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DMMA 75: Account vs Ignatov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 3399 p4p, 2646 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 433 p4p, 344 weight class). Mark Antony has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Mark Jones has been cut.
Antony dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Antony moves out of range.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antony counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones connects with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Antony slips a straight right by Jones.
As Jones looks to move away, Antony throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Mark Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antony lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Antony takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jones is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Antony - that's a beauty! Jones is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Antony can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Antony!
An out of breath Mark Antony 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deividas Vilkas (ranked 2461 p4p, 3031 weight class) and Art Bowers (ranked 311 p4p, 382 weight class). Vilkas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fortunate Son. Art Bowers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deividas Vilkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowers lands with a straight right. Vilkas didn't see that one coming.
Bowers lands a nice hook to Vilkas's body. Vilkas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bowers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vilkas.
A slow jab from Bowers misses its intended target.
Bowers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Vilkas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bowers dips to his left and cracks Vilkas with an uppercut!
A big left from Bowers misses.
Vilkas is looking to counter punch.
Bowers throws a lazy right hand but Vilkas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers misses with a hook. Vilkas ducked under it nicely.
Vilkas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vilkas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Vilkas.
Nice jab there from Vilkas.
It looks like Art Bowers has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers sizes up Vilkas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Bowers misses.
Bowers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Vilkas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Bowers misses.
As Bowers backs away, Vilkas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bowers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilkas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vilkas 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.
Bowers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowers. Vilkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilkas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bowers tries a low kick but Vilkas avoids it.
Vilkas dips to his left and cracks Bowers with an uppercut!
Bowers sizes up Vilkas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bowers connects with a looping right hand.
Bowers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bowers misses with a hook.
Vilkas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowers. That's going to slow Vilkas down.
Bowers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vilkas tried to counter with a leg kick but Bowers avoided it.
Vilkas cracks Bowers with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Vilkas has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bowers to stand back up!
A shot to the body from Vilkas misses
and Bowers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vilkas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bowers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bowers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vilkas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bowers - the referee stops the clock and Vilkas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bowers. Vilkas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vilkas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bowers.
Vilkas throws a hook to the side of Bowers's head but Bowers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowers misses with a straight right.
Vilkas throws a wild body kick that Bowers sees coming a mile off.
Bowers throws a hook but Vilkas blocks it.
Bowers just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVilkas.
Vilkas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowers misses with a hook.
Vilkas throwing a counter right hand but Bowers manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers lands a glancing blow to the side of Vilkas's head.
Vilkas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bowers misses with an uppercut. Vilkas saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Vilkas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bowers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vilkas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bowers. That one must have hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowers. Vilkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowers misses with an uppercut. Vilkas saw that one coming.
No joy there for Bowers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilkas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowers manages to avoid it.
Bowers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilkas avoids the head kick by Bowers.
The fighters circling - Bowers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vilkas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bowers moves out of range as Vilkas strikes.
Bowers throws out a counter right but Vilkas avoids it with no problem.
Bowers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vilkas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bowers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilkas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilkas.
Bowers misses with a left hand
and Vilkas counters with a straight that turns Bowers's legs to rubber! Vilkas pushes forward with more strikes and Bowers goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deividas Vilkas!
During a confident post fight interview, Deividas Vilkas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Semba Rua (ranked 3318 p4p, 2917 weight class) and Desmond Bright (ranked 415 p4p, 375 weight class). Bright has chosen Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Semba Rua 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semba Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bright!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bright instigates a clinch.
Bright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rua backwards.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rua decides to pull guard.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rua working for a triangle but Bright defends it easily.
Bright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bright postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Rua wants to sweep here but Bright controlling him for the moment.
Bright working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bright.
Bright scoring with some ground and pound.
Bright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bright won't allow Rua to sweep him here.
Bright has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rua to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bright is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rua pulls down on the head and he's put Bright to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Semba Rua!
