kerr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Kerr.
Pulkkinen has hold of Kerr's hands but Kerr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pulkkinen won't allow Kerr to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen tries to get to full guard but Kerr has control of the leg.
Kerr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kerr moves nicely into side control.
Kerr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pulkkinen to see if he's OK.
Albert Pulkkinen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kerr cracks Pulkkinen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
 Pulkkinen is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Pulkkinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 165 p4p, 710 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 31 p4p, 89 weight class). Rain's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain lands with a nice body punch.
Paulin misses with a head kick.
Rain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Paulin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Paulin is out of range.
Paulin checks the leg kick.
Rain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paulin scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paulin 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.
Paulin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Paulin 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.
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulin is just out of range.
Rain tries to move into range but Paulin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paulin throws a lazy head kick
and Rain counters with a nice body shot.
Paulin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulin 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rain.
A low kick from Rain misses
enabling Paulin to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Paulin misses
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Rain misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick from Paulin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Paulin misses with a hook
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin misses with a double jab
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Rain.
Rain connects with a leg kick.
Paulin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Rain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paulin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps Paulin's head back.
Rain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rain blocks a head kick by Paulin.
Paulin slips a jab from Rain.
A countering left hand to the body from Paulin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paulin blocks the body kick.
Rain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paulin throws a poor cross that misses
and Paulin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paulin on the side of the head.
That has opened up Thierry Paulin's cut even more.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Paulin misses.
Paulin loads up on a big right hand but Rain slips the punch.
Rain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paulin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Paulin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paulin if he has to take too many more of those.
Rain throws a body shot but no joy.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain lands a nice shot that snaps Paulin's head back.
Paulin misses with a straight right.
Paulin throws a low kick, looking for Rain's leg but Rain calmly moves out of range.
Rain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paulin moves out of range as Rain strikes.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain throws a big counter combination but Paulin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thierry Paulin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulin tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
and Rain counters with a left and a right that stings Paulin.
A bone on bone clash there as Rain blocks the leg kick.
Rain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Paulin just manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
Paulin throws a body kick that misses
and Rain counters with a crisp right hand that drops Paulin! Rain lets Paulin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Paulin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulin misses with a jab to the body
and Rain counters with a low kick, right behind Paulin 's knee.
Paulin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rain finish him?
Rain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulin can do to turn this around?
Rain misses with a series of wild punches.
Paulin is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paulin seems to have recovered his senses.
Rain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain lands a big head kick that sends Paulin tumbling to the mat! Rain takes a step backwards and waves Paulin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rain seems to be stalking Paulin here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Paulin drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Heavy Rain!
A less than humble Heavy Rain misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ri Zaadha (ranked 332 p4p, 97 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 51 p4p, 14 weight class). Zaadha comes into the arena with On A Roll blaring out of the sound system. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ri Zaadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chavez throws a jab when Zaadha was well out of range.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Zaadha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaadha digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zaadha on the side of the head.
Zaadha blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaadha quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zaadha wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez moves into the clinch.
Chavez misses with some punches.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Zaadha misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaadha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez cracks Zaadha with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaadha.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Chavez.
A shot in the inside from Chavez.
Nice body punch from Zaadha - that landed with a thud.
Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Zaadha.
Zaadha manages to break the clinch.
Zaadha misses with an uppercut
and Chavez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zaadha throws a body kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chavez.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chavez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zaadha.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaadha misses with a leg kick.
Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Zaadha moves away and avoids it.
Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Zaadha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Zaadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zaadha looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
Zaadha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaadha.
Chavez digs a good hook to Zaadha's body.
Chavez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaadha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chavez throws the left hand but Zaadha avoids the punch easily.
Chavez slips a jab from Zaadha.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaadha's head backwards.
Chavez takes a swing at Zaadha's ribcage but misses.
Chavez lunges at Zaadha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zaadha's hand.
A low kick from Chavez is predictable there
and Zaadha counters with a straight right hand.
Zaadha throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Chavez responds with a good body kick, but Zaadha manages to step out the way in time.
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaadha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavez misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha looks to land a combination but Chavez avoids it well.
A head kick by Chavez misses
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaadha's sensitive parts.
Zaadha thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaadha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez slips under a jab from Zaadha.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Zaadha was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaadha swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaadha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Zaadha off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Zaadha.
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!
Chavez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zaadha staying out of range there.
Chavez tries to land a front kick but Zaadha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaadha misses with a straight left.
