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WCF 82: Byczkiewicz vs Kiran PBP Commentary |
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Raul Kyshenko had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 209.3, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Jinski Grang was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Del Gaiso (ranked 2934 p4p, 4346 weight class) and Hiroshi Papo (ranked 169 p4p, 231 weight class). Del Gaiso comes to the cage accompanied by Deorro, Elvis Crespo & Henry Fong - Pica. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Del Gaiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Del Gaiso wants to get back to his feet.
Papo working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Papo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Del Gaiso works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Papo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo is controlling the pace.
My spies in Advanced Fitness Inc. inform me that Papo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
It looks like Papo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Papo is continuing to stall.
Del Gaiso tries to get to full guard but Papo has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Papo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Papo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Del Gaiso wants to stand back up but Papo manages to pass into side control.
Del Gaiso is trying to improve his position.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Papo taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Del Gaiso is looking to regain half guard here but Papo keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papo controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Papo is putting a hurting on Del Gaiso here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here as Papo stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Del Gaiso manages to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Papo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Del Gaiso's guard.
Del Gaiso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Del Gaiso has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Papo has passed into side control.
Del Gaiso is letting Papo control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso looking for a sweep but Papo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Papo content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Papo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Gaiso is working to get back to half guard.
Papo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Papo 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Del Gaiso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Del Gaiso is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Papo controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Papo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Del Gaiso is trying to escape the mount.
Papo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Papo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Papo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Del Gaiso as Papo shoots in.
Papo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Del Gaiso enables Papo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Del Gaiso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Del Gaiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papo is one step ahead there.
Papo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Papo pushes down on Del Gaiso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Papo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Papo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Papo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Del Gaiso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Gaiso scores with a punch to the head.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch there but Papo circles away.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up but Papo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Gaiso misses the target.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Papo.
Del Gaiso wants to clinch.
Del Gaiso scores with a sloppy right hand. Papo should have avoided that one.
Papo darts in looking for a takedown but Del Gaiso gets double underhooks and turns Papo into the cage.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but Papo is having none of it.
Papo feints the counter takedown.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but Papo moves out of range.
Del Gaiso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Papo has time to react.
Del Gaiso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Papo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Del Gaiso is looking to stand back up but Papo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Del Gaiso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papo controlling the action here.
Del Gaiso is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Papo jumps into side control!
Romeo Del Gaiso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Del Gaiso's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Papo crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hiroshi Papo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Gaiso pushes Papo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Papo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Papo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Papo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Papo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Tyson (ranked 3295 p4p, 2955 weight class) and Don Cortez (ranked 396 p4p, 360 weight class). Chandler Tyson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chandler Tyson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez thuds a left hand into Tyson 's body.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Tyson with a poor takedown
and Cortez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Cortez stalling.
Tyson 's coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cortez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Cortez stands and throws Tyson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cortez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
 It looks like Chandler Tyson has been cut.
Tyson can't escape the position.
Cortez scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
Cortez cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cortez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tyson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cortez controlling the pace for now.
Cortez with a couple of short strikes.
Chandler Tyson 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez prevents Tyson from getting the reversal.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cortez working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cortez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cortez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cortez working the ground and pound effectively.
Jeez, Chandler Tyson 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chandler Tyson 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 2515 p4p, 6143 weight class) and Joe Higgins (ranked 345 p4p, 575 weight class). Asakura comes to the cage accompanied by JJBA - Giorno's Theme. 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asakura lands a jab to the nose.
Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Higgins slips the punch.
Higgins walks into a left hand.
Higgins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Higgins.
It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Higgins.
Asakura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asakura throwing a counter right hand but Higgins manages to avoid it.
Asakura slips under a jab.
Higgins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asakura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asakura's corner calls for a 1-2. Asakura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higgins scores with a nice strike.
Asakura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higgins throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Higgins fails to land the takedown.
Asakura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asakura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asakura throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
Asakura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Asakura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Higgins doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Higgins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asakura doesn't seem phased though.
Higgins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asakura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Higgins scrambles back to his feet.
Asakura is looking to slow Higgins down with leg kicks.
Asakura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Higgins's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Higgins is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Higgins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Asakura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Higgins is trying to maintain the position but Asakura is very close to passing his half guard.
Asakura thows a huge punch but Higgins dodges it nicely.
Higgins manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Asakura keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Higgins can't break the clinch.
Higgins lands an uppercut.
Asakura manages to break the clinch.