After winning the bout, Semba Rua thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 2151 p4p, 2390 weight class) and Manus Murphy (ranked 279 p4p, 307 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murphy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bennett defends it well.
Murphy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bennett defend it? Murphy steps over the head and cranks it - Bennett is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murphy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manus Murphy!
Manus Murphy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantin Niculescu (ranked 1307 p4p, 1648 weight class) and Hafir Dharris (ranked 177 p4p, 218 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Constantin Niculescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hafir Dharris !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dharris blocks a jab.
Dharris feints the counter takedown.
Dharris moves in looking to clinch but Niculescu pushes him off.
Niculescu is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dharris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Dharris .
Niculescu throws a big shot that misses.
Dharris drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Niculescu defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niculescu scores with a nice head shot.
Niculescu misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Niculescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niculescu swats away the attempt to clinch by Dharris .
Dharris wants to clinch up but Niculescu keeps it at a distance.
Dharris shoots in looking for a takedown. Niculescu tries to sprawl out of it but Dharris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Niculescu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dharris tries to clinch up.
Dharris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Niculescu tries to avoid it but Dharris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Niculescu to the ground. Niculescu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Constantin Niculescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hafir Dharris .
A big left from Niculescu misses.
Niculescu misses with a looping left.
Dharris fails to land the takedown.
Niculescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dharris has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dharris wants a takedown.
Niculescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dharris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niculescu working aggressively here.
Niculescu misses with a body punch.
Dharris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Niculescu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dharris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niculescu has a couple of punches blocked by Dharris .
Niculescu struggles to land a body shot inside as Dharris controls his hands.
Niculescu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dharris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dharris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niculescu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dharris is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu working aggressively here.
Dharris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dharris blocking some punches.
Niculescu digs a right hand into Dharris 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dharris 's gas tank.
Dharris goes for a takedown attempt but Niculescu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Niculescu misses with a left hand
and Dharris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Niculescu's guard.
Niculescu has his hands on Dharris 's head, controlling the position.
Dharris postures up in Niculescu's guard and throws a big left but Niculescu blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niculescu controlling Dharris 's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niculescu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Dharris .
Dharris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Niculescu as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Niculescu misses.
Niculescu throws an overhand right that lands on Dharris 's shoulder, as Dharris tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dharris with the counter takedown but Niculescu avoids it easily.
Niculescu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Niculescu wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Niculescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niculescu throws a lazy right hand but Dharris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niculescu looks to land a left hand but Dharris moved out of range nicely.
Dharris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dharris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niculescu throws a big shot that misses.
Niculescu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dharris to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Niculescu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Niculescu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dharris is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dharris throws a big elbow that misses.
Niculescu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Niculescu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dharris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niculescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dharris tries to clinch but Niculescu moves out of range.
Niculescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niculescu throws an overhand right that lands on Dharris 's shoulder, as Dharris tries to avoid the shot.
Dharris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Niculescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dharris can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dharris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niculescu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dharris blocks a body shot from Niculescu.
Niculescu scores with a shot to the side of Dharris 's head.
Niculescu misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Niculescu fails to land.
Niculescu misses with a body punch.
Niculescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dharris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niculescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dharris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niculescu misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Niculescu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niculescu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niculescu misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dharris doesn't manage to clinch there - Niculescu circles away.
Niculescu looks to land a right hand but Dharris moved out of range.
Dharris clinches.
Dharris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Niculescu scores with a shoulder strike.
Dharris blocks an uppercut.
Niculescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dharris has hold of one of Niculescu's legs. Niculescu is fighting the takedown attempt but Dharris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dharris works over Niculescu with some ground and pound from guard.
Niculescu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dharris manages to get himself to full guard.
Hafir Dharris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Niculescu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dharris looks to move to half guard but instead Niculescu has passed into mount! Damn!
Niculescu avoids the attempt from Dharris to control.
Dharris is looking to get to half guard.
