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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rammsie Hartmann (ranked 22475 p4p, 22588 weight class) and Gancho Ganevski (ranked 658 p4p, 644 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rammsie Hartmann has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rammsie Hartmann seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rammsie Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gancho Ganevski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganevski gets a clinch.
Ganevski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hartmann blocks a body shot from Ganevski.
Ganevski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ganevski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartmann's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ganevski lands a shot to the body.
Ganevski working aggressively here.
Hartmann has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ganevski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hartmann has Ganevski flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hartmann connects with a big shot to the side of Ganevski's head.
Ganevski covers up after that shot from Hartmann.
Ganevski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartmann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganevski wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Can Ganevski hold on?! Hartmann is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hartmann scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Ganevski is looking for a way out.
Hartmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ganevski trying to get back to his feet but Hartmann is in full control for now.
Hartmann lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganevski is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hartmann has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Ganevski! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hartmann gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rammsie Hartmann!
Rammsie Hartmann made sure to mention his sponsor, Sydney Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bosanac (ranked 1726 p4p, 2744 weight class) and Donny Jay (ranked 253 p4p, 364 weight class). The key to victory for Leo Bosanac has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donny Jay!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosanac slips under a jab.
Bosanac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jay! But no joy.
Bosanac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Bosanac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jay's sensitive parts.
Bosanac plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bosanac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosanac seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jay takes one to the chin there.
Jay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bosanac has closed the distance and engaged Jay in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bosanac scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bosanac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Bosanac.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosanac working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bosanac lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosanac blocks a body shot from Jay.
Jay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bosanac gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Jay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bosanac blocks an uppercut.
Jay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosanac lands a nice uppercut.
Bosanac gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bosanac - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bosanac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jay looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Bosanac.
Jay looking to slow down the pace here.
Bosanac breaks from the clinch.
Jay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosanac blocks the body kick.
Bosanac moves out of range of the body kick from Jay.
Bosanac digs a good hook to Jay's body.
Leo Bosanac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay is looking to land body kicks.
Bosanac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jay back to the cage. Bosanac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosanac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bosanac as he connects with a hook.
Bosanac thuds his right hand into Jay's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jay throws a right and a left that Bosanac avoids nicely.
Bosanac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosanac thows a body kick. Jay tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jay looks winded!
Bosanac scores with a jab. Jay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bosanac closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bosanac.
Bosanac scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jay pulls guard.
Bosanac slips nicely into half guard.
Jay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bosanac is controlling the pace.
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.
Jay is trying to control but Bosanac manages to pass to mount!
Bosanac tries to control but Jay wriggling away.
Jay manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bosanac trying to control the pace.
Jay is trying to stand up here but Bosanac is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay gets full guard.
Jay wants to sweep here but Bosanac controlling him for the moment.
Bosanac throwing strikes but missing.
Bosanac decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jay, up you get!
Jay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosanac was well out of range. Poor timing from Jay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Bosanac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jay takes a swing at Bosanac's ribcage but misses.
Bosanac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bosanac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bosanac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
A left and a right from Jay both land. Nice combination.
Bosanac jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Bosanac there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosanac throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jay's head.
 Jay is rocked!
Jay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bosanac to score with a decent uppercut.
Jay is still on wobbly legs! Can Bosanac finish him?
Bosanac cracks Jay with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jay looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bosanac finish him?
Jay gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bosanac gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Bosanac!
As Leo Bosanac got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thump a Trump...that was fun.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joro Paveto (ranked 1618 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Robert Gomez (ranked 98 p4p, 124 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paveto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imperial March. Gomez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don Omar - Bandolero. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joro Paveto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Gomez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paveto was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Paveto takes one to the chin there.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Paveto is out of range.
Paveto lands a slapping body shot.
Paveto throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paveto tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paveto tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paveto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez dives in for a single leg takedown but Paveto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paveto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gomez tests Paveto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez with a nice cross.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Paveto saw that one coming.
