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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 3028 p4p, 6298 weight class) and Vitja Kostlov (ranked 416 p4p, 686 weight class). Mifune's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seven Samurai. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vitja Kostlov enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitja Kostlov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostlov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kostlov wants to pass the guard but Mifune is keeping the position.
Mifune is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Wizardcast that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kostlov gets to his feet - Mifune follows without any prompting.
Kostlov with a poor takedown
and Mifune makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kostlov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mifune counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Vitja Kostlov has been cut.
Mifune displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mifune scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kostlov in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mifune moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Kostlov! Mifune continues to tee off on Kostlov, landing with a left and a right! Mifune connects with a right hand that leaves Kostlov sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Mifune!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kikuchiyo Mifune!
Kikuchiyo Mifune decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tunzo Fuhn (ranked 25232 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Morgan Malig (ranked 364 p4p, 149 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tunzo Fuhn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Malig!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malig takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Malig crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fuhn - the referee stops the clock and Malig gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fuhn. Malig manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malig looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuhn is just out of range.
Fuhn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malig moves away.
Fuhn tries to clinch up.
Fuhn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fuhn throws a leg kick
and Malig counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Malig.
Malig is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Malig has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fuhn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malig on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malig 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.
Malig slips nicely into half guard.
Fuhn looking for submissions off his back.
Malig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Malig has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fuhn defend it? Malig steps over the head and cranks it - Fuhn is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Malig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morgan Malig!
Morgan Malig thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bizzo Colez (ranked 4425 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 246 p4p, 111 weight class). Colez comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bizzo Colez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colez connects with a single shot there.
McCallen throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCallen lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Colez.
It looks like Trevor McCallen has been cut.
McCallen lands a nice hook to Colez's body. Colez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Colez staying out of range there.
Colez throws a leg kick but McCallen moved away.
Colez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Colez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCallen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCallen misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Colez moves out of range of the strikes.
Colez misses with an uppercut.
McCallen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Colez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colez fails to land with a series of punches.
McCallen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Colez.
Colez tries to bum rush McCallen with a series of wild strikes but McCallen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCallen circles away quickly and effectively.
McCallen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Colez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 Colez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallen darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Colez's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles McCallen before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor McCallen!
In his post fight interview, Trevor McCallen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Bizzo Colez had this to say: 'It's just the beginning...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vudu Sims (ranked 2838 p4p, 3529 weight class) and Eros Valentino (ranked 174 p4p, 205 weight class). Valentino has chosen Faint - Linkin Park as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vudu Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valentino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sims slips a straight right by Valentino.
Sims scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentino throws a combination. Sims tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sims gets tackled into the cage by Valentino. Valentino maintains the clinch.
Valentino's coach down at Reach Around was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Valentino's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A bit of stalling here from Valentino.
Valentino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Valentino gets through Sims's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valentino lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valentino is leaning against Sims and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Valentino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Valentino has Sims pushed against the cage.
Valentino pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sims fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vudu Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino lands an uppercut.
Sims jumps guard but Valentino stands there with Sims around his waist. Sims gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Valentino lands a shot to the body.
Valentino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Valentino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valentino works on Sims's body with a couple of short punches.
Valentino is leaning against Sims and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Valentino.
A short left from Valentino.
Valentino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Valentino.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sims tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sims manages to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentino is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Valentino has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sims looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sims is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentino is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentino stays in close to Sims's body and controls the position.
Sims throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Valentino escapes and throws Sims's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Valentino works to advance to full mount. Sims defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sims can't escape the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Valentino avoids the attempt from Sims to control.
Sims bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sims stops Valentino from standing up.
Valentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims trying to control but Valentino is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino trying to control the position.
Sims drops back looking for a leg! Valentino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valentino manages to kick Sims off! Sims jumps back into Valentino's guard.
Valentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valentino wants to stand up but Sims is controlling him.
Valentino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sims. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sims thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sims accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eros Valentino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sims walks into a straight right hand from Valentino.
Vudu Sims has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentino throws a one two combo.
Nice cross by Valentino.
Sims throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sims slips a jab and a cross from Valentino.
Sims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentino.
Valentino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sims throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sims avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Sims scores with a three punch combo!
A slow jab from Sims misses its intended target.
Sims throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentino.
Valentino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentino throws a looping overhand right but Sims ducks down to avoid it.
Valentino keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Valentino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Valentino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Valentino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sims ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sims avoids them all with ease.