Zaadha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zaadha throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha punishes Chavez's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zaadha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaadha lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Zaadha wants to clinch but Chavez slips to the side
and Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Zaadha misses its intended target.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaadha was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Zaadha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaadha tries a body shot but Chavez blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaadha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chavez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zaadha blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Zaadha moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Zaadha.
Chavez swings for the body but Zaadha moves out of range.
Zaadha defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Zaadha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha lands with a hook. Chavez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chavez swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Zaadha counter with a right hand.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Zaadha's head but Zaadha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Zaadha counters with a nice uppercut.
Zaadha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha scores with a head kick.
Zaadha throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez needs to keep his hands up - Zaadha had a free shot at his head there.
Chavez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaadha momentarily.
Zaadha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Zaadha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chavez takes a step back to recover.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Zaadha throws a counter high kick but Chavez was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Zaadha misses.
Zaadha lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ri Zaadha is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez slips a jab from Zaadha.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Zaadha ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Zaadha off the cage and back into range.
Zaadha scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaadha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaadha, as that shot connected.
Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chavez lands a jab to the nose.
Zaadha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Zaadha moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps Zaadha's head back.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Zaadha's shoulder, as Zaadha tries to avoid the shot.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Zaadha lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zaadha swats away the attempt to clinch by Chavez.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaadha tried to counter with a leg kick but Chavez avoided it.
Zaadha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaadha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez missing with a left hand there. Zaadha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez moves out of range of the body kick from Zaadha.
Zaadha moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaadha doesn't seem bothered though.
Zaadha misses with a lunging right hand
and Chavez counters with a thumping low kick.
Zaadha jabs Chavez right on the nose. Chavez blinks but takes it well.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaadha moves away.
Chavez 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.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaadha moves away.
Chavez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Chavez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice shot by Zaadha.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Chavez.
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Chavez throws a hook but Zaadha avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Zaadha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaadha digs a good body shot into Chavez's ribs.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaadha rushes Chavez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Zaadha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Zaadha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body.
Zaadha digs a right hand into Chavez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chavez's gas tank.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zaadha fails to land.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ri Zaadha dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chavez scores with a leg kick.
Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chavez with a nice cross.
Zaadha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chavez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Zaadha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zaadha misses with a looping right.
Zaadha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chavez throws a low kick, looking for Zaadha's leg but Zaadha calmly moves out of range.
Zaadha tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaadha throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaadha throws a body kick that misses.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Chavez blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaadha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chavez's head backwards.
Zaadha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chavez manages to avoid it.
And Chavez responds with a good body kick, but Zaadha manages to step out the way in time.
Zaadha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Zaadha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaadha.
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
Zaadha throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez scores with a jab to the head.
Zaadha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Zaadha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chavez lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Chavez misses the target.
Zaadha avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Zaadha blocks a jab.
Zaadha moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Zaadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zaadha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Zaadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
Zaadha defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Chavez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zaadha misses with a low kick as Chavez jumps back.
Zaadha takes a swing at Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Zaadha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Chavez misses.
Zaadha throws out a leg kick but Chavez moves out of range and Zaadha only half commits.
Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and Zaadha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez scores with a leg kick.
Zaadha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Zaadha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Zaadha throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zaadha. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaadha misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez misses with a body kick.
Zaadha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chavez in his tracks.
Chavez throws a jab when Zaadha was well out of range.
Zaadha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaadha throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez staying out of range there.
Zaadha misses with a looping left.
Zaadha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaadha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaadha misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaadha throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaadha manages to avoid it.
Zaadha throws a leg kick but Chavez moved away.
Chavez throws out a counter right but Zaadha avoids it with no problem.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zaadha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chavez - the referee stops the clock and Zaadha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chavez. Zaadha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Zaadha misses with a straight right.
Chavez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaadha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
Zaadha connects with a crisp jab.
Donk. Zaadha catches Chavez right on the button with a cross.
Zaadha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chavez. Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaadha has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Domingo Chavez.
I think Chavez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Domingo Chavez!
A less than humble Domingo Chavez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yardbird Knox (ranked 79 p4p, 460 weight class) and Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 14 p4p, 63 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Now's The Time | Charlie Parker. Kagonbo has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bismack Kagonbo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagonbo scores with a leg kick.
Knox with a nice cross.