Paveto moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Paveto throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez tries to clinch but Paveto is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez throws a body punch but Paveto moves out of range.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown. Paveto tries to sprawl out of it but Gomez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paveto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paveto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gomez dives in and grabs Paveto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paveto pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Joro Paveto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Gomez.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Paveto ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Paveto takes the fight into the clinch.
Paveto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Paveto.
Paveto has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Paveto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paveto leaves Gomez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paveto moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paveto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paveto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paveto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paveto.
Gomez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paveto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paveto digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paveto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paveto scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Paveto letting Gomez take a breather here.
Paveto can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paveto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Paveto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paveto holds on and takes a little breather.
Gomez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Paveto darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paveto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Paveto - that landed with a thud.
Gomez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paveto after a bit of a struggle.
A short body shot lands from Gomez as the two fighters clinch.
Paveto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paveto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomez darts in looking for a takedown but Paveto gets double underhooks and turns Gomez into the cage.
Gomez shoots in but Paveto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paveto takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Paveto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joro Paveto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paveto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paveto throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Paveto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
A jab from Paveto finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Paveto avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paveto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Paveto tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Paveto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paveto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paveto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paveto is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Paveto moved out of range.
Paveto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paveto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paveto.
Paveto instigates a clinch.
Paveto lands a nice shot to the body.
Paveto presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Paveto misses with some punches.
Paveto tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paveto can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Paveto misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paveto.
Paveto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Paveto.
Gomez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Paveto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paveto tries to get out of the position.
Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paveto keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paveto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paveto tries to bench press Gomez off him but Gomez keeps the position.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paveto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Paveto is not content to let Gomez control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto tries to bench press Gomez off him but Gomez keeps the position.
Paveto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Paveto content to control rather than advance.
Gomez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paveto is one step ahead there.
Robert Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paveto 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.
Gomez is controlling Paveto's posture.
Paveto 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.
Paveto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joro Paveto 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!
Paveto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Paveto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Paveto missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Paveto there.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paveto gets a clinch.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez wants a takedown but no success here.
Paveto scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paveto misses with the head strike.
Paveto misses with some punches.
Paveto lands an uppercut.
Paveto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joro Paveto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Gomez.
Paveto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paveto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paveto throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Paveto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paveto misses with a body punch
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Paveto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Paveto is avoiding it.
Joro Paveto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paveto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paveto prevents it.
Paveto lands an uppercut.
Gomez tries to work over Paveto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paveto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paveto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paveto gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paveto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paveto throws a head punch that misses.
Paveto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Paveto manages to get underhooks.
Paveto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paveto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomez has Paveto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paveto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joro Paveto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paveto lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Paveto throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Paveto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paveto misses with some punches.
Paveto tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Paveto back against the cage.
Paveto misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paveto throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Paveto manages to get underhooks.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Paveto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paveto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paveto throws a head punch that misses.
Paveto tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Joro Paveto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paveto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez throws a hook but Paveto blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paveto swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paveto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paveto is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robert Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paveto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Paveto has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paveto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paveto misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Gomez.
Paveto gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joro Paveto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paveto, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joro Paveto!
Joro Paveto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Leahy (ranked 2821 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 369 p4p, 327 weight class). Von Ryan has chosen The Crystal Method - Play For Real (Dirtyphonics Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Leahy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herlock Von Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leahy throws the left hand but Von Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Von Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leahy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Ryan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leahy.
Von Ryan works the jab nicely.
 It looks like Robert Leahy has been cut.
Von Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leahy dives in and scores a takedown into Von Ryan's guard.
Von Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Ryan, not yet.
Leahy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Von Ryan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Leahy, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leahy keeping full guard, as Von Ryan tries to pass.
Leahy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Von Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Leahy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Ryan defends it easily.
Von Ryan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ryan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leahy keeping moving, preventing Von Ryan from controlling successfully.
Von Ryan working some strikes from top position.
Leahy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Von Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leahy keeping full guard, as Von Ryan tries to pass.
Leahy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Von Ryan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Von Ryan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Von Ryan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Von Ryan trying to control the position but Leahy is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leahy is looking for a sweep.
Von Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Leahy is defending well.
Von Ryan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Leahy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Von Ryan but great work by Leahy.