Valentino punishes Sims's body with a nice straight punch.
Valentino scores with a nice strike.
Sims keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Valentino scores with a four punch combination!
Sims cracks Valentino with an open hand slap.
Valentino takes one to the chin there.
 Valentino is rocked!
Eros Valentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentino is still on wobbly legs! Can Sims finish him?
Sims just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentino seems to have recovered his senses.
Sims tries to land a leg kick but Valentino saw it coming and moves away.
Sims looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentino is just out of range.
As Sims backs off Valentino throws a huge counter combo but Sims manages to avoid it all.
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sims just misses with a punch to the body.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Valentino.
Valentino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valentino just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sims swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valentino counters with a left to the body.
Sims throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valentino lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentino.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valentino lands with a right to the head.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Valentino.
Valentino lands a left hand.
Sims jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valentino walks away with a smile on his face. Sims gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vudu Sims. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sims lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sims throws a lazy right hand but Valentino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vudu Sims seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sims moves away from the strike by Valentino.
Sims throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentino swings widly with a right hand
and Sims counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sims ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentino moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sims misses with a hook
and Valentino counters with a series of strikes. Sims will be more careful next time no doubt.
Valentino works the jab nicely.
Sims swinging wildly here.
Eros Valentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sims scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch lands to the side of Sims 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valentino swinging wildly here.
Sims seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentino scores with a punch to the head.
Valentino clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Valentino.
A short right from Valentino on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sims tries to pull guard but Valentino won't allow it.
Valentino scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentino tries to throw a body punch but Sims avoids it by throwing Valentino back against the cage.
Sims fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Valentino.
Valentino lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valentino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sims is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentino to keep the fight standing.
Sims manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sims looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sims pushes a forearm under Valentino's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Valentino is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vudu Sims!
After winning the bout, Vudu Sims thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Eros Valentino was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a lover..'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Spinks (ranked 2209 p4p, 3711 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 130 p4p, 216 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micah Spinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spinks.
Spinks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spinks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Spinks 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.
Spinks misses the shot to the body.
Spinks clinches.
Henderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Spinks uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henderson is pulling down on Spinks's head to control his posture.
Spinks wants to get up but he can't break Henderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spinks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Spinks is fighting to break Henderson's control of his arms but Henderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spinks wants to stand and escape but instead Henderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slips nicely into half guard.
Spinks trying to control here.
Henderson uses his free foot to push down on Spinks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spinks.
Spinks tries to control Henderson's body but Henderson pushes him off. Spinks squirms to his side and now Henderson has his back!
Spinks can't escape the position.
Henderson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Spinks tries to roll but Henderson sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spinks is trying to get back to his feet but Henderson has full control of the position and if anything, Spinks has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Henderson has the hooks in. Spinks is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Spinks tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Henderson has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Spinks is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Henderson!
An out of breath Harry Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamamoto (ranked 4184 p4p, 1737 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 241 p4p, 100 weight class). Kamogawa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Veer Union - Bitter End. 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kane Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa lands a left and a right that send Yamamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Kamogawa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yamamoto is rocked!
 It looks like Kane Yamamoto has been cut.
Yamamoto looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Yamamoto drops his hands momentarily. Kamogawa doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Yamamoto staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Yamamoto doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genji Kamogawa!
After the fight, Genji Kamogawa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tama Ruiha (ranked 901 p4p, 1351 weight class) and Bad Dawg (ranked 125 p4p, 182 weight class). Ruiha comes into the arena with Polynesian Traditional Music blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bad Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ruiha.
Dawg moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruiha momentarily.
Dawg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruiha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruiha manages to avoid it.
Ruiha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Ruiha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawg moves forwards but Ruiha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dawg fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawg loads up on a big right hand but Ruiha slips the punch.
Ruiha rushes Dawg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ruiha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruiha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawgs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiha misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg blocks an uppercut.
Ruiha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawg is trying to break free.
Ruiha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards.
Dawg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruiha misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dawg.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Ruiha.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
Ruiha lands a right hand.
Dawg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruiha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawg.
Ruiha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawg backwards.
Ruiha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruiha lands a nice uppercut.
Dawg swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawg.
Ruiha looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
Dawg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruiha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawg backwards.
Dawg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruiha has him pressed against the cage.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
Dawg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawg pushes Ruiha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
Ruiha lands with a light punch inside.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Dawg.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Dawg.