It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
A left and a right from Kagonbo both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Yardbird Knox has been cut.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kagonbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Underground Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Kagonbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knox misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Knox. Those never looked like landing.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kagonbo.
It looked like Knox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kagonbo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox slips a straight right by Kagonbo.
Knox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kagonbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Kagonbo drops his hands momentarily and Knox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a big right hand that sends Kagonbo crashing to the mat! Knox stays standing though and waves Kagonbo back to his feet!
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagonbo is just out of range.
Kagonbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Kagonbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kagonbo is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Knox just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kagonbo has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yardbird Knox!
Yardbird Knox really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Bismack Kagonbo was interviewed post fight and said 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 78 p4p, 69 weight class) and Paul Warror (ranked 9 p4p, 7 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Bransjehora. Demon Monkey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Warror's chin.
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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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Warror cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warror.
Warror throws a head kick but Monkey moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.
Monkey cracks Warror with a good jab.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey cracks Warror with a right hand to the side of the head.
Warror throws a low kick but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Warror is out of range.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warror will feel that in the morning.
Warror uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Warror steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Monkey lands with a hook. Warror tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monkey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monkey avoids the head kick by Warror.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Warror moved away.
Warror keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Monkey. Beautiful body shot.
Monkey looks for the body kick but Warror saw that one coming.
Warror misses with a low kick.
Warror tries to move into range but Monkey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Monkey throws the left hand but Warror avoids the punch easily.
Warror throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monkey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demon Monkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body kick from Monkey.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
Warror lands a nice looking body shot.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Monkey throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Warror lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warror has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Monkey tries a head kick but it misses.
Warror is trying to counter with his kicks.
Monkey connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey misses with a hook
enabling Warror to counter with a crisp jab.
Monkey throws a head kick but Warror moves out of range.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monkey moves away.
Monkey slips a straight right by Warror.
Monkey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to score with a low kick but Warror moves his leg out of the way.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Monkey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warror checks it well.
Warror flicks out a counter leg kick but Monkey steps away.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
Warror's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warror scrambles back to his feet.
Monkey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monkey takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monkey sizes up Warror with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monkey takes a swing at Warror's ribcage but misses.
Warror avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Warror.
Monkey moves forwards but Warror connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Warror misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Monkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warror moves away.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Warror connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warror loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
Warror checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Monkey backs off Warror throws a huge counter combo but Monkey manages to avoid it all.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey dips to his left and cracks Warror with an uppercut!
Monkey tries to move into range but Warror moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Monkey throws a leg kick
and Warror makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monkey lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with an uppercut.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warror throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Warror as he connects with a hook.
Monkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Warror checks it well.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Warror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Warror checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Warror avoids a kick to the body.
Warror cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monkey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Warror moves forwards but Monkey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Warror moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Monkey scores with a jab.
Warror misses the jab.
Warror lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Monkey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Warror showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monkey.
Warror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warror bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Warror might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Monkey has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monkey catches Warror with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Warror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monkey.
A little jabbing left from Warror on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Monkey tests Warror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Monkey misses.
Monkey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey avoids a kick to the body.
Monkey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Monkey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warror in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Warror lands but Monkey takes it in his stride.
Warror listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Monkey.
Monkey throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror throws a jab when Monkey was well out of range.
Monkey misses the jab.
Warror slips under a jab.
Warror was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monkey.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Demon Monkey is winning the standup battle so far.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Warror darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warror slips a straight right by Monkey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warror goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monkey misses the jab.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Monkey backs off Warror throws a huge counter combo but Monkey manages to avoid it all.
Warror ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warror scores with a jab. Monkey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey throws out a leg kick but Warror moves out of range and Monkey only half commits.
Warror 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.
Monkey throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Warror uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warror takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warror has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Warror moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Warror. Monkey shrugs it off though.
Monkey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Monkey throws a lazy right hand but Warror sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Warror counters with an outside leg kick.
Monkey scores with a three punch combo!
Warror checks the leg kick.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Monkey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
And Warror responds with a good body kick, but Monkey manages to step out the way in time.
No joy there for Monkey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warror swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warror uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monkey.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monkey misses with a kick to the body.
Warror tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Monkey takes one to the side of the head.
Monkey cracks Warror with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
Monkey misses with a looping right.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Warror.
Warror paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monkey looks to land a left hand but Warror moved out of range nicely.
Warror staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a looping overhand right but Warror ducks down to avoid it.
Warror feints a counter leg kick.
