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OFK 103-Avetisyan Vs Tepes Lii PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Layer (ranked 5318 p4p, 3553 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 562 p4p, 463 weight class). Willie Layer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Layer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
Kimura pushes down on Layer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kimura has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Layer defend it? Kimura steps over the head and cranks it - Layer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatsuya Kimura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 3758 p4p, 3514 weight class) and Conor Twelve (ranked 449 p4p, 428 weight class). Twelve is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Notorious REMIX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Twelve!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Holloway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway has a couple of punches blocked by Twelve.
Twelve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Twelve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holloway blocking some punches.
Holloway gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Twelve pushes Holloway off and gets back to his feet.
Max Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twelve scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holloway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holloway lands a nice shot that snaps Twelve's head back.
Holloway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Twelve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Twelve swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holloway.
Holloway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve gets tackled into the cage by Holloway. Holloway maintains the clinch.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holloway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Holloway.
Twelve misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Holloway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
Twelve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway blocking some punches.
Twelve takes a shot to the head.
Holloway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Twelve can't find room to land a body shot as Holloway controls the action.
Twelve misses with a punch to the body.
Twelve missing with knees to the body.
Holloway lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twelve up against the cage.
Holloway working aggressively here.
Twelve swings wildly with an uppercut but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twelve pushes Holloway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holloway cracks Twelve with a nice body shot.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
Twelve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holloway as Twelve tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Twelve is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Holloway slowing the pace effectively.
Twelve taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twelve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holloway.
Twelve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Twelve tries to work over Holloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twelve.
Twelve wants to stall.
Twelve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holloway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holloway avoids a wild elbow strike from Twelve.
Twelve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holloway avoids it.
Twelve trying to land knees to the body.
Twelve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
Holloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Twelve tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing Twelve back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twelve stalling in the clinch but Holloway improves position.
Holloway presses Twelve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Twelve fails to land.
Holloway looking for a takedown.
Holloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Twelve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Twelve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holloway is working Twelve over against the cage.
Twelve throws an elbow but it misses.
Twelve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut 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!
A bit of stalling here from Holloway.
Twelve trying to control the position but instead, Holloway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Twelve into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Twelve.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Nice body punch from Twelve.
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 Max Holloway will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holloway darts in and clinches Twelve up against the cage.
Holloway is leaning against Twelve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holloway pushes Twelve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twelve has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holloway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Twelve can turn it around.
Holloway avoiding damage as Twelve throws knees to the body.
Holloway stalling against the cage.
Twelve lands an elbow just above Holloway 's eye.
Twelve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twelve throws a head punch that misses.
Twelve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twelve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway tries to work over Twelve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holloway gets through Twelve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Max Holloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Twelve on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve lands an uppercut.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
Twelve is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holloway is defending well for now.
Twelve avoiding damage.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
Twelve trying to stall but Holloway improves his position.
Holloway's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holloway can't find room to land a body shot as Twelve controls the action.
Holloway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holloway.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holloway - that landed with a thud.
Holloway prevents a body shot from Twelve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holloway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holloway lands with a right to the head.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twelve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Twelve is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Twelve.
Twelve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holloway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holloway avoids a wild elbow strike from Twelve.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Twelve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holloway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Holloway prevents a body shot from Twelve.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holloway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holloway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Twelve.
Twelve has Holloway pushed against the cage.
Holloway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holloway tries to work over Twelve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
Twelve stops a takedown attempt from Holloway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Twelve controls his hands.
Twelve takes a shot to the head.
Holloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twelve can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Holloway has Twelve pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Twelve manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Holloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twelve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway blocks an elbow strike from Twelve.
Holloway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holloway letting Twelve take a breather here.
Twelve leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holloway.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Holloway tries to work over Twelve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Twelve lands.
Holloway misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holloway wants to clinch
and Twelve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Twelve does it's job there.
Holloway tries to clinch but Twelve moves out of range.
Holloway takes the fight into the clinch.
Holloway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Holloway as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Holloway - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Twelve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twelve throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holloway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twelve up against the cage.
Holloway has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holloway stalling the fight.
Twelve wants to stall.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Twelve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holloway manages to pull guard.
Holloway pulls Twelve in close to prevent any damage.