Dawg is trying to force a seperation but Ruiha has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawg.
Dawg misses with a body punch.
Dawg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiha throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawg.
Dawg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawg.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
Ruiha pushes Dawg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawg lands with a light punch inside.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Dawg.
Ruiha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ruiha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dawg backwards.
Dawg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiha lands with a right to the head.
Ruiha working aggressively here.
Dawg tries a body shot but Ruiha blocks it.
Ruiha misses with some punches.
Dawg throws a head punch that misses.
Ruiha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawg's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawg lands with a shot to the body.
Dawg misses with a wild body shot.
Dawg defending well as Ruiha loads up on a big left hand.
Dawg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Ruiha misses its intended target.
Dawg lands a body shot.
Bad Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawg. Ruiha does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawg swings for the body but Ruiha moves out of range.
Dawg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruiha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tama Ruiha will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dawg lands a jab.
It looks like Tama Ruiha has been cut.
Dawg misses with a straight left.
Ruiha throwing a counter right hand but Dawg manages to avoid it.
Dawg looks to land a combination. Ruiha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruiha avoids the body shot from Dawg.
A slow jab from Dawg misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Ruiha.
Ruiha tries to clinch but Dawg is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Dawg misses.
Ruiha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dawg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dawg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawg connects with a body shot that sends Ruiha's belly button to the back.
Dawg throws a nice looking combination but Ruiha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruiha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruiha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Dawg misses.
Dawg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dawg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dawg looks to land a right hand but Ruiha moved out of range.
Ruiha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dawg jabs Ruiha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruiha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruiha throws a poor cross that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Dawg counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawg scores with a one two! Ruiha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dawg moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Dawg as he connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruiha jabs Dawg right on the nose. Dawg blinks but takes it well.
Dawg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg looks to throw the jab but Ruiha is out of range.
Ruiha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawg.
Ruiha tries to clinch there but Dawg circles away.
Dawg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruiha cracks Dawg with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ruiha has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dawg to stand back up!
Dawg is rocked!
Ruiha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Are you kidding me?! Ruiha ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Dawg clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tama Ruiha!
During a confident post fight interview, Tama Ruiha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bad Dawg was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost on purpose.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 797 p4p, 2358 weight class) and Titus Lesnar (ranked 111 p4p, 302 weight class). Lesnar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Next Big Thing. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Titus Lesnar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titus Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as De Oliveira shoots in.
Lesnar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
De Oliveira tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
De Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but De Oliveira is defending the strikes.
De Oliveira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Oliveira stops Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Lesnar defends it.
De Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is not content to let De Oliveira control the position.
De Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
De Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
De Oliveira has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
De Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lesnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lesnar is refusing to be controlled, as De Oliveira sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lesnar is fending him off so far but De Oliveira persists. Nope, Lesnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but De Oliveira blocks nicely.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Oliveira looking to control.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Oliveira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lesnar is just riding it out for now. De Oliveira eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Lesnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for De Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
No luck for De Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
And Lesnar tries to counter it with a takedown but De Oliveira pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Oliveira is controlling him well.
De Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lesnar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lesnar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruno De Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, De Oliveira asserts his dominance and retains side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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.
De Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lesnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lesnar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but De Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruno De Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar works over De Oliveira's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruno De Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lesnar defends well and De Oliveira ends up having to push Lesnar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lesnar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Oliveira defends it well.
De Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lesnar drops De Oliveira with a left and a right! Oh, De Oliveira is hurt - Lesnar dives into side control looking to finish!
De Oliveira is rocked!
It looks like Bruno De Oliveira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Oh De Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Lesnar cracks De Oliveira with a big elbow.
Lesnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh De Oliveira is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lesnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Lesnar!
Titus Lesnar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 474 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 74 p4p, 203 weight class). Vatsadze kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. Murtaz Vatsadze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ebubekir Siddik's chin.
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ebubekir Siddik!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatsadze keeps the fight on the outside.
Siddik ducks under a wild hook from Vatsadze.
Siddik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vatsadze counters with a straight right hand.
Vatsadze closes the distance and pushes Siddik back into the cage.
Siddik wants to take the fight to the mat but Vatsadze manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vatsadze wants to get back to striking at distance but Siddik won't allow it.
Vatsadze has had enough of the clinch but Siddik keeps him there for the moment.
Siddik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Siddik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siddik gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vatsadze regains guard.
Siddik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Siddik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vatsadze holds on and takes a little breather.