Higgins pushes Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura lands with a short shot to the head.
Asakura tries to throw a body punch but Higgins avoids it by throwing Asakura back against the cage.
Higgins misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Asakura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins tries to break free but Asakura pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Asakura.
A head punch on the inside from Asakura fails to land.
Asakura tries a body shot but Higgins blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Higgins fails to land.
Higgins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Higgins breaks from the clinch.
Higgins takes one to the chin there.
Asakura dips to his left and cracks Higgins with an uppercut!
Higgins moves into range and clinches up with Asakura.
Asakura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Higgins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Asakura throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asakura lands with a good body shot.
Higgins misses with a hook. Asakura ducked under it nicely.
Higgins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Higgins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Asakura on his heels. He'll look to pass Asakura's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asakura looking to control.
Higgins throws a big elbow that misses.
Higgins postures up in Asakura's guard and throws a big left but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Higgins being controlled here momentarily.
Higgins is looking to work some ground and pound but Asakura has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Higgins preventing the sweep.
Asakura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Asakura is looking to advance position but Higgins won't allow it.
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 Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Higgins has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
Asakura lands a left hand.
Higgins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Asakura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Higgins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asakura.
A little jabbing left from Higgins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Higgins closes the distance and pushes Asakura back into the cage.
Asakura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Asakura tries to work over Higgins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asakura keeps control of Higgins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Asakura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Higgins backwards.
Asakura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Higgins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Higgins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Higgins misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura pushes Higgins up against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Higgins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Asakura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asakura throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Asakura.
Asakura catches Higgins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Asakura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Higgins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Higgins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Higgins moves into the clinch.
Asakura lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Asakura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higgins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Higgins takes one to the chin there.
Higgins clinches up against the cage.
Higgins tries to break the clinch but Asakura is controlling the position.
Higgins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Higgins breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Asakura.
Asakura lands a jab.
Asakura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Higgins, pushing him back against the cage.
Higgins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Higgins slips a straight right by Asakura.
Asakura takes a swing at Higgins's ribcage but misses.
Higgins throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Higgins.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura gets a clinch.
Higgins lands an uppercut.
Higgins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asakura lands a body punch.
Asakura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Higgins is rocked!
Asakura throws a head punch that misses.
Higgins is still on wobbly legs! Can Asakura finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Asakura fails to land.
Asakura misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Asakura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgins.
Asakura throws a punch but it's blocked by Higgins.
Asakura throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Higgins can do to turn this around?
Asakura misses with the head strike.
Asakura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Asakura lands a body shot.
Asakura working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Higgins.
Higgins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Asakura.
Higgins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asakura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura has a couple of punches blocked by Higgins.
Asakura lands a takedown into guard.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet but Asakura passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Higgins is hurt! He's hurt bad - Asakura fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Higgins from any more punishment! Congratulations to Asakura! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Asakura!
After winning the bout, Tyson Asakura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 619 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Claus Haba (ranked 36 p4p, 78 weight class). Tzeng comes to the cage accompanied by Mantra Chant. Shu Fang Tzeng has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Claus Haba!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Haba does no damage.
Tzeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tzeng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tzeng has a takedown stuffed.
Haba appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tzeng checks a low kick from Haba.
Tzeng closes the distance and clinches up with Haba, looking for a takedown. Tzeng pushes Haba against the cage but Haba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tzeng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tzeng avoids it.
Haba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been hearing reports that Tzeng has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tzeng tries to pull guard but Haba holds him up against the cage and eventually Tzeng drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shu Fang Tzeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Haba.
Haba working Tzeng over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Haba.
Tzeng tries to pull guard but Haba won't allow it.
Haba has Tzeng pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Haba to work.
Tzeng looking for a takedown.
Tzeng pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tzeng looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haba is one step ahead there.
Haba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haba trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tzeng's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng has his foot on Haba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haba works his way back into a safe position though.
Tzeng has his foot on Haba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haba works his way back into a safe position though.
Haba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tzeng is proving hard to escape from.
Haba trying to control the position from guard on top but Tzeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haba wants to stand but Tzeng is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haba.
Tzeng fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haba looks to land a combination but Tzeng avoids it well.
Tzeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Haba circles away.
Haba swats away the attempt to clinch by Tzeng.
Haba lands a jab to Tzeng's midsection.
Haba misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tzeng is defended easily by Haba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haba scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Haba. Those never looked like landing.
Haba throws a one two combo.