Dharris keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Niculescu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dharris tries to reverse the position but Niculescu maintains control.
Dharris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Niculescu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dharris is working to get back to half guard.
Dharris regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dharris wants to get back to full guard but Niculescu has passed into side control.
Dharris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dharris sneaks back into half guard.
Constantin Niculescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dharris keeping hold of Niculescu's head, controlling as best he can.
Dharris wants to get back to full guard but Niculescu has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu prevents Dharris from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niculescu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dharris wants to hold on but Niculescu pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Constantin Niculescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niculescu, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantin Niculescu!
In his post fight interview, Constantin Niculescu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 739 p4p, 1258 weight class) and Clam Licker (ranked 87 p4p, 131 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clam Licker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Licker ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Assndrop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Licker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Licker throws out a counter right but Assndrop avoids it with no problem.
Assndrop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Licker swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Licker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Licker tries to close the distance and clinch but Assndrop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Licker's coach down at Count Dante's Deadliest Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Licker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Assndrop lands a nice shot that snaps Licker's head back.
Licker closes the distance and clinches.
Licker breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Assndrop.
Licker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assndrop blocks a body shot from Licker.
Assndrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assndrop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Licker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Licker tries to clinch but Assndrop is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Licker.
Licker slips a jab from Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Assndrop.
Assndrop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assndrop throws a hook but Licker blocks it.
Licker slips under a jab from Assndrop.
Licker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assndrop thuds his right hand into Licker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Licker throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Licker down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Licker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Licker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Licker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Licker tries to clinch but Assndrop is having none of it.
Assndrop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Licker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Licker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Assndrop lands with a right to the head.
Licker wants to get back to striking at distance but Assndrop won't allow it.
Licker lands a nice uppercut.
Licker lands an uppercut.
Assndrop manages to break the clinch.
Licker avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Licker off balance momentarily.
Licker moves in looking to clinch but Assndrop pushes him off.
Assndrop feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Licker looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Licker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Licker's shoulder, as Licker tries to avoid the shot.
Licker tries to clinch up.
Licker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Licker ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Licker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Assndrop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Licker. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Licker blocks the leg kick.
Licker is looking for the big counter here.
Licker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Licker misses with a hook
and Licker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Licker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assndrop.
A punch combination from Licker misses.
Licker wants to clinch.
Assndrop throwing a counter right hand but Licker manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Licker both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Maurits Assndrop has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assndrop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Licker tries to clinch there but Assndrop circles away.
Assndrop connects with a single shot there.
Licker clinches with his opponent.
Licker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assndrop manages to break the clinch.
Assndrop lands a really nice looking cross but Licker seems unphased.
Assndrop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Licker.
Licker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Licker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Assndrop scores with a nice head shot.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Licker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
That's time! Assndrop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That kick from Assndrop tenderised Licker's leg. Licker is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Licker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assndrop swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Licker scores with a body shot.
Licker closes the distance and pushes Assndrop back into the cage.
Licker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Licker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Licker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Licker throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Licker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assndrop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop feints and then cracks Licker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Licker down.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Licker's shoulder, as Licker tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Licker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Licker tries to clinch up.
Assndrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Licker can do to turn this around?
Licker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licker closes the distance and clinches.
Licker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Licker moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Assndrop tests Licker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop lands a jab.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Licker moves to clinch but Assndrop breaks away
enabling Assndrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Assndrop slips a jab and a cross from Licker.
Licker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Licker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Licker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Licker looks to clinch
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Licker blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Licker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Licker. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Licker misses with a double jab
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a jab when Licker was well out of range.
Licker moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Licker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Licker tries to break the clinch but Assndrop is controlling the position.
Assndrop manages to break the clinch.
Licker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Assndrop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Licker throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Licker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Licker off balance momentarily.
Licker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assndrop.
Licker pushes Assndrop up against the cage in a clinch.