Twelve missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twelve wants to control from the top but Holloway keeps moving.
Holloway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Twelve manages to get himself to full guard.
Max Holloway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Twelve wants to stand and escape but Holloway is having none of it.
Holloway content to stall in guard here.
Twelve pulls Holloway in close to prevent any damage.
Twelve controls Holloway momentarily but Holloway frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Twelve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holloway not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Twelve wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holloway engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holloway blocks a jab.
Holloway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Twelve's sensitive parts.
Holloway looks for the body kick but Twelve saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Twelve tests Holloway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Twelve looks to score with a jab to the body but Holloway is just out of range.
Twelve loads up on a big right hand but Holloway slips the punch.
Holloway tries to clinch but Twelve is having none of it.
Twelve was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Holloway clinches.
Twelve displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holloway up against the cage.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conor Twelve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twelve stalling.
Holloway misses with some punches.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
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 Max Holloway.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holloway, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Holloway!
Max Holloway made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jones (ranked 2898 p4p, 3572 weight class) and Kenny Claypool (ranked 388 p4p, 465 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kenny Claypool was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Claypool!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claypool clinches with his opponent.
Claypool escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Claypool defending well though.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones 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.
Jones is working for a kimura but Claypool is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Claypool is positioning himself well to prevent Jones advancing to mount.
Jones throwing shots but Claypool is blocking nicely.
Claypool looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claypool keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones throws a strike but Claypool avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Claypool can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Claypool blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control but Claypool is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Claypool works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Claypool trying to control the position here.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to control but Claypool is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to Claypool's brow.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Claypool is keeping the position.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones stands up over Claypool, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claypool preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control but Claypool is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claypool is keeping the position for now.
Claypool preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones won't allow Claypool to get back to his feet.
Claypool avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Claypool uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Claypool!
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Claypool's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up in Claypool's guard and throws a big left but Claypool blocks it.
Claypool wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Claypool working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Claypool utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Claypool gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones is pulling down on Claypool's head. It's preventing any offense from Claypool, at least for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claypool stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Claypool tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kenny Claypool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claypool darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones letting Claypool take a breather here.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Claypool is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Claypool prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Claypool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Claypool breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claypool gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claypool after a bit of a struggle.
Claypool tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Claypool back against the cage.
Claypool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claypool works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Claypool pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Claypool tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claypool takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claypool presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claypool is stalling here.
Come on Claypool - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Claypool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones gets control of Claypool's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is trying to keep Claypool in close.
Claypool won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Claypool wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claypool looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones trying to control but Claypool is working from the bottom.
Alex Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Claypool is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Claypool avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Claypool pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claypool utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Claypool utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claypool is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Claypool wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Claypool keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenny Claypool will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Claypool sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Claypool is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Claypool has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones letting Claypool take a breather here.
Jones tries to pull guard but Claypool forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Claypool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claypool gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Claypool blocks with his arms.
Claypool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Claypool scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown.
Claypool taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Claypool.
Claypool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries to pull guard but Claypool holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Claypool lands a body shot.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Claypool fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Claypool lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Claypool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Claypool is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Claypool to keep the fight standing.
Claypool pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Claypool gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Claypool lands with a left to the head.
Kenny Claypool seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claypool presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Claypool tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claypool stalls.
Claypool lands a body shot in the clinch.
Claypool works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Claypool moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
A right hand to the body from Claypool.
Jones blocks a body shot from Claypool.
Claypool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claypool stalling the fight.
Claypool breaks from the clinch.
Claypool has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Claypool.
Claypool breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claypool has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Claypool tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claypool breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claypool tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Claypool and move into the clinch.
Claypool instigates a clinch.
Claypool tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
The referee calls for Claypool to work.
Claypool makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Claypool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claypool rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claypool working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Claypool fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Claypool gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Claypool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Claypool 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Claypool!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McNuggets (ranked 4741 p4p, 2351 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 547 p4p, 330 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McNuggets might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hypnotize- Biggie Smalls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor McNuggets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McNuggets scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Porfirigo doesn't seem bothered though.
McNuggets swinging wildly here.
Porfirigo checks the leg kick nicely there.