Warror is looking to score with low kicks.
Warror throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Monkey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warror backs up against the cage.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror throws a one two combo.
Warror lands a lovely overhand right.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Warror counters with a low kick, right behind Monkey 's knee.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monkey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Warror fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey throws a jab when Warror was well out of range.
Warror thinks about the counter body kick.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
A big right from Monkey misses.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey loads up on a big right hand but Warror slips the punch.
It seemed like Warror was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Warror throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monkey.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warror.
Warror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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 Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Sloppy strikes from Warror. Those never looked like landing.
Monkey misses with a few strikes there.
Warror lets loose with a powerful body kick. Monkey will feel that in the morning.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Monkey misses
and Warror counters with a good low kick that Monkey was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Monkey.
Monkey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warror sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Warror sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monkey!
Warror throws out a leg kick but Monkey moves out of range and Warror only half commits.
A jab from Monkey does it's job there.
Monkey throws a hook but Warror avoids it easily.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey slips a straight right by Warror.
Monkey throws a body punch but Warror moves out of range.
Warror checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror defending well as Monkey loads up on a big left hand.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey backing away here, and Warror unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Warror down.
Monkey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monkey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Warror uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monkey.
Warror only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Monkey lands a nice looking body kick.
Warror tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warror needs to keep his hands up - Monkey had a free shot at his head there.
Warror throws a nice head kick!
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Warror thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Warror.
Warror on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paul Warror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monkey walks into a jab.
Monkey blocks the body kick.
Warror has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Monkey.
Jab from Monkey.
Warror uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Warror, as that shot connected.
Monkey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monkey lands with an uppercut that bounces Warror off the cage and back into range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
Warror throws a leg kick but Monkey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Monkey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Warror will feel that in the morning.
Monkey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warror lands a nice shot that snaps Monkey's head back.
Monkey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monkey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Monkey with the inside leg kick.
Monkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warror on the side of the head.
Monkey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warror misses with a series of wild punches.
Monkey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warror.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Monkey moves out of range of the leg kick from Warror.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey cracks Warror with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monkey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Warror counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Warror digs a good hook to Monkey's body.
Warror tests Monkey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Monkey tried to score with a low kick but Warror checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Monkey 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.
Monkey works the jab nicely.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Warror.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Monkey throws a sloppy head kick and Warror moves out of range easily.
Monkey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warror looks for the body kick but Monkey saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Warror. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Monkey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Warror just manages to avoid it.
Warror walks into a jab.
Monkey moves out of range as Warror strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey looks to land a right hand but Warror moved out of range.
Warror appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Warror takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Monkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Warror counters with a body kick.
Demon Monkey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monkey moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Demon Monkey.
Well Monkey 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Monkey!
Our winner, Demon Monkey, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 114 p4p, 190 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 21 p4p, 33 weight class). Tower comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye - Power. Iain Tower has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 38 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raper thuds a left hand into Tower's body.
Tower needs to keep his hands up - Raper had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Raper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Tower sizes up Raper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Raper misses with a hook.
A low kick from Tower misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Raper misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Raper 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.
Tower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper misses with a shot to the body
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Tower moved out of range nicely.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tower.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Tower checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
Tower looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raper throws a low kick but Tower moves out of range easily.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tower.
Tower's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raper under the eye.
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper thumps Tower with a low kick.
Tower staying out of range there.
Tower has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Tower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper sizes up Tower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Raper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper slips under a jab from Tower.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tower checks a leg kick.
Tower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Tower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws out a powerful jab.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raper throws a series of punches but Tower moves out of range.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Raper misses
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tower is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper wants to slow Tower down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
A clash of legs there as Tower blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Tower.
Raper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tower throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tower throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raper on the side of the head.
Raper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raper can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper lands a head kick!
Tower throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Tower misses the target.
Tower loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tower might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tower slips a straight right by Raper.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tower takes a step back to recover.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws the left hand but Tower avoids the punch easily.
Tower throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Tower looks to land a right hand but Raper moved out of range.
Raper moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raper.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tower.
Raper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tower.
Raper takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raper tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower misses with the head strike.
Tower is trying to maintain a safe position but Raper gets an underhook and turns Tower into the cage.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower misses with a body punch.
Tower pulls guard successfully.
Raper looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower has his hands on Raper's head, controlling the position.
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tower working a defensive guard but Raper passes into half guard.