Clam Licker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Licker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Licker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Licker misses with a punch on the inside.
Assndrop lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Assndrop.
Assndrop manages to break the clinch.
Licker clinches up with Assndrop and pushes him back against the cage.
Assndrop manages to break the clinch.
Licker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assndrop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maurits Assndrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Licker is looking to clinch but Assndrop is avoiding it.
Licker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Licker does no damage.
Licker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Licker.
Licker tries to close the distance and clinch but Assndrop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four 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!
Licker misses with a two punch combination.
Licker lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
A counter left hand to the body from Assndrop misses its target.
Assndrop connects with a solid leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a single shot there.
Licker misses with a hook
and Assndrop counters with a nice uppercut.
Licker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Licker has Assndrop up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Assndrop to work.
Licker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Licker.
Licker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurits Assndrop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Licker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop keeps the fight on the outside.
Assndrop feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Licker drives through and clinches with Assndrop against the cage.
Assndrop can't find room to land a body shot as Licker controls the action.
Licker breaks from the clinch.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
Licker drops his hands momentarily and Assndrop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Licker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assndrop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Clam Licker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Licker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Licker lands.
Licker moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop is looking to slow Licker down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Licker checks it well.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Licker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Licker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Licker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
A big left from Licker misses.
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Licker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assndrop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop's corner calls for a 1-2. Assndrop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Licker.
Licker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Licker's sensitive parts.
Assndrop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licker tries to clinch
and Licker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Licker has closed the distance and engaged Assndrop in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop manages to break the clinch.
Assndrop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assndrop throws an overhand right that lands on Licker's shoulder, as Licker tries to avoid the shot.
Assndrop swats away the attempt to clinch by Licker.
A right-left combo lands from Licker.
Licker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Licker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Licker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Assndrop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Licker wants to clinch up but Assndrop keeps it at a distance.
Assndrop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Licker staying out of range there.
Licker rushes Assndrop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licker blocks a body shot from Assndrop.
A shot in the inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Licker.
A little jabbing left from Licker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Assndrop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Licker doesn't seem phased though.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Licker moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Assndrop.
Maurits Assndrop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Licker wants to clinch but Assndrop slips to the side
and Assndrop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop is looking to slow Licker down with leg kicks.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assndrop tries to keep at a distance but Licker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assndrop has Licker pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop tries to throw a body punch but Licker avoids it by throwing Assndrop back against the cage.
Licker working aggressively here.
Assndrop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Licker scores with a nice head shot.
Licker moves in looking to clinch but Assndrop pushes him off.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Assndrop motions for Licker to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Licker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clam Licker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop misses with a hook.
Assndrop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assndrop slips under a jab.
Assndrop with a hook.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Licker throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Assndrop tried to counter with a leg kick but Licker avoided it.
Licker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Assndrop, 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 Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
During a confident post fight interview, Maurits Assndrop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 447 p4p, 1209 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 58 p4p, 159 weight class). Pinkman's entrance music is DLZ by TV on the Radio. A fine choice. Chike Obi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesse Pinkman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obi scores with a nice right hand.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pinkman slips a jab from Obi.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Obi is trying to defend but Pinkman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Obi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obi trying to control from the bottom.
Obi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinkman pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pinkman in particular looking to stall.
Pinkman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Obi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman controlling the pace.
Obi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinkman content to control rather than advance.
Pinkman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Obi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinkman wants to pass to mount but Obi is defending the position.
Obi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinkman stalling away here and it's allowed Obi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Obi looking to control.
Obi looking for a guillotine here but Pinkman defends easily.
Obi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinkman is aware though and is defending well.
Pinkman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pinkman postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Obi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obi loads up on a big right hand but Pinkman slips the punch.
Obi swinging wildly here.
Obi misses with a looping left.
Pinkman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obi lands with a right hand.
Pinkman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Obi on his heels. He'll look to pass Obi's guard now, I'm sure.
Pinkman trying to control but Obi is working from the bottom.