Leahy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Von Ryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Ryan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Leahy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leahy working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Von Ryan's thigh. Von Ryan counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Leahy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Von Ryan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Von Ryan has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leahy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Ryan defends it easily.
Von Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leahy looking for a guillotine here but Von Ryan defends easily.
Leahy working for a triangle but Von Ryan defends it easily.
Leahy keeping full guard, as Von Ryan tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ryan lands a couple of digs.
Von Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Leahy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leahy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Ryan defends it easily.
Leahy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leahy looking for a guillotine here but Von Ryan defends easily.
Von Ryan drops back looking for a leg! Leahy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leahy manages to kick Von Ryan off! Von Ryan jumps back into Leahy's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leahy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herlock Von Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Leahy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leahy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Ryan throws a right hand that Leahy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leahy also avoids with ease.
Leahy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Von Ryan as he avoids it easily.
Von Ryan lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Leahy is looking to close the distance but Von Ryan sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Leahy crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Leahy is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Herlock Von Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Herlock Von Ryan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Strasburg (ranked 1169 p4p, 2073 weight class) and Lars Kraulthammer (ranked 168 p4p, 279 weight class). Strasburg comes into the arena with The Red - Chevelle blaring out of the sound system. Patrick Strasburg 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Strasburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Kraulthammer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strasburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kraulthammer successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kraulthammer holds on and takes a little breather.
Strasburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kraulthammer is keeping the position for now.
Kraulthammer 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.
Kraulthammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kraulthammer looking for a guillotine here but Strasburg defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasburg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kraulthammer wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strasburg blocks the strikes from Kraulthammer.
Kraulthammer is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strasburg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Strasburg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strasburg wants to pass to mount but Kraulthammer is defending the position.
Strasburg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strasburg tries to pass to full mount but Kraulthammer defends it.
Strasburg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraulthammer is looking for a sweep. Strasburg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kraulthammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kraulthammer keeping hold of Strasburg's head, controlling as best he can.
Kraulthammer is not content to let Strasburg control the position.
Strasburg wants to pass to mount but Kraulthammer is defending the position.
Kraulthammer is refusing to be controlled, as Strasburg sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kraulthammer!
Kraulthammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strasburg wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Kraulthammer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Strasburg punching from mount but Kraulthammer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kraulthammer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Strasburg.
Strasburg unloading with bombs!
Strasburg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kraulthammer is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg fails to move to back control.
Strasburg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kraulthammer is looking to escape.
Strasburg working for a guillotine from mount but Kraulthammer is in no mood to give up.
Strasburg throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kraulthammer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Strasburg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kraulthammer is now in Strasburg's guard. A big mistake from Strasburg there, giving up the dominant position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraulthammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strasburg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kraulthammer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Strasburg wants to control but Kraulthammer passes easily into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Strasburg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strasburg dodges the punch combination from Kraulthammer.
Strasburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kraulthammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Strasburg rushes Kraulthammer and presses him up against the cage.
Kraulthammer gets underhooks to prevent Strasburg's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Strasburg.
Strasburg decides to pull guard.
Kraulthammer is posturing up here but Strasburg has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kraulthammer tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kraulthammer has to tap! Slick submission there by Strasburg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Strasburg!
Patrick Strasburg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Lars Kraulthammer spoke after the fight, saying 'I over trained and mis managed my energy.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 1611 p4p, 1998 weight class) and Jett Denovan (ranked 210 p4p, 261 weight class). Jett Denovan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jett Denovan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Denovan.
Denovan rushes Cortez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Denovan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cortez regains guard immediately.
Denovan preventing the sweep.
Cortez is working hard here to advance position.
Denovan stands up over Cortez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cortez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez 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.
Denovan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denovan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Denovan trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denovan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cortez holds on and takes a little breather.
Denovan throws an elbow that misses. Cortez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denovan's guard. Nice move by Cortez!
Cortez stands up over Denovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stands up over Denovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cortez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cortez advances position into side control!
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denovan keeps working.
Denovan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cortez cracks Denovan with a big elbow.