Tzeng shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Haba's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tzeng wants to control from the top but Haba keeps moving.
Haba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tzeng drops back looking for a leg! Haba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haba manages to kick Tzeng off! Tzeng jumps back into Haba's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Haba dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haba stuns Tzeng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tzeng moves in looking to clinch but Haba pushes him off.
Haba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tzeng manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Haba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tzeng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Haba's guard.
Haba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tzeng is aware though and is defending well.
Tzeng got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tzeng has managed to get both his arms back between Haba's legs - danger averted.
Haba keeping moving, preventing Tzeng from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tzeng got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tzeng has managed to get both his arms back between Haba's legs - danger averted.
Tzeng trying to control but Haba is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tzeng can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Haba wants to get back to his feet but Tzeng passes into half guard.
Tzeng is looking to advance position but Haba won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tzeng pulls his head out easily.
Tzeng is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Haba defends it well.
Haba is staying active underneath Tzeng, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tzeng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haba is trying to stand back up but Tzeng is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haba is trying to get back to full guard.
Tzeng looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tzeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tzeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tzeng goes for a takedown attempt but Haba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haba lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Haba stuffs the takedown attempt from Tzeng. Tzeng gets slowly back to his feet.
Haba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tzeng fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shu Fang Tzeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tzeng tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haba smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tzeng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tzeng shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tzeng is standing up over Haba. Haba looks to escape but Tzeng dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claus Haba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haba moves into the clinch.
Haba lands a body punch.
Tzeng is trying to pull guard but Haba has him pressed against the cage.
Haba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tzeng is defending well for now.
Haba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haba takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tzeng is defending well for now.
Haba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tzeng tries to circle away but Haba has him pinned against the cage.
Tzeng wants to take the fight to the mat but Haba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Haba leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzeng jumps guard and drags Haba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haba wants to stand and escape but instead Tzeng has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tzeng stands and throws Haba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haba is looking to reverse the position.
Tzeng has hold of Haba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Haba seems comfortable defending it but Tzeng has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Haba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Haba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tzeng couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shu Fang Tzeng!
An out of breath Shu Fang Tzeng thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 2467 p4p, 1068 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 316 p4p, 156 weight class). Ohoulihan's entrance music is Bill Conti - Going The Distance. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seamus Ohoulihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohoulihan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lucas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ohoulihan is in Lucas's guard.
Lucas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ohoulihan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ohoulihan cracks Lucas with a solid left hand.
Ohoulihan 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.
Lucas looking to control.
Ohoulihan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ohoulihan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucas is looking to stand up but Ohoulihan isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lucas manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ohoulihan wants the takedown. Lucas is fighting it off but Ohoulihan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lucas's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohoulihan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lucas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ohoulihan is in close to Lucas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ohoulihan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucas has his hands on Ohoulihan's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohoulihan is in close to Lucas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lucas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ohoulihan's guard.
Ohoulihan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ohoulihan wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ohoulihan is looking to sweep but instead, Lucas has passed into half guard.
Ohoulihan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lucas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan moves into full guard.
Ohoulihan keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Ohoulihan being controlled here, momentarily.
Ohoulihan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ohoulihan keeping moving, preventing Lucas from controlling successfully.
Lucas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lucas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ohoulihan counters with a straight right hand.
Ohoulihan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Ohoulihan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Ohoulihan.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Ohoulihan moves out of range easily.
Ohoulihan clinches up against the cage.
Lucas scores with a shoulder strike.
Lucas tries to work over Ohoulihan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Ohoulihan backwards.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Ohoulihan, against the cage.
Lucas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ohoulihan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohoulihan effectively controlling the action here.
Lucas blocks the elbow strike.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohoulihan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucas, pushing him back against the cage.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
Lucas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ohoulihan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 Seamus Ohoulihan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ohoulihan fails with a takedown attempt.
 It looks like Frank Lucas has been cut.
Lucas misses with a looping left.
Seamus Ohoulihan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas throws a low kick, looking for Ohoulihan's leg but Ohoulihan calmly moves out of range.
Ohoulihan lands with a right hand.
Lucas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ohoulihan if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ohoulihan with a jab.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoulihan tries to clinch up.
Ohoulihan with a nice cross.
Lucas is rocked!
Ohoulihan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ohoulihan fails to land with a series of punches.
Lucas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lucas.
Lucas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ohoulihan goes for a double leg but Lucas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lucas continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Ohoulihan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucas throws a head kick but Ohoulihan moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lucas blocks the low kick.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Frank Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohoulihan shoots in and drives through. Lucas sprawls well.