Raper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tower's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower is trying to maintain the position but Raper is very close to passing his half guard.
Tower regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tower throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
Raper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raper trying to move into half guard but instead Tower has managed to sweep!
Tower wants to pass the guard but Raper is keeping the position.
Tower is looking to work some ground and pound but Raper has wrist control.
Raper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raper is pulling down on Tower's head. It's preventing any offense from Tower, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Tower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Towers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raper connects with a jab.
Tower tries a low kick but Raper avoids it.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tower.
Raper cracks Tower with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower takes a kick to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Raper. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 misses with a body shot.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tower.
Raper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raper lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Tower.
Tower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Iain Tower's cut is getting worse.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Tower throws a leg kick which misses Raper's front leg but catches the back leg as Raper tries to avoid it.
Raper cracks Tower with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper punishes Tower's body with a nice straight punch.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Tower tries to clinch up.
Raper lands a big head kick that sends Tower tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Tower back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tower is rocked!
Tower loses concentration momentarily and Raper pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tower crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Raper finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
An out of breath Biff Raper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Netti (ranked 53 p4p, 42 weight class) and Dany Crosby (ranked 6 p4p, 5 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Netti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 25 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Dany Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Netti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Mario Netti has been cut.
Netti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Netti moves away.
Netti tries to counter by clinching up but Crosby breaks away and moves out of range.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Netti just misses with a punch to the body.
Netti punishes Crosby's body with a nice straight punch.
Netti 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.
Crosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Netti.
Crosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Netti is just out of range.
Netti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Crosby lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Netti.
Crosby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Netti moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Netti throws a head punch that misses.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crosby.
Crosby tries a body shot but Netti blocks it.
Crosby tries to throw a body punch but Netti avoids it by throwing Crosby back against the cage.
Crosby misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Netti fails to land.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Netti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Netti misses with an elbow strike.
Netti working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws a punch but it's blocked by Netti.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Crosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Netti.
Crosby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Netti backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosby tries to work over Netti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Netti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosby.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike.
Crosby pushes Netti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Netti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Crosby can turn it around.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Netti jumps guard but Crosby stands there with Netti around his waist. Netti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Netti lands a nice elbow.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Crosby.
A shot in the inside from Crosby.
Netti tries to pull guard but Crosby holds him up against the cage and eventually Netti drops back down to his feet.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Netti struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Netti struggles to land a body shot inside as Crosby controls his hands.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Netti.
Crosby tries a body shot but Netti blocks it.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Netti fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Netti.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nettis head.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Netti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Netti blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Netti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Netti backwards.
Netti has a couple of punches blocked by Crosby.
Netti blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosby.
Netti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Netti misses with a punch on the inside.
Netti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Netti.
Nice elbow from Netti.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Netti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Netti backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dany Crosby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Netti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Netti. Those never looked like landing.
Crosby looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Netti moves into the clinch successfully.
Netti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Netti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Netti manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crosby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Netti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crosby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crosby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Netti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Netti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crosby controls the pace.
Netti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Netti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crosby defends well.
Crosby must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Netti is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crosby stays in close to Netti's body and controls the position.
Netti looking for a guillotine here but Crosby defends easily.
Crosby trying to control but Netti is working from the bottom.
Crosby is looking to stand up but Netti won't let him.
Crosby's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crosby trying to control but Netti is working from the bottom.
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.
Netti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crosby controls the pace.
Netti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crosby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crosby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crosby got a little sloppy there for a moment and Netti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crosby has managed to get both his arms back between Netti's legs - danger averted.
Crosby stands up from Netti's guard - Crosby perhaps looking for a knockout.
Netti connects with a right hand. Crosby shakes it off.
Dany Crosby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick lands for Netti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby with a nice cross.
Netti tries to clinch but Crosby is having none of it.
Netti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crosby's hands.
Crosby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Netti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Netti throws a leg kick but Crosby moved away.
Crosby misses with a body punch
and Netti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Netti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Netti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Netti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mario Netti's cut is getting worse.
Crosby avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Netti.
Netti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crosby counters with a nice right hand that sends Netti toppling to the canvas! Netti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crosby finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Netti throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Netti misses its intended target.
Crosby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Netti switches off momentarily and Crosby cracks him with a monster right hand! Netti topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Crosby dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Crosby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dany Crosby! Dany Crosby retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Dany Crosby 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 Vadim Golovkin (ranked 3 p4p, 23 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Kurosaki tries a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Golovkin.