Cortez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cortez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denovan working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Denovan is trying to escape the mount.
Denovan is still trying to improve position.
Cortez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Denovan is looking to escape.
Denovan is desperately trying to improve his position but Cortez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez cracks Denovan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Denovan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Denovan is trying to control but can't.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Denovan is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez wants to pass to mount but Denovan is defending the position.
Denovan looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cortez slips a straight right by Denovan.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Denovan counters with a stiff right hand.
Denovan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cortez wants a takedown but no success here.
Denovan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Denovan.
Denovan lands a takedown into guard.
Denovan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Cortez is trying to control the position but Denovan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Denovan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Denovan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Denovan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Denovan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortez looking for a sweep. Not yet Cortez, not yet.
Denovan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denovan trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez has Denovan pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Denovan is one step ahead there.
Cortez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Denovan has passed into side control.
Denovan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cortez is trying to work for a sweep but Denovan has mounted him!
Denovan landing strikes from the mount and Cortez is in trouble!
Cortez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Denovan unloads with some shots from mount but Cortez bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denovan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cortez has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Denovan's lack of action.
Cortez is looking for a sweep. Denovan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Denovan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Denovan slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Denovan looks to land a strike but Cortez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jett Denovan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortez is adopting a defensive guard.
Denovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denovan working some strikes from top position.
Denovan looking to sit in guard and control but Cortez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Denovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denovan looking for a guillotine here but Cortez defends easily.
Denovan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cortez is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jett Denovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Denovan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Denovan wriggles free and stands up.
Denovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Denovan counters by clinching up.
Denovan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denovan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez is working for takedown but Denovan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Denovan gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Denovan tries for a takedown but Cortez manages to get underhooks.
Denovan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cortez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Denovan can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Denovan throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to maintain a safe position but Denovan gets an underhook and turns Cortez into the cage.
Denovan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Don Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Denovan.
Cortez looking to slow down the pace here.
Cortez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denovan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
Denovan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cortez has his foot on Denovan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Denovan works his way back into a safe position though.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Denovan controlling him for the moment.
Cortez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denovan throws a strike but Cortez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Denovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Denovan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Denovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
Cortez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cortez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Denovan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cortez but great work by Denovan.
Cortez looks to move to half guard but instead Denovan has passed into mount! Damn!
Denovan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortez working to try and regain half guard.
Cortez tries to hold on but Denovan pushes him away.
Denovan misses with a head shot.
Denovan lands a big elbow.
Denovan lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denovan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cortez is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez tries to hold on but Denovan pushes him away.
Cortez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Denovan scoring with strikes but Cortez is staying in there.
Denovan with a couple of short strikes.
Cortez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Cortez is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jett Denovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denovan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jett Denovan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jett Denovan waved his t-shirt featuring KO GEAR's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anni Skystalker (ranked 811 p4p, 466 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 89 p4p, 54 weight class). Benedetti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anni Skystalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skystalker throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Skystalker walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti clobbers Skystalker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skystalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Skystalker 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.
Skystalker tries to clinch up
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skystalker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skystalker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Skystalker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skystalker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skystalker throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skystalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Skystalker is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skystalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Skystalker scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Skystalker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skystalker looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skystalker moves away.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Skystalker.
Skystalker needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Skystalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skystalker swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Skystalker is looking to chop away at Benedetti's legs.
Skystalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Skystalker.
Skystalker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skystalker has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti slips a jab from Skystalker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skystalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skystalker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Skystalker.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skystalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Skystalker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skystalker swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skystalker clinches.
Skystalker swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Skystalker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skystalker has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Skystalker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice straight punches there by Skystalker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skystalker.
Skystalker throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skystalker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skystalker throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skystalker.
Benedetti counters with a body kick.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Skystalker tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Skystalker is just out of range.
Skystalker throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Skystalker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skystalker. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skystalker throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skystalker misses with a straight left.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Skystalker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick
and Skystalker counters with a head kick. That will keep Benedetti thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Skystalker misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skystalker. Skystalker obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Skystalker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skystalker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skystalker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skystalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Skystalker off balance momentarily.