McNuggets misses with a leg kick
and Porfirigo counters with a shoot takedown. McNuggets fights it but they end up in guard.
Porfirigo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Porfirigo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo wants to get up but he can't break McNuggets's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Porfirigo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McNuggets is looking to stand up but Porfirigo isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McNuggets is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Porfirigo is working for takedown but McNuggets is calmly controlling the position for now.
Porfirigo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McNuggets fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Porfirigo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! McNuggets has knocked Porfirigo down with a huge combo! McNuggets steps away and waves a wobbly Porfirigo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Porfirigo is rocked!
 It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNuggets is looking to slow Porfirigo down with leg kicks.
McNuggets lands a big right hand that sends Porfirigo crashing to the mat! McNuggets stays standing though and waves Porfirigo back to his feet!
Porfirigo is still on wobbly legs! Can McNuggets finish him?
A low kick from McNuggets is predictable there
and Porfirigo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McNuggets's guard.
McNuggets pushes Porfirigo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Porfirigo takes one to the side of the head.
Porfirigo gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! McNuggets points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Porfirigo wakes up just in time to hear McNuggets thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McNuggets!
Post fight, Conor McNuggets stared into the camera and said 'HE AINT NUTTIN BUT AH FOOKIN BUM '.
Tayaen Porfirigo spoke after the fight, saying 'I like the taste off my blod!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 1770 p4p, 4353 weight class) and Michael Dunn (ranked 254 p4p, 522 weight class). Rou Joukani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Dunn'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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
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, Michael Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joukani.
Dunn 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.
Joukani swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Joukani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dunn! But no joy.
A head kick by Joukani misses
and Dunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunn takes a swing at Joukani's ribcage but misses.
Dunn catches Joukani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunn throws a lazy uppercut
and Joukani finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Joukani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Joukani swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
Joukani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunn.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joukani seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut there from Joukani.
It looks like Michael Dunn has been cut.
Joukani throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn avoids the head kick by Joukani.
Joukani looks to land a body kick but Dunn moved away.
A jab from Joukani misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Joukani.
Joukani scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Joukani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Joukani misses.
It seemed like Dunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Joukani circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dunn drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Joukani follows Dunn to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rou Joukani!
In his post fight interview, Rou Joukani started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2304 p4p, 2082 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 326 p4p, 292 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anjo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anjo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anjo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anjo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendy is pulling down on Anjo's head. It's preventing any offense from Anjo, at least for the moment.
Mendy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mendy keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mendy lands a couple of digs.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses.
Anjo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anjo has control of Mendy's left arm, preventing Mendy from doing any damage.
Mendy forces his way into half guard.
Anjo trying to control from the bottom.
Mendy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anjo defending well though.
Anjo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mendy is on him like a limpet, forcing Anjo back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendy wants to take the fight to the mat but Anjo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mendy has Anjo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anjo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Ragout Mendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anjo dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fighters circling - Mendy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown but Mendy shows good takedown defense.
Mendy stuffs the takedown.
Anjo looking to score a takedown here. Mendy is defending well but Anjo drives through and ends up in Mendy's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anjo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendy holds on and takes a little breather.
Mendy wants to get back to his feet but Anjo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mendy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo won't allow Mendy to sweep him here.
Mendy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anjo manages to pass to side control.
Anjo seems to be working for a kimura but Mendy defends the submission attempt.
Anjo wants to take a breather but Mendy is having none of it.
Mendy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anjo being controlled here momentarily.
Mendy wants to stand up but Anjo is controlling him.
Anjo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Mendy keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anjo gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo is working for takedown but Mendy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anjo stops a takedown attempt from Mendy.
Anjo looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Anjo Anjo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendy has a takedown stuffed.
Anjo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mendy throws a shot to the body.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown but Mendy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendy lunges at Anjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anjo's hand.
Mendy swings for the body but Anjo moves out of range.
Anjo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendy stuffs the takedown.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendy misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anjo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy looks to score with a jab to the body but Anjo is just out of range.
And Anjo tries to counter it with a takedown but Mendy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mendy slaps away a takedown attempt from Anjo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendy.
Mendy throws a right hand that Anjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Anjo also avoids with ease.
Mendy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anjo trying to control but Mendy is working from the bottom.