Ohoulihan pushes Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lucas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lucas lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lucas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lucas gets through Ohoulihan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lucas.
Come on Lucas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lucas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ohoulihan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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!
Lucas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ohoulihan.
Ohoulihan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lucas tries to roll over but Ohoulihan keeps him under control.
Lucas trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to get back to his feet.
Ohoulihan passes to full mount!
Seamus Ohoulihan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ohoulihan lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas tries to lock up and control but Ohoulihan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ohoulihan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lucas's face.
Ohoulihan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lucas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ohoulihan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ohoulihan with the ground and pound from mount.
Lucas is still in real trouble! Can Ohoulihan finish him?
Lucas is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas seems to have recovered his senses.
Lucas keeps trying to improve his position.
Lucas is squirming around, avoiding Ohoulihan's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lucas regains half guard.
Ohoulihan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucas tries to kick Ohoulihan off but Ohoulihan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lucas is looking to control Ohoulihan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lucas avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ohoulihan lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Ohoulihan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lucas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ohoulihan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucas tries to land a front kick but Ohoulihan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ohoulihan checks a leg kick.
Ohoulihan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ohoulihan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ohoulihan tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ohoulihan.
Lucas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lucas thumps Ohoulihan with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohoulihan misses with a head kick.
Ohoulihan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lucas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ohoulihan avoids a kick to the body.
Ohoulihan throws a hook to the side of Lucas's head but Lucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ohoulihan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lucas throws a low kick, looking for Ohoulihan's leg but Ohoulihan calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas leaves Ohoulihan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ohoulihan with the inside leg kick.
Ohoulihan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lucas sprawls well. Lucas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ohoulihan gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Ohoulihan.
Lucas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ohoulihan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucas. Lucas obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Ohoulihan moves out of range easily.
Ohoulihan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from Lucas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Ohoulihan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohoulihan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas cracks Ohoulihan with a good jab.
Ohoulihan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohoulihan.
Lucas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lucas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohoulihan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas scores with a leg kick.
Ohoulihan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Frank Lucas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ohoulihan throws a looping overhand right but Lucas ducks down to avoid it.
Ohoulihan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lucas.
Ohoulihan connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Lucas to the floor! Ohoulihan dives in looking for the finish!
Lucas is trying to stand up here but Ohoulihan is controlling him well.
Ohoulihan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lucas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lucas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ohoulihan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ohoulihan cracks Lucas with a solid left hand.
Ohoulihan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lucas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan gets to his feet and stands over Lucas, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lucas felt that one! Ohoulihan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lucas from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamus Ohoulihan!
In his post fight interview, Seamus Ohoulihan 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zackmarius Tacktheritrix (ranked 3659 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 343 p4p, 181 weight class). Bruce White Jr 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zackmarius Tacktheritrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr misses with an uppercut.
Tacktheritrix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Tacktheritrix changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
White Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tacktheritrix's head.
White Jr pushes Tacktheritrix up against the cage in a clinch.
White Jr tries a body shot but Tacktheritrix blocks it.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tacktheritrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tacktheritrix lands a takedown into guard.
White Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tacktheritrix off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr loads up on a big right hand but Tacktheritrix slips the punch.
Tacktheritrix attempts a counter takedown but White Jr avoids it well and moves away.
White Jr lands a slapping body shot.
White Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White Jr clinches up against the cage.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tacktheritrix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White Jr is defending well.
White Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr gets underhooks to prevent Tacktheritrix's takedown attempt.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr lands a right hand.
 Tacktheritrix is rocked!
Tacktheritrix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Tacktheritrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix blocking some punches.
Tacktheritrix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tacktheritrix with a big uppercut! Tacktheritrix tries to clinch up but White Jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tacktheritrix to the mat! Tacktheritrix covers up and White Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce White Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Boaler (ranked 692 p4p, 353 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 100 p4p, 54 weight class). Aaron Wolf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Boaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler throws a hook to the side of Wolf's head but Wolf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wolf is looking for the big counter here.
Wolf slips a jab and a cross from Boaler.
Boaler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick
and Boaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boaler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wolf avoids the body shot from Boaler.
A little jabbing left from Wolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boaler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boaler throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolf unleashes a big counter combination but Boaler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boaler showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boaler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wolf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boaler in particular looking to stall.
Boaler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wolf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wolf trying to control from the bottom.