Skystalker misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti catches Skystalker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skystalker is looking to wear down Benedetti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skystalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skystalker.
Skystalker half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skystalker.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Skystalker avoids it with no problem.
Skystalker missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skystalker tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Skystalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Skystalker's defenses.
Skystalker takes one to the side of the head.
Skystalker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Skystalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Skystalker.
Skystalker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skystalker 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.
Skystalker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skystalker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Skystalker is just out of range.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skystalker on the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a hook but Skystalker blocks it.
Skystalker feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Skystalker connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skystalker looks to throw a body kick
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker misses with a straight left.
Skystalker works over Benedetti's head and body with a nice combination.
Skystalker misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
A low kick from Benedetti is predictable there
and Skystalker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skystalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Skystalker ducked under it nicely.
Skystalker throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti walks into a straight right hand from Skystalker.
Skystalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skystalker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Skystalker moves out of range.
Skystalker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skystalker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skystalker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Skystalker wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Skystalker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Skystalker avoids it with no problem.
Skystalker throws a body kick that misses.
Skystalker misses with an uppercut.
Skystalker misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skystalker.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Skystalker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skystalker cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skystalker's head backwards.
Skystalker tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
Skystalker throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Skystalker only half commits.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Skystalker blocks a jab.
Skystalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Skystalker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Skystalker's front leg but catches the back leg as Skystalker tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skystalker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Skystalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Skystalker lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Skystalker moves out of range.
Skystalker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Skystalker moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skystalker.
Skystalker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skystalker misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Skystalker saw that one coming.
Skystalker moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Skystalker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti throws a hook but Skystalker blocks it.
Skystalker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Skystalker avoids it.
As Benedetti backs away, Skystalker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Skystalker misses with a hook
and Skystalker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skystalker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Skystalker.
Skystalker lands with a nice body kick.
Skystalker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skystalker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
A big left from Skystalker misses.
Skystalker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Skystalker avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skystalker.
Skystalker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skystalker scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Skystalker.
Skystalker tries to counter by clinching up but Benedetti breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Skystalker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Skystalker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skystalker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benedetti.
Skystalker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti slips a jab from Skystalker.
Skystalker misses with a body shot.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skystalker clinches with his opponent.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skystalker backwards.
Skystalker lands a right hand.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skystalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skystalker throws out the jab.
Benedetti jabs Skystalker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skystalker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Skystalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Skystalker.
Skystalker tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skystalker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skystalker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Skystalker misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Skystalker moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Skystalker connects with a single shot there.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Skystalker.
Skystalker throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skystalker misses with a low kick.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skystalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skystalker punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Skystalker moved out of range.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skystalker was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Skystalker takes the fight into the clinch.
Skystalker tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Skystalker backwards.
Skystalker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti tries to work over Skystalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skystalker controlling the action here for a moment.
Skystalker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
Skystalker lands a body shot.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skystalker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Anni Skystalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Skystalker slips the punch.
Skystalker is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Skystalker moves out of range of the body kick from Benedetti.
Skystalker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Skystalker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skystalker takes one to the side of the head.
Skystalker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skystalker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skystalker wants to slow Benedetti down by chopping away at his legs.
Skystalker looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti clobbers Skystalker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skystalker wants to clinch.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Skystalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skystalker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skystalker 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.
Skystalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skystalker throws a head kick that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Skystalker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Skystalker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skystalker.
Skystalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Benedetti.
I've got Benedetti 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Lorenzo Benedetti took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bennett (ranked 1344 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Jan Hradek (ranked 177 p4p, 165 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Tyron Woodley . Robert Bennett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Hradek!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hradek does no damage.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hradek looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hradek wants to control but Bennett postures up.
Hradek isn't going anywhere.
Hradek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bennett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hradek gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hradek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hradek is looking for a triangle but Bennett pushes his legs off easily.
Bennett 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to stand but Hradek is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hradek is looking for a triangle but Bennett pushes his legs off easily.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hradek on the ground.