Siddik passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vatsadze tries to get to full guard but Siddik has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Siddik.
Vatsadze wants to control but Siddik is keeping busy.
Siddik sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Siddik prevents Vatsadze from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vatsadze holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vatsadze trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Siddik lands a nice short elbow.
Siddik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vatsadze wants to control but Siddik is keeping busy.
Siddik working over Vatsadze with some ground and pound. Vatsadze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Siddik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vatsadze trying to control from the bottom.
Siddik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vatsadze tries to roll over but Siddik keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siddik prevents Vatsadze from improving his position.
Vatsadze is looking to control Siddik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vatsadze avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Siddik throws a hook to the side of Vatsadze's head but Vatsadze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vatsadze misses with a straight right.
Siddik with the counter takedown but Vatsadze avoids it easily.
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.
Siddik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vatsadze lands with a straight right. Siddik didn't see that one coming.
Vatsadze swats away the attempt to clinch by Siddik.
Siddik slips a straight right by Vatsadze.
Siddik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Siddik misses with a left hand
enabling Vatsadze to counter with a crisp jab.
Vatsadze doesn't manage to clinch there - Siddik circles away.
Siddik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vatsadze throws out the jab.
Siddik shoots in for a takedown but Vatsadze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murtaz Vatsadze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebubekir Siddik.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Siddik ducks under a wild hook from Vatsadze.
And Siddik tries to counter it with a takedown but Vatsadze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vatsadze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vatsadze throws the left hand but Siddik avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Murtaz Vatsadze will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vatsadze tries to break free but Siddik pushes him back against the cage.
Vatsadze is trying to push Siddik away but Siddik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vatsadze breaks from the clinch.
Siddik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Siddik fails to land the takedown.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
And Siddik tries to counter it with a takedown but Vatsadze pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vatsadze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siddik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik slips under a jab from Vatsadze.
Siddik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vatsadze counters with a stiff right hand.
Siddik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Siddik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ebubekir Siddik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Vatsadze misses.
Vatsadze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vatsadze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siddik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Siddik finds it's way through Vatsadze's defenses.
Vatsadze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siddik tries to close the distance and clinch but Vatsadze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siddik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vatsadze connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Siddik scrambles back to his feet.
Siddik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vatsadze.
Siddik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vatsadze pinned against the cage. Vatsadze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from Vatsadze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murtaz Vatsadze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebubekir Siddik.
Siddik darts in looking for a takedown but Vatsadze gets double underhooks and turns Siddik into the cage.
Vatsadze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vatsadze stuffs the takedown attempt from Siddik. Siddik gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siddik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siddik controls the position.
Vatsadze struggling a bit here.
Vatsadze avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Siddik.
Vatsadze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Siddik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Siddik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Siddik working the body and head with strikes.
Siddik cracks Vatsadze with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik trying to control the action but Vatsadze is working from the bottom.
Vatsadze tries to bench press Siddik off him but Siddik keeps the position.
Vatsadze can't do much from the bottom here.
Vatsadze is looking for a sweep.
Siddik is putting a hurting on Vatsadze here, landing some big shots from side control.
Siddik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Siddik fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ebubekir Siddik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siddik throws a strike aimed at the side of Vatsadze's head but Vatsadze avoids it well.
Siddik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Siddik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Siddik scores with punches from side control.
Siddik working the ground and pound.
Vatsadze is looking to reverse the position.
Siddik lands some shots froms side control.
Vatsadze is looking to reverse the position.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Siddik working the body and head with strikes.
Siddik cracks Vatsadze with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Siddik scoring with punches and elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Siddik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Siddik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vatsadze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siddik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vatsadze as he avoids it easily.
Siddik has closed the distance and engaged Vatsadze in a clinch.
Vatsadze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siddik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vatsadze tries to buck Siddik off but Siddik is having none of it.
Siddik lands a nice forearm strike.
Vatsadze tries to improve position but can't.
Siddik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vatsadze some visible discomfort.
Vatsadze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siddik in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vatsadze's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Siddik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Siddik working the body and head with strikes.
Vatsadze takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Siddik working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Siddik controls the position.
Vatsadze trying his best to control but Siddik has mounted him.
Siddik landing punches.
Vatsadze is looking to improve his position but Siddik isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siddik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Siddik raining down shots from the mount!
Siddik raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vatsadze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Siddik on the ground.
Vatsadze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Siddik with a couple of short strikes.
Siddik tries to control but Vatsadze wriggling away.