Anjo preventing the sweep.
Mendy kicks Anjo off and gets to his feet.
Pierre Ragout Mendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Anjo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendy cracks Anjo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mendy working the ground and pound from side control.
Mendy advances to mount.
Mendy avoids the attempt from Anjo to control.
Pierre Ragout Mendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mendy landing strikes from the mount and Anjo is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Anjo is now in Mendy's guard. A big mistake from Mendy there, giving up the dominant position!
Mendy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mendy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anjo is one step ahead there.
Anjo prevents Mendy from getting back to his feet.
Anjo is fighting to break Mendy's control of his arms but Mendy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Mendy keeps moving.
Anjo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mendy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is pulling down on Anjo's head. It's preventing any offense from Anjo, at least for the moment.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anjo slips nicely into half guard.
Anjo is looking to take a break and control but Mendy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mendy wants to improve his position but Anjo is controlling well.
Mendy tries to kick Anjo off but Anjo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anjo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mendy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anjo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mendy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mendy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendy breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Mendy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anjo moves away from the strike by Mendy.
Mendy takes a swing at Anjo's ribcage but misses.
Mendy tests Anjo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anjo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anjo is defended easily by Mendy.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendy misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Anjo.
Mendy throws a hook to the side of Anjo's head but Anjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anjo is defended easily by Mendy.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Mendy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anjo.
Anjo tries to clinch but Mendy moves out of range.
Mendy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anjo on the side of the head.
Anjo tries to clinch up.
Mendy misses with the combination.
Mendy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
Anjo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anjo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anjo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anjo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mendy connects with a decent elbow.
Anjo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anjo is looking for a sweep. Mendy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anjo keeps working.
Mendy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anjo sees it coming and defends easily.
Anjo is refusing to be controlled, as Mendy sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anjo's head.
Mendy stopping the sweep attempt from Anjo.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mendy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mendy is working Anjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anjo is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to sweep but instead, Anjo has passed into half guard.
Anjo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mendy is trying to maintain the position but Anjo is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anjo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anjo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anjo is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 1526 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Steve Cusumano (ranked 212 p4p, 400 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cusumano's choice of entrance music: Gamefire. Steve Cusumano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cusumano!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonian works the jab nicely.
It looks like Steve Cusumano has been cut.
Cusumano tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Andonian counter with a right hand.
Andonian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Andonian. That snapped Cusumano's head back.
Cusumano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andonian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andonian thuds a left hand into Cusumano's body.
Cusumano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andonian instigates a clinch.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cusumano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andonian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cusumano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cusumano slips a jab and a cross from Andonian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cusumano lands with a cross.
Steve Cusumano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Andonian.
Andonian dodges the punch combination from Cusumano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andonian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cusumano tries to clinch there but Andonian circles away.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cusumano.
Cusumano is looking to clinch but Andonian is avoiding it.
Cusumano avoids the head kick by Andonian.
Cusumano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cusumano looks to throw the jab but Andonian is out of range.
Andonian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andonian is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cusumano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cusumano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Andonian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cusumano swings for the body but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Andonian.
Cusumano throws a counter combo.
Cusumano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Andonian has been working on his knees 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!
Cusumano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian has managed to clinch.
Cusumano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cusumano lands a two punch combo.
Cusumano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andonian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cusumano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andonian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Andonian has Cusumano up against the cage in a clinch.
Andonian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andonian swats away the attempt to clinch by Cusumano.
Andonian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Andonian darts in and clinches Cusumano up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano manages to break the clinch.
Andonian scores with a head kick. Cusumano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Andonian swats away the attempt to clinch by Cusumano.
Andonian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andonian looks to land a body kick but Cusumano moved away.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian is having none of it.
Andonian throws a quick counter head kick but Cusumano was just out of range.
Andonian is looking to clinch but Cusumano is avoiding it.
Andonian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cusumano.
Andonian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Andonian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andonian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cusumano takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cusumano. Andonian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andonian checks a low kick from Cusumano.
Andonian lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cusumano.
Cusumano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andonian needs to keep his hands up - Cusumano had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cusumano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andonian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian throwing a counter right hand but Cusumano manages to avoid it.
Cusumano misses with a hook.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Cusumano throws a hook but Andonian avoids it easily.