Boaler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wolf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolf working for a triangle but Boaler defends it easily.
Wolf can't keep his opponent in guard - Boaler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Boaler has control of the leg.
Boaler is pressing down on Wolf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wolf is holding on for now.
Wolf manages to get to full guard.
Boaler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wolf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boaler has managed to get both his arms back between Wolf's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaler stopping the sweep attempt from Wolf.
Boaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boaler advances to half guard.
Boaler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaler passes into half guard.
Boaler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boaler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wolf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boaler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wolf throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Boaler escapes and throws Wolf's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boaler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Boaler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boaler slips under a jab from Wolf.
Boaler looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolf.
Boaler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wolf throws out a counter right but Boaler avoids it with no problem.
Boaler ducks right into an uppercut from Wolf.
Boaler lands a nice hook to Wolf's body. Wolf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jonathan Boaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaler misses with a combination
and Wolf counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf lands a jab to Boaler's midsection.
Boaler throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
Wolf blocks a jab.
Boaler walks straight into a right hand from Wolf - that's dropped him! Wolf jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Boaler from any more punishment! Boaler complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aaron Wolf!
Aaron Wolf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 274 p4p, 1777 weight class) and Harold Kerzner (ranked 40 p4p, 274 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion. Harold Kerzner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerzner manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Kerzner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerzner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Kerzner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia takes the fight into the clinch.
Kerzner scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Kerzner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerzner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Kerzner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Kerzner.
Kerzner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Kerzner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Kerzner presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerzner stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Kerzner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kerzner is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerzner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Kerzner content to stall in guard here.
Kerzner wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Kerzner throws a strike but Garcia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Kerzner is keeping the position.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia with a nice head shot there.
Kerzner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Kerzner blocks nicely.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerzner trying to control the position here.
Kerzner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
Garcia connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Kerzner.
Garcia is in close to Kerzner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kerzner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garcia is working Kerzner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Garcia content to stall in guard here.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kerzner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerzner is still trying to improve position.
Garcia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kerzner trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia throws a big elbow that misses.
Garcia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerzner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerzner wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kerzner is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerzner is just out of range.
Kerzner feints the counter takedown.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Kerzner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerzner avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerzner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kerzner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerzner can do to turn this around?
Kerzner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kerzner is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?
Jab by Kerzner.
Kerzner seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Kerzner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kerzner tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerzner seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Kerzner has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia landing some decent shots from guard.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've been hearing that Garcia has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcia won't allow Kerzner to sweep him here.
Garcia 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.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Kerzner blocks nicely.
Kerzner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Kerzner keeps moving.
Kerzner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia connects with a couple of short punches.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kerzner holds on and takes a little breather.
Kerzner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia lands a couple of digs.
Garcia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kerzner has momentary wrist control but Garcia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kerzner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kerzner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kerzner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is in close to Kerzner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kerzner trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kerzner looking for a sweep. Not yet Kerzner, not yet.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerzner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia postures up in Kerzner's guard and throws a big left but Kerzner blocks it.
Kerzner looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Garcia passes into half guard.
Kerzner wants to control the action here but instead Garcia manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kerzner! More shots from Garcia and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Garcia!
Mickey Garcia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 163 p4p, 434 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 30 p4p, 64 weight class). Byczkiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by The Analogs - Szczecin. Kiran has chosen Katmandu as his entrance music. Blazej Byczkiewicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kiran misses the target.
Byczkiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice hook to Kiran's body. Kiran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiran misses with a kick to the body
letting Byczkiewicz counter with a right hand.
Byczkiewicz avoids the body shot from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz tests Kiran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiran takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Byczkiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Byczkiewicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byczkiewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Byczkiewicz throws a big shot that misses.
Kiran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Byczkiewicz finds it's target.
Kiran lands a really nice looking cross but Byczkiewicz seems unphased.
Byczkiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz misses with a hook to the body
and Byczkiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
Kiran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byczkiewicz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byczkiewicz misses with a looping right.
Byczkiewicz throws a right hand that misses
and Kiran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiran throws an overhand right that lands on Byczkiewicz's shoulder, as Byczkiewicz tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczkiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byczkiewicz's hands.
A slow jab from Byczkiewicz misses its intended target.
Kiran throws a looping overhand right but Byczkiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Byczkiewicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byczkiewicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiran was well out of range. Poor timing from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiran momentarily.
Byczkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiran moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczkiewicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran misses with a body kick.