Hradek is looking for a triangle but Bennett pushes his legs off easily.
Hradek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bennett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bennett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hradek being controlled here, momentarily.
Hradek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bennett defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bennett wants to pass the guard but Hradek is keeping the position.
Hradek has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Bennett pushing down on Hradek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hradek controlling the position well.
Hradek is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.
Hradek regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hradek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bennett is controlling him.
Hradek has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Bennett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bennett working away.
Bennett taking a breather here.
Bennett has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hradek felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hradek struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hradek tries to buck Bennett off but Bennett is having none of it.
Hradek is trying to control Bennett's posture but Bennett avoids it.
Hradek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hradek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hradek is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Bennett is tapping! Great win for Hradek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jan Hradek!
Jan Hradek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 941 p4p, 588 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 110 p4p, 70 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White Jr.
A big left from White Jr misses.
We've been informed that Ronaldo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Ronaldo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White Jr misses the body punch
and Ronaldo counters with a nice body shot.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr punishes Ronaldo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo walks into a left hand.
White Jr has managed to clinch.
White Jr lands a left hand.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White Jr.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
White Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr cracks Ronaldo with a nice body shot.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ronaldos head.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to White Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo is trying to stall.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ronaldo can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
A short uppercut from White Jr.
White Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
A nice left hand lands by White Jr.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
Ronaldo trying to stall but White Jr improves his position.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Ronaldo backwards.
Ronaldo lands a left hand.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from White Jr.
White Jr pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo looks winded!
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
White Jr digs a right hand underneath Ronaldo's ribcage. Ronaldo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from White Jr.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
White Jr tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Ronaldo.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from White Jr.
Ronaldo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronaldo.
White Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr misses with an elbow strike.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ronaldo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from White Jr.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for White Jr.
Ronaldo scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr 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.
White Jr throws the left hand but Ronaldo avoids the punch easily.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by White Jr.
White Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
White Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruce White Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
White Jr throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a jab when White Jr was well out of range.
Ronaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by White Jr.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White Jr.
Ronaldo lands a really nice looking cross but White Jr seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo takes one to the side of the head.
White Jr stuns Ronaldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ronaldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Ronaldo throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Ronaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but White Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but White Jr moves out of range.
Ronaldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Ronaldo misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo misses with a two punch combination.
White Jr scores with a jab. Ronaldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
White Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ronaldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but White Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo working aggressively here.
Ronaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Good body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
White Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
White Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ronaldo can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
White Jr scores with a shot to the side of Ronaldo's head.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruce White Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ronaldo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Ronaldo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo trying to stall but White Jr improves his position.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from White Jr.
A right hand to the body from White Jr.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
White Jr missing with knees to the body.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ronaldo controls the action.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White Jr's elbow.
White Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr lands with a left to the head.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Ronaldo is rocked!
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo is still on wobbly legs! Can White Jr finish him?
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
White Jr is leaning against Ronaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ronaldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ronaldo.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo seems to have recovered his senses.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce White Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ronaldo takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
Ronaldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ronaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ronaldo tries to clinch but White Jr is having none of it.
White Jr defending well as Ronaldo loads up on a big left hand.
White Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
Ronaldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White Jr lands a body punch.
Ronaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
White Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ronaldo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
White Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Ronaldo! More strikes from White Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ronaldo lies dazed against the cage as White Jr celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 331 p4p, 460 weight class) and Cesare Borgia (ranked 44 p4p, 72 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Dagestan (Remix). Borgia has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Cesare Borgia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cesare Borgia!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov goes for a double leg but Borgia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Borgia continues to drive forward.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
Borgia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Borgia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borgia has Nurmagomedov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nurmagomedov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Borgia controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmagomedov.
Borgia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borgia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurmagomedov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Borgia.
Borgia has Nurmagomedov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Borgia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nurmagomedov tumbling to the mat - Borgia dives into Nurmagomedov's guard.
Nurmagomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmagomedov, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia works over Nurmagomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Borgia cracks Nurmagomedov with a solid left hand.
Borgia controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Borgia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borgia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Borgia.
Nurmagomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Borgia lands a couple of elbows.