Andonian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Andonian does it's job there.
Andonian looks to land a combination but Cusumano avoids it well.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andonian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andonian throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cusumano avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Cusumano.
Andonian looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Andonian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cusumano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cusumano wants to clinch but Andonian slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cusumano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andonian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Andonian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Cusumano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Andonian misses with a wild combination.
Cusumano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cusumano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cusumano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andonian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andonian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andonian lands with a cross.
Andonian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cusumano.
Andonian tries to clinch but Cusumano is having none of it.
Cusumano throws a lazy right hand but Andonian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cusumano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Andonian misses the target.
Cusumano walks into a stiff left hand from Andonian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonian lands a really nice looking cross but Cusumano seems unphased.
Cusumano lands with an overhand left.
Andonian rushes Cusumano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cusumano tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cusumano is trying to stall.
Andonian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andonian.
Andonian throws a head kick but Cusumano moves out of range.
Cusumano throws a body shot but no joy.
Cusumano lands a nice hook to Andonian's body. Andonian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garik Andonian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andonian throws a head kick but Cusumano moves out of range.
Cusumano feints a counter leg kick.
A nice combination there by Andonian.
That has opened up Steve Cusumano's cut even more.
Andonian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cusumano can do to turn this around?
Andonian misses the shot to the body.
Cusumano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Andonian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cusumano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cusumano rushes Andonian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andonian breaks the clinch.
Andonian moves into range and clinches up with Cusumano.
Andonian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Andonian misses.
Cusumano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andonian with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian is having none of it.
Cusumano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Andonian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cusumano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andonian, pushing him back against the cage.
Cusumano misses with a punch on the inside.
Cusumano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andonian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cusumano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andonian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cusumano moves in looking to clinch but Andonian pushes him off.
Cusumano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cusumano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andonian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andonian moves into the clinch.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andonian has closed the distance and engaged Cusumano in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano is stalling here.
Cusumano is trying to drag Andonian to the mat but Andonian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Andonian blocking some punches.
Garik Andonian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andonian manages to break the clinch.
Cusumano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Andonian does no damage.
Cusumano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andonian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andonian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cusumano circles away quickly and effectively.
Andonian swats away the attempt to clinch by Cusumano.
Cusumano clinches with his opponent.
Andonian working hard to break the clinch.
Andonian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cusumano.
Garik Andonian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Cusumano.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andonian throws a head kick that misses
and Cusumano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cusumano is looking to clinch.
Andonian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cusumano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andonian throws a sloppy head kick and Cusumano moves out of range easily.
Cusumano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andonian at a distance.
Cusumano throws a series of punches but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian scores with a kick to the body.
Andonian throws a nice looking combination but Cusumano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andonian gets a clinch.
Cusumano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andonian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andonian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cusumano now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cusumano is looking to clinch but Andonian is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Andonian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Cusumano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Andonian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cusumano doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonian circles away.
Andonian is looking for a counter combo.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian moves away
and Andonian counters with a stiff right hand.
Andonian works over Cusumano's head and body with a nice combination.
Andonian scores with a three punch combo!
Cusumano doesn't manage to clinch there - Andonian circles away.
Andonian scores with a shot to the body.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian moves away
letting Andonian counter with a right hand.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Cusumano wants to clinch.
Cusumano cracks Andonian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cusumano dodges the punch combination from Andonian.
Cusumano throws a right hand that Andonian ducks under and follows up with a left that Andonian also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Andonian.
Andonian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andonian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cusumano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garik Andonian is winning the standup battle so far.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian is having none of it.
Andonian throws a sloppy head kick and Cusumano moves out of range easily.
Andonian forces Cusumano back against the cage and clinches.
Andonian prevents the takedown attempt.
Andonian breaks from the clinch.
Andonian is looking to clinch but Cusumano is avoiding it.
Cusumano moves in looking to clinch but Andonian pushes him off.
Cusumano slips a jab and a cross from Andonian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano just misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Cusumano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andonian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cusumano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cusumano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andonian finds it's way round the side to connect with Cusumano's head.
The cut above Steve Cusumano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andonian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Andonian keeps the fight on the outside.
Andonian tries a head kick but it misses.
Cusumano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garik Andonian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian misses with a series of wild punches.