Kurosaki misses with a hook
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Golovkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurosaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Kurosaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Golovkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golovkin throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Golovkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kurosaki misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Golovkin loads up on a big right hand but Kurosaki slips the punch.
Golovkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurosaki defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki feints a counter leg kick.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki throws a solid leg kick but Golovkin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Golovkin walks into a stiff left hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin connects with a jab.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Golovkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kurosaki tries to score with a low kick but Golovkin moves his leg out of the way.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurosaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurosaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Golovkin blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Golovkin - just one landing.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin needs to keep his hands up - Kurosaki had a free shot at his head there.
Golovkin lands an overhand right.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Golovkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Golovkin looks to land a combination but Kurosaki avoids it well.
Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurosaki.
Golovkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Golovkin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Golovkin blocks the leg kick.
Golovkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kurosaki cracks Golovkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Kurosaki is looking to slow Golovkin down with leg kicks.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick.
Golovkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kurosaki, as that shot connected.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
A cross from Kurosaki lands.
Kurosaki throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Kurosaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurosaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurosaki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Golovkin!
Golovkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin feints and then cracks Kurosaki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurosaki down.
Kurosaki wants to land a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Kurosaki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kurosaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golovkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Golovkin stuns Kurosaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Golovkin lunges at Kurosaki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurosaki's hand.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Golovkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurosaki thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Golovkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurosaki.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki is looking to chop away at Golovkin's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vadim Golovkin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kurosaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadim Golovkin is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Golovkin. Beautiful body shot.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Kurosaki misses with a low kick as Golovkin jumps back.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki lands a leg kick that knocks Golovkin off balance momentarily.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Kurosaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Kurosaki coming out on top.
Golovkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Kurosaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Kurosaki digs a good body shot into Golovkin's ribs.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
Kurosaki digs a good body shot into Golovkin's ribs.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin scores with a shot to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Golovkin scores with a nice right hand.
Golovkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golovkin throws a hook but Kurosaki avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Golovkin.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
Golovkin throws out a leg kick but Kurosaki moves out of range and Golovkin only half commits.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Kurosaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Golovkin's leg. Golovkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosaki misses with a left hand
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kurosaki scores with a hook to the body. Golovkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin lands with a shot to the body.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Golovkin.
Kurosaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Kurosaki moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kurosaki, as that shot connected.
Kurosaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin backing away here, and Kurosaki unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Golovkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurosaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Kurosaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Golovkin at a distance.
Golovkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Kurosaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A cross from Kurosaki lands.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Golovkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Kurosaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurosaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurosaki throws a front kick aimed at Golovkin's knee but Golovkin avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Kurosaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Kurosaki's shoulder, as Kurosaki tries to avoid the shot.
Golovkin tried to score with a low kick but Kurosaki checks it.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki with a nice calf kick.
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurosaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
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 Vadim Golovkin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurosakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurosaki 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.
Golovkin tries to work over Kurosaki's front leg with a kick but Kurosaki checks it.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kurosaki.
It seemed like Kurosaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
Kurosaki moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Kurosaki misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurosaki throws an off balance right hand
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosaki moves away.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Golovkin catches Kurosaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Golovkin is looking to counter punch.
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
Kurosaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki checks a leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Golovkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Golovkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kurosaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range and Kurosaki settles back down.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Kurosaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range and Kurosaki settles back down.
Kurosaki clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good leg kick by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a leg kick.
Kurosaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kurosaki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Kurosaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurosaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Golovkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kurosaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Golovkin has time to react.
Golovkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kurosaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin thuds his right hand into Kurosaki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurosaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Kurosaki misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Kurosaki is predictable there
and Golovkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Kurosaki's head but Kurosaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kurosaki! But no joy.
Golovkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Golovkin catches Kurosaki right on the button with a cross.
Kurosaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Golovkin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Golovkin blocks a low kick nicely.
Golovkin clobbers Kurosaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Golovkin lands with a good body shot.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kurosaki.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Golovkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with a body shot
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurosaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin misses with a looping left.
Kurosaki is looking to slow Golovkin down with leg kicks.
Golovkin needs to keep his hands up - Kurosaki had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin cracks Kurosaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Golovkin tries to land a leg kick but Kurosaki saw it coming and moves away.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Golovkin's shoulder, as Golovkin tries to avoid the shot.
Kurosaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurosaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
Golovkin checks a low kick from Kurosaki.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki scores with a leg kick.