Borgia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borgia throws a strike but Nurmagomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borgia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Borgia holds on and takes a little breather.
Borgia being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Borgia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Borgia looking to control.
That's four 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.
Borgia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borgia is looking to sweep but instead, Nurmagomedov has passed into half guard.
Borgia trying to hold on to Nurmagomedov's head to control him but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Borgia is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cesare Borgia will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Borgia cracks Nurmagomedov with an open hand slap.
Nurmagomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nurmagomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borgia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmagomedov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nurmagomedov duly obliges.
Borgia lands a right hook to the body.
Borgia throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Borgia missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nurmagomedov throws a shot from downtown. Borgia moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Borgia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nurmagomedov on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia tests Nurmagomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Borgia lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Borgia to the mat! Borgia manages to get full guard.
Borgia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borgia throwing shots but Nurmagomedov is blocking nicely.
Borgia throws a strike but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Borgia throws a strike but Nurmagomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borgia keeping full guard, as Nurmagomedov tries to pass.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Borgia to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Borgia wants to control but Nurmagomedov passes easily into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Borgia wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
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.
Nurmagomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nurmagomedov moves into full mount! Borgia won't be happy about that!
Borgia is trying to escape the mount.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab.
Borgia shoots in looking for a takedown but Nurmagomedov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Borgia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Borgia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Borgia lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Borgia avoids them all with ease.
Borgia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov digs a good body shot into Borgia's ribs.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Borgia! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a few strikes there.
Borgia misses with a looping left.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov prevents Borgia from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Further stalling from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov tries to pass to full mount but Borgia defends it.
Nurmagomedov prevents Borgia from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borgia wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Borgia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Borgia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borgia shoots in for a double leg but Nurmagomedov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter by clinching up but Borgia breaks away and moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov is looking to wear down Borgia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borgia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borgia throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Borgia thinking.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borgia can do to turn this around?
Borgia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Borgia shoots in but no luck this time.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Borgia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borgia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borgia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Borgia off the cage and back into range.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Borgia ducks down to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurmagomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Borgia!
Borgia is looking for a sweep.
Borgia is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Borgia is trying to work for a sweep but Nurmagomedov has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Nurmagomedov is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borgia can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nurmagomedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borgia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Nurmagomedov both land. Nice combination.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Borgia misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses its target.
Borgia missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borgia throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov jabs Borgia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Nurmagomedov lands with a good body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Borgia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nurmagomedov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Borgia trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgia trying to control but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Borgia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice hook to Borgia's body. Borgia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borgia throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Borgia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Borgia ducks down to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov cracks Borgia with a good jab.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Borgia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Borgia.
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borgia swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Borgia scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov punishes Borgia's body with a nice straight punch.
Borgia fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Borgia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nurmagomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borgia doesn't seem bothered though.
Borgia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Borgia cracks Nurmagomedov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.
Jab from Nurmagomedov.
Borgia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nurmagomedov to score with a decent uppercut.
Borgia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov shoots for a takedown but Borgia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nurmagomedov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Borgia's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov had his way with Cesare Borgia in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borgia connects with a looping right hand.
Nurmagomedov throws a body punch but Borgia moves out of range.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borgia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borgia manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Borgia's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Borgia's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borgia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nurmagomedov throws Borgia to one side and escapes!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Borgia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borgia moves away.
Borgia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borgia was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmagomedov.
Borgia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
Borgia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Borgia tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurmagomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borgia lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmagomedov seems unphased.
Nurmagomedov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov tries to bum rush Borgia with a series of wild strikes but Borgia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Borgia tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Borgia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Borgia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Borgia misses with a hook.
Borgia fails with the takedown.
Borgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but Borgia slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borgia.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Borgia counters with a stiff right hand.
Borgia throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borgia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Borgia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cesare Borgia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Borgia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmagomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmagomedov's back!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nurmagomedov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Borgia trying to control.
Borgia scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Borgia patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov just trying to survive but Borgia is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Borgia looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Nurmagomedov is controlling Borgia 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Nurmagomedov advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurmagomedov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, 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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