Cusumano swinging wildly here.
As Cusumano looks to move away, Andonian throws a big counter combo but Cusumano just gets out of the way.
Cusumano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cusumano tries to clinch but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch but Andonian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andonian throws a head kick that half lands.
Cusumano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cusumano moves out of range as Andonian throws a body kick.
Andonian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cusumano jabs Andonian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andonian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andonian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andonian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cusumano rushes Andonian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cusumano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andonian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Andonian blocks the leg kick.
Andonian tries to land a front kick but Cusumano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cusumano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andonian clinches with his opponent.
Andonian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andonian has Cusumano up against the cage in a clinch.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andonian clinches up with Cusumano and pushes him back against the cage.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cusumano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danga de danga de dang - Andonian scores with a four punch combination!
Andonian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Andonian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cusumano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andonian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve Cusumano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andonian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cusumano throws a hook but Andonian avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Andonian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cusumano misses with a double jab.
Andonian has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garik Andonian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andonian 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garik Andonian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 1665 p4p, 2353 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 236 p4p, 332 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lentz throws the kick towards the body but Copeland avoids it.
Copeland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Copeland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lentz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Copeland swings for the body but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz throwing a counter right hand but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Copeland closes the distance and clinches.
Lentz breaks from the clinch.
Copeland lands a nice shot that snaps Lentz's head back.
Lentz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Copeland throws out the jab.
Copeland connects with a crisp jab.
Lentz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Copeland just misses with a punch to the body.
Copeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lentz manages to avoid it.
Copeland moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland just leaning against Lentz, taking a breather.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Leon Lentz has been cut.
Copeland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lentz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
Copeland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Copeland is pushing Lentz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Copeland is trying to stall.
Lentz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lentz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Copeland now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Copeland slips under a jab.
Copeland throws a hook to the side of Lentz's head but Lentz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Copeland appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lentz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lentz throws out a loose jab but Copeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lentz lands a really nice looking cross but Copeland seems unphased.
Copeland throws a lazy uppercut
and Lentz counters with a left and a right that stings Copeland.
Lentz dodges the punch combination from Copeland.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Travis Copeland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Copeland misses.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch but Lentz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lentz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Copeland. Copeland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lentz with a jab.
Copeland missing with a left hand there. Lentz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lentz keeps the fight on the outside.
Copeland lands with a cross.
Lentz misses with a left hand
enabling Copeland to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland cracks Lentz with an open hand slap.
Copeland misses with a hook.
Copeland throws out a loose jab but Lentz uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Copeland looks to move away, Lentz throws a big counter combo but Copeland just gets out of the way.
Copeland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Copeland clinches.
Lentz can't break the clinch.
Lentz stalling the fight.
Copeland landing knees to the head.
Lentz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lentz tries to break free but Copeland pushes him back against the cage.
Lentz is trying to break the clinch but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
Lentz tries to circle away but Copeland has him pinned against the cage.
Lentz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Copeland has Lentz pressed against the cage, preventing Lentz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lentz manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lentz connects with a body shot that sends Copeland's belly button to the back.
Lentz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Copeland tries to clinch but Lentz is having none of it.
It looked like Lentz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Copeland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lentz circles away quickly and effectively.
Copeland is looking to clinch but Lentz is avoiding it.
Lentz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Copeland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lentz.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Copeland on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Copeland scores with a nice head shot.
Lentz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Copeland rushes Lentz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copeland has Lentz pressed against the cage.
Lentz working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Travis Copeland will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leon Lentz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Lentz. Those never looked like landing.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Lentz circles away.
Copeland misses with the combination.
Copeland looks to land a left hand but Lentz moved out of range nicely.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Lentz circles away.
Lentz throwing a counter right hand but Copeland manages to avoid it.
Lentz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Copeland is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Copeland.
Lentz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Copeland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leon Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland clinches up with Lentz and pushes him back against the cage.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Lentz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lentz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Copeland misses with a body punch.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Lentz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lentz lands a shot to the body.
Copeland lands a body punch.
Copeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lentz's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Copeland.
Lentz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lentz breaks from the clinch.
Copeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lentz misses the target.
Lentz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Copeland rushes Lentz and presses him up against the cage.
Copeland taking a breather.