Byczkiewicz clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Byczkiewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byczkiewicz keeps control of Kiran as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kiran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byczkiewicz rushes Kiran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiran pushes Byczkiewicz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Byczkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Kiran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byczkiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiran.
Kiran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Byczkiewicz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiran's head.
Kiran staying out of range there.
Kiran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiran misses the target.
Blazej Byczkiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczkiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz looks to throw the jab but Kiran is out of range.
Byczkiewicz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz misses with a straight right.
Kiran is looking to land body kicks.
Byczkiewicz throws a hook to the side of Kiran's head but Kiran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byczkiewicz.
Kiran lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Byczkiewicz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiran momentarily.
Byczkiewicz throws a lazy right hand but Kiran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kiran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byczkiewicz misses with a straight left.
Kiran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byczkiewicz.
Kiran tries to keep at a distance but Byczkiewicz has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Byczkiewicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiran tries a body shot but Byczkiewicz blocks it.
Byczkiewicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz tries to clinch up
and Kiran counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiran lands a head shot.
Byczkiewicz misses the jab.
Byczkiewicz moves away from the strike by Kiran.
Byczkiewicz cracks Kiran with a good jab.
Byczkiewicz scores with a hook to the body. Kiran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Byczkiewicz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byczkiewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiran steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Byczkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiran moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Byczkiewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Good shot there by Kiran.
Kiran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiran throws out a counter right but Byczkiewicz avoids it with no problem.
Blazej Byczkiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiran connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiran swings for the body but Byczkiewicz moves out of range.
Byczkiewicz cracks Kiran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byczkiewicz lunges at Kiran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kiran's hand.
Byczkiewicz walks into a jab.
Byczkiewicz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiran misses with a wild combination.
Kiran moves away from the strike by Byczkiewicz.
Kiran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byczkiewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiran.
Kiran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiran ducks under a wild hook from Byczkiewicz.
Kiran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byczkiewicz misses with a body shot
and Kiran counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byczkiewicz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiran counters with a good, hard body kick but Byczkiewicz shrugs it off.
Byczkiewicz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byczkiewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiran controls his hands.
Byczkiewicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran prevents a body shot from Byczkiewicz.
Kiran lands an elbow inside that Byczkiewicz shrugs off.
Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut is getting worse.
Kiran pushes Byczkiewicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran cracks Byczkiewicz with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Byczkiewicz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kiran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Byczkiewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Kiran blocks a body shot from Byczkiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Byczkiewicz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran breaks the clinch.
Byczkiewicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczkiewicz misses with a straight left.
Byczkiewicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiran follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Byczkiewicz lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiran moves away.
Kiran misses with a body kick.
Byczkiewicz clinches.
Byczkiewicz breaks the clinch.
Kiran loads up on a big right hand but Byczkiewicz slips the punch.
Byczkiewicz misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byczkiewicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiran is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on Kiran's shoulder, as Kiran tries to avoid the shot.
Byczkiewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiran can do to turn this around?
Kiran scores with a decent looking hook.
Byczkiewicz slips under a jab.
Byczkiewicz throws a body punch but Kiran moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kiran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiran misses with a two punch combination.
Byczkiewicz connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Byczkiewicz coming out on top.
Kiran lands with a nice body punch.
Byczkiewicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byczkiewicz cracks Kiran with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczkiewicz clobbers Kiran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiran is rocked!
Jab, jab by Kiran - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz blocks the body kick.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Byczkiewicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Byczkiewicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byczkiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz tries to counter by clinching up but Kiran breaks away and moves out of range.
Byczkiewicz connects with a body shot that sends Kiran's belly button to the back.
Byczkiewicz misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kiran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byczkiewicz throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kiran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiran drops his hands momentarily and Byczkiewicz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Byczkiewicz lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Byczkiewicz.
Kiran throws the kick towards the body but Byczkiewicz avoids it.
Kiran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ovidio Kiran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Blazej Byczkiewicz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Byczkiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiran.
Byczkiewicz throws an off balance right hand
and Kiran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Kiran finds it's target.
Byczkiewicz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiran finds it's way round the side to connect with Byczkiewicz's head.
Byczkiewicz is rocked!
Byczkiewicz looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kiran lands a right hand from hell, dropping Byczkiewicz. Kiran pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran is the new light heavyweight champion!
Ovidio Kiran very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Blazej Byczkiewicz spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm trying to bring danger back in to MMA & there are no limits & no laws & I break down every barrier put in front of me till the day I die'.
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