Siddik has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vatsadze's face.
Vatsadze is rocked!
Siddik is landing with some decent strikes but Vatsadze is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Vatsadze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siddik working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Siddik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vatsadze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vatsadze tries to get out of the position.
Siddik looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Vatsadze covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ebubekir Siddik!
A less than humble Ebubekir Siddik misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Murtaz Vatsadze was interviewed post fight and said 'Props to my opponent, you know me I'll go kick some ass and be right back challenging. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 48 p4p, 208 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 7 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown but Veainu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Ziskie manages to avoid it.
Veainu lands a really nice looking cross but Ziskie seems unphased.
It looks like Mike Ziskie has been cut.
Siale Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu throws a hook but Ziskie blocks it.
Ziskie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ziskie feints and as Veainu raises his hands in defense, Ziskie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Veainu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziskie is one step ahead there.
Veainu keeping moving, preventing Ziskie from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu is adopting a defensive guard.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Veainu is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie won't allow Veainu to sweep him here.
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but Veainu is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Veainu moved out of range.
Ziskie misses with a takedown
and Veainu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Veainu.
Ziskie pushes Veainu up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veainu.
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ziskie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Siale Veainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ziskie.
Ziskie jumps guard but Veainu stands there with Ziskie around his waist. Ziskie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Veainu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Veainu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veainu lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veainu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ziskie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Veainu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Veainu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu won't allow Ziskie to sweep him here.
Ziskie being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Veainu won't allow Ziskie to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ziskie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ziskie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ziskie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ziskie has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie wants to clinch up but Veainu keeps it at a distance.
Ziskie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veainu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Ziskie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ziskie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veainu.
Ziskie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Veainu to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Veainu. No joy for Ziskie on that attempt.
Veainu throws the left hand but Ziskie avoids the punch easily.
Ziskie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ziskie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ziskie misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu lands a glancing blow to the side of Ziskie's head.
Veainu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Veainu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ziskie on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu misses with a hook. Ziskie ducked under it nicely.
Ziskie slips a straight right by Veainu.
Veainu throws a body shot but no joy.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ziskie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Veainu pinned against the cage. Veainu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Veainu scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ziskie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Veainu defends well and Ziskie ends up having to push Veainu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Siale Veainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ziskie.
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ziskie counters with a shoot takedown. Veainu fights it but they end up in guard.
Ziskie advances to half guard.
Veainu is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziskie is pressing down on Veainu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Veainu is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veainu is looking to improve his position.
Ziskie stalling.
Ziskie is trying to control the action in half guard but Veainu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Veainu trying to hold on to Ziskie's head to control him but Ziskie postures up.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Veainu is defending well.
Veainu is refusing to be controlled, as Ziskie sits in half guard.
Ziskie passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veainu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ziskie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Ziskie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ziskie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ziskie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Veainu is defending well.
Ziskie is looking to stall here but Veainu recovers full guard.
Mike Ziskie has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Veainu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie is pushing down on Veainu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Veainu is fighting to maintain full guard but Ziskie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Veainu is staying active underneath Ziskie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Veainu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ziskie trying to control from Veainu's half guard. Veainu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ziskie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Veainu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziskie trying to control but Veainu is working from the bottom.
Ziskie wants to pass the guard but Veainu is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ziskie stands and throws Veainu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ziskie swings around for an armbar but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ziskie's guard.
Ziskie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ziskie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie tries to free his leg and advance position but Veainu is retaining full guard.
Ziskie trying to control but Veainu is working from the bottom.
Ziskie stays in close to Veainu's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ziskie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veainu controls Ziskie momentarily but Ziskie frees himself.
Veainu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ziskie manages to get himself to full guard.
Veainu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziskie is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ziskie holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Ziskie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Ziskie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Veainu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Siale Veainu is winning the standup battle so far.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veainu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Veainu lands a two punch combo.
Ziskie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Ziskie feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziskie staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Ziskie.
Ziskie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Veainu slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziskie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Veainu misses.
Ziskie rushes Veainu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ziskie is trying to pull guard but Veainu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Veainu cracks Ziskie with a nice body shot.
Ziskie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right hook to the body lands for Veainu.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siale Veainu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ziskie feints the counter takedown.
Good shot there by Veainu.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Ziskie ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu drops Ziskie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ziskie looks back up at him and smiles so Veainu waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ziskie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ziskie flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ziskie is out cold! Veainu holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu retains his middleweight title!
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