Travis Copeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Copeland crunches a lovely knee into Lentz's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland stalling the fight.
Copeland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lentz up against the cage.
Copeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lentz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland clinches with his opponent.
Lentz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Copeland avoiding damage as Lentz throws knees to the body.
Copeland lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copeland misses with a knee to the head.
Copeland lands a nice elbow.
Copeland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lentz blocks an elbow strike.
Copeland connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lentz's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lentz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lentz managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Copeland pushes off an throws an elbow but Lentz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lentz manages to break the clinch.
Copeland misses with a looping right.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Copeland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lentz has time to react.
Lentz looks to throw the jab but Copeland is out of range.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Lentz circles away.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lentz.
Copeland drives through and clinches with Lentz against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lentz.
Copeland looking to throw knees to the head but Lentz is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Copeland obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Lentz circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland clinches up with Lentz and pushes him back against the cage.
Lentz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland stalls.
Lentz managing to block the knees to the body from Copeland.
Lentz stalling against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lentz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lentz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Copeland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lentz, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Lentz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Copeland scores with a punch to the head.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Lentz circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland wants to clinch up but Lentz keeps it at a distance.
Lentz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Copeland just manages to avoid it.
Copeland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lentz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lentz throws a hook but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Lentz pushes him off.
Copeland cracks Lentz with an open hand slap.
Lentz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Copeland.
Copeland might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Copeland.
Copeland doesn't manage to clinch there - Lentz circles away.
It looked like Lentz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Copeland stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lentz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland cracks a nice hook into Lentz's ribs.
Lentz moves out of range as Copeland strikes.
Lentz tries to move into range but Copeland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Copeland scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Copeland scores with a four punch combination!
Copeland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lentz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lentz.
Copeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lentz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lentz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Lentz.
Copeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lentz.
Lentz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copeland avoids a kick to the body.
Lentz digs a good body shot into Copeland's ribs.
Lentz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lentz misses
letting Copeland counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Copeland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Copeland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Copeland.
A big left from Lentz misses.
Lentz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lentz slips a straight right by Copeland.
Lentz swats away the attempt to clinch by Copeland.
Copeland tests Lentz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Copeland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lentz on the side of the head.
Lentz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Lentz circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland throws a nice looking combination but Lentz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lentz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Copeland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Copeland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lentz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Copeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copeland tries to clinch but Lentz moves out of range.
Copeland wants to clinch but Lentz slips to the side
and Lentz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Copeland rushes Lentz and presses him up against the cage.
Lentz stalling the fight.
Lentz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Copeland looking to stall.
Copeland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lentz avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lentz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lentz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Lentz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lentz breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copeland moves away from the strike by Lentz.
Lentz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Copeland.
Copeland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leon Lentz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Copeland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lentz slips a jab from Copeland.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Copeland.
I've got Copeland winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Copeland!
A very excited looking Travis Copeland 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 1454 p4p, 2188 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 203 p4p, 308 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Uri Gellar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brutalis Rhino'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 43 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rhino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Rhino there.
Rhino wants to take a breather but Gellar is having none of it.
Gellar is defending against the submission attempts here by Rhino.
Rhino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhino is working for a submission of some sort.
Rhino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhino lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar is concentrating on defense, preventing Rhino from advancing position.
Gellar is looking to control Rhino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gellar avoid being mounted?
Gellar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gellar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rhino has passed into side control.
Gellar is trying to get back to half guard.
Gellar can't do much from the bottom here.
Gellar is trying to get back to half guard.
Gellar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is looking to take a break and control but Gellar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Rhino seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gellar is looking for a sweep.
Rhino cracks Gellar with a big elbow.
Rhino controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rhino is trying to work for a kimura but Gellar is defending well.
Gellar is trying to get back to full guard.
Rhino trying to pass the guard but Gellar defending well.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gellar wants to control but Rhino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rhino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gellar is looking to control Rhino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gellar avoid being mounted?
Gellar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhino is trying to control. Gellar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gellar manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar trying to control the position.
Gellar is looking for a triangle but Rhino pushes his legs off easily.
Rhino content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gellar has locked up a guillotine! Gellar's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Rhino is holding on here and Gellar must be using up a lot of energy. Rhino has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gellar gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Uri Gellar!