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golovkin.
Kurosaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin moved away.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kurosaki closes the distance but Golovkin moves to the side
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki with a nice cross.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurosaki tries a quick counter leg kick but Golovkin is wise to it.
A big right from Kurosaki misses.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Kurosaki moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurosaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Kurosaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kurosaki looks to land a right hand but Golovkin moved out of range.
Golovkin dips to his left and cracks Kurosaki with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki avoids the body shot from Golovkin.
A bone on bone clash there as Golovkin blocks the leg kick.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Golovkin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurosaki lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurosaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin moved away.
Kurosaki misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Golovkin is able to avoid easily.
Golovkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Golovkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurosaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurosaki connects with a looping right hand.
Golovkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
That kick from Golovkin tenderised Kurosaki's leg. Kurosaki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Golovkin.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurosaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin cracks Kurosaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Golovkin thuds a left hand into Kurosaki's body.
Nice jab there from Kurosaki.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurosaki takes a swing at Golovkin's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kurosaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Golovkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Golovkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Kurosaki.
Golovkin lands with a hook. Kurosaki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws the left hand but Golovkin avoids the punch easily.
Kurosaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurosaki is just out of range.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
Kurosaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the head.
Kurosaki misses with an uppercut
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurosaki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golovkin cracks Kurosaki with a good jab.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golovkin throws a leg kick which misses Kurosaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosaki tries to avoid it.
Golovkin with a nice calf kick.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurosaki misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin throws a looping overhand right but Kurosaki ducks down to avoid it.
Kurosaki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kurosaki misses.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Kurosaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurosaki looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Golovkin as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Golovkin blocks the leg kick.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurosaki with the inside leg kick.
Kurosaki tries a low kick but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin swings for the body but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurosaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kurosaki wants to land a leg kick but Golovkin is out of range.
Golovkin moves out of range as Kurosaki strikes.
A cross from Kurosaki lands.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Golovkin had his way with Akio Kurosaki in that round.
That's time! Golovkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Jab by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki looks to land a left hand but Golovkin moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kurosaki scores with a nice strike.
Kurosaki throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
Kurosaki clobbers Golovkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kurosaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin takes one to the chin there.
Kurosaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Golovkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
Kurosaki staying out of range there.
Kurosaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Golovkin's leg. Golovkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kurosaki misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurosaki thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Golovkin - just one landing.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin looks to land a right hand but Kurosaki moved out of range.
A low kick lands for Kurosaki.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Kurosaki connects with a solid leg kick.
That kick from Kurosaki tenderised Golovkin's leg. Golovkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Golovkin defending well as Kurosaki loads up on a big left hand.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Golovkin.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurosaki misses with a right hand
letting Golovkin counter with a right hand.
Kurosaki moves into range and clinches up with Golovkin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
Kurosaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin lands a right hand.
Kurosaki misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurosaki has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Akio Kurosaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurosaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurosaki.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurosaki has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin digs a right hand underneath Kurosaki's ribcage. Kurosaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.
Kurosaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurosaki working aggressively here.
Kurosaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Kurosaki misses with some punches.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurosaki's hands.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
Golovkin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Golovkin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kurosaki doesn't seem phased though.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Golovkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurosaki scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Kurosaki.
Golovkin 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.
A jab from Kurosaki misses.
Kurosaki slips under a jab from Golovkin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golovkin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurosaki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
Kurosaki tries to work over Golovkin's front leg with a kick but Golovkin checks it.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kurosaki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurosaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurosaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurosaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golovkin scrambles back to his feet.
Kurosaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurosaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Kurosaki is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Golovkin there.
Golovkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin connects with a single shot there.
Kurosaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Golovkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golovkin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Golovkin!
A very excited looking Vadim Golovkin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by JUNGLE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Piano 's choice of entrance music: Rick Piano Man. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano misses with a series of wild punches.
Piano throws a head kick that misses.
Piano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maluga!
Piano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maluga looks to throw a body kick
and Piano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Piano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maluga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Piano looks winded!
Maluga throws a hook to the side of Piano 's head but Piano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piano misses with a left hand
and Maluga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Piano takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maluga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Piano scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Rick Piano has been cut.
Piano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maluga lands a leg kick that knocks Piano off balance momentarily.
Piano throws a head kick but Maluga moves out of range.
Piano gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Maluga gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
Kilo Maluga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rick Piano was interviewed post fight and said 'I need more roids!'.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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