Our winner, Uri Gellar, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 1192 p4p, 373 weight class) and Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 175 p4p, 56 weight class). Vlad Tepes Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tepes Iii misses with a double jab
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.
Tepes Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tepes Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tepes Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Avetisyan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Avetisyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes Iii throws out the jab.
Tepes Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Avetisyan works Tepes Iii's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Avetisyan thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tepes Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Tepes Iii.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Avetisyan throwing a counter right hand but Tepes Iii manages to avoid it.
Tepes Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Avetisyan is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Avetisyan counter with a right hand.
Avetisyan cracks Tepes Iii with an open hand slap.
Avetisyan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Avetisyan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tepes Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Avetisyan seems unphased.
Tepes Iii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Avetisyan under the eye.
Tepes Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii cracks a nice hook into Avetisyan's ribs.
Tepes Iii drops Avetisyan with a nice combination! Tepes Iii dives into Avetisyan's guard, looking to finish!
 Avetisyan is rocked!
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan is looking to stand up but Tepes Iii isn't so interested in that idea.
Oh Avetisyan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tepes Iii tries to free his leg and advance position but Avetisyan is retaining full guard.
Avetisyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii sitting in guard here, content to control.
Avetisyan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tepes Iii is controlling him.
Avetisyan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tepes Iii presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Avetisyan seems to have got his legs back now.
Avetisyan is trying to break the clinch but Tepes Iii is controlling him.
Tepes Iii slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Avetisyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avetisyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Avetisyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Avetisyan tried to score with a low kick but Tepes Iii checks it.
Avetisyan fakes the leg kick and cracks Tepes Iii in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan staying out of range there.
Tepes Iii throws a leg kick which misses Avetisyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Avetisyan tries to avoid it.
Tepes Iii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tepes Iii takes one to the chin there.
Avetisyan throws a big shot that misses.
And Tepes Iii tries to counter it with a takedown but Avetisyan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avetisyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Avetisyan defending well as Tepes Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Avetisyan lands with a good body shot.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab. Avetisyan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii thows a leg kick but Avetisyan checks it
and Avetisyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avetisyan throws a sloppy head kick and Tepes Iii moves out of range easily.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tepes Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tepes Iii misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Tepes Iii finds it's target.
Tepes Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes Iii looks to land a body kick but Avetisyan moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tepes Iii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes Iii misses with a shot to the body
and Avetisyan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tepes Iii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Avetisyan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tepes Iii misses with a left hand
and Avetisyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes Iii dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tepes Iii misses the body punch
enabling Avetisyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Tepes Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Avetisyan seems unphased.
Avetisyan throws a front kick aimed at Tepes Iii's knee but Tepes Iii avoids it well.
A jab from Avetisyan misses.
Tepes Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Avetisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Avetisyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avetisyan avoids the body shot from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii misses with a takedown attempt - Avetisyan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Avetisyan clobbers Tepes Iii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Avetisyan misses its intended target.
Avetisyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Avetisyan misses its intended target.
Avetisyan 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.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avetisyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tepes Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Avetisyan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Avetisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tepes Iii misses with an uppercut. Avetisyan saw that one coming.
Tepes Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tepes Iii looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Avetisyan misses with a hook. Tepes Iii ducked under it nicely.
Tepes Iii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avetisyan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tepes Iii looks for the body kick but Avetisyan saw that one coming.
Tepes Iii throws a front kick aimed at Avetisyan's knee but Avetisyan avoids it well.
Tepes Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Avetisyan moves out of range easily.
Tepes Iii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avetisyan at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan scores with the left hand. Tepes Iii knows he should have avoided that one.
Avetisyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tepes Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Avetisyan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a hook to the side of Avetisyan's head but Avetisyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vlad Tepes Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avetisyan throws out the jab.
Tepes Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Avetisyan on the side of the head.
Avetisyan throws a body kick that misses.
Avetisyan misses with a looping left.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan slaps away a takedown attempt from Tepes Iii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick
and Avetisyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avetisyan moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Avetisyan tenderised Tepes Iii's leg. Tepes Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tepes Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Avetisyan's hands.
Tepes Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avetisyan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tepes Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Avetisyan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tepes Iii circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Avetisyan drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tepes Iii follows Avetisyan to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes Iii!
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