Pinkman is stalling in the full guard.
Pinkman passes Obi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pinkman is thwarting Obi's attempts to control the position.
Pinkman is keen to just control but Obi is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman passes to side control.
Obi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Obi can't do much from the bottom here.
Pinkman trying to control the position but Obi is working away.
Obi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pinkman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Obi throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Obi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Pinkman.
Obi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obi throws out a counter right but Pinkman avoids it with no problem.
Obi avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
A countering left hand to the body from Obi misses.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Pinkman attempts a counter takedown but Obi avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Pinkman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Pinkman lands with a cross.
Obi misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Obi.
Pinkman throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Pinkman looks to land a left hand but Obi moved out of range nicely.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Obi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obi.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obi's head backwards.
Chike Obi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obi slips under a jab.
Pinkman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Obi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Obi misses.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
Pinkman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Obi on the side of the head.
Pinkman swings for the body but Obi moves out of range.
Obi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Obi scores with a four punch combination!
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obi misses with a looping left.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman throws a hook but Obi blocks it.
Obi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obi.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obi to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinkman feints and as Obi raises his hands in defense, Pinkman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jesse Pinkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obi trying to control the position.
Obi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinkman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinkman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pinkman advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pinkman there.
Obi actively working from the bottom here.
Pinkman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pinkman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Obi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Obi trying to hold on to Pinkman's head to control him but Pinkman postures up.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Obi is working from the bottom.
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.
Obi is positioning himself well to prevent Pinkman advancing to mount.
Obi looking for submissions off his back.
Obi keeping control of the position.
Pinkman controlling the action here.
Obi actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Obi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinkman momentarily.
Obi looks to throw the jab but Pinkman is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pinkman.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obi misses the jab.
Obi throws a right hand that misses
and Pinkman counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinkman is just out of range.
Pinkman scores with a jab. Obi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Obi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obi wants it to stay on the feet.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Obi thuds his right hand into Pinkman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Obi finds it's target.
Obi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obi jabs Pinkman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Obi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman ducks right into an uppercut from Obi.
Obi scores with a shot to the body.
Obi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Pinkman moves away from the strike by Obi.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Obi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Obi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Obi scores with a punch to the head.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Obi misses.
Pinkman throws a jab when Obi was well out of range.
Chike Obi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obi takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Obi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Obi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinkman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Obi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by Obi.
Obi cracks Pinkman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chike Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Obi slips a jab from Pinkman.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Pinkman digs a good hook to Obi's body.
Obi slips a straight right by Pinkman.
Obi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obi works Pinkman's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinkman.
Pinkman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a hook to the side of Obi's head but Obi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obi missing with a left hand there. Pinkman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Pinkman ducks down to avoid it.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Pinkman ducks down to avoid it.
Pinkman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Nice cross by Obi.
Pinkman takes a swing at Obi's ribcage but misses.
Obi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obi scores with a jab.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman connects with a single shot there.
Obi drops his hands momentarily and Pinkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Pinkman misses.
Obi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Obi misses with a two punch combination.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but Obi moved out of range.
Pinkman throws a hook to the side of Obi's head but Obi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Pinkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obi misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Pinkman misses the target.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi throws out a counter right but Pinkman avoids it with no problem.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Obi saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Obi misses.
Obi lands a jab to the nose.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Pinkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chike Obi.
I think Pinkman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Post fight, an emotional Jesse Pinkman said 'New champ bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 868 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Paavali Kontiainen (ranked 114 p4p, 154 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Kontiainen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A big left from Kontiainen misses.
Kontiainen throws a looping overhand right but Ilmarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Ilmarinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kontiainen throws an overhand right that lands on Ilmarinen's shoulder, as Ilmarinen tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontiainen lands a jab.
A big left from Kontiainen misses.
Ilmarinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontiainen throws an off balance right hand
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Kontiainen is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen cracks Kontiainen with a solid left hand.
Ilmarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kontiainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kontiainen seems keen to control Ilmarinen's posture.
Ilmarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kontiainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ilmarinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontiainen is trying to control the position but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kontiainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ilmarinen passes into half guard.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing that Ilmarinen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ilmarinen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kontiainen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Seppo Ilmarinen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ansis Kaupens (ranked 276 p4p, 571 weight class) and Iner Raledran (ranked 37 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansis Kaupens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iner Raledran!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaupens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaupens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaupens throws a looping overhand right but Raledran ducks down to avoid it.
Raledran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raledran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaupens misses with an uppercut.
Raledran moves into range and clinches up with Kaupens.
Raledran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaupens to keep the fight standing.
Kaupens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raledran misses with the head strike.
Kaupens misses with a body punch.
Raledran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaupens lands an uppercut.
Kaupens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raledran's elbow.
Kaupens breaks from the clinch.
Kaupens throws a hook to the side of Raledran's head but Raledran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Kaupens as he checks the leg kick.
Raledran feints and then cracks Kaupens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaupens down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaupens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raledran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaupens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A big left from Kaupens misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran is looking to land body kicks.
Raledran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaupens.
A big right from Kaupens misses.
Raledran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaupens.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Raledran.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Kaupens misses with an uppercut. Raledran saw that one coming.
Raledran changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kaupens throws a hook but Raledran blocks it.
Kaupens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaupens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raledran.
Kaupens throws a shot from downtown. Raledran moves away and avoids it.
Kaupens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaupens missing with a left hand there. Raledran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaupens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raledran moves into the clinch.
Raledran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaupens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raledran lands an uppercut.
Raledran pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaupens wants to get up but he can't break Raledran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Raledran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kaupens wants to stand but Raledran is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kaupens stands and steps away. Raledran gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Raledran tries to move into range but Kaupens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaupens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raledran takes a swing at Kaupens's ribcage but misses.
Raledran tries to clinch there but Kaupens circles away.
Raledran swinging wildly here.
Raledran throws a hook but Kaupens avoids it easily.
Raledran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaupens.
Raledran tries to clinch but Kaupens moves away
enabling Kaupens to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaupens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raledran is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaupens looks to land a left hand but Raledran moved out of range nicely.
Raledran thows a leg kick but Kaupens checks it
and Kaupens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raledran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaupens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaupens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaupens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaupens lands a slapping body shot.
Raledran is looking to clinch but Kaupens is avoiding it.
Kaupens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raledran was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaupens.
Kaupens takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raledran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kaupens rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaupens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaupens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Kaupens.
Kaupens thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Raledran.
Kaupens misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raledran bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaupens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaupens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raledran.
Raledran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaupens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaupens misses the jab.
Raledran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raledran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raledran is looking to clinch but Kaupens is avoiding it.
Kaupens 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.
Raledran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raledran throws a solid leg kick but Kaupens takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raledran.
Kaupens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Kaupens blocks a leg kick.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Raledran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaupens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raledran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ansis Kaupens dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaupens misses with a looping left.
Kaupens blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaupens as he connects with a hook.
Raledran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaupens loads up on a big right hand but Raledran slips the punch.
Kaupens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raledran can do to turn this around?
Raledran defending well as Kaupens loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Raledran.
Raledran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kaupens throws out a loose jab but Raledran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaupens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaupens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raledran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raledran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raledran moves away from the strike by Kaupens.
Kaupens throws a jab but it's blocked by Raledran.
Raledran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaupens is out of range.
Kaupens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaupens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raledran misses with a right hand
enabling Kaupens to counter with a crisp jab.
Raledran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raledran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raledran moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaupens misses with a wild combination.
Raledran defending well as Kaupens loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Kaupens.
Kaupens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raledran under the eye.
Raledran misses with a low kick.
It looked like Kaupens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raledran misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaupens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raledran works Kaupens's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens takes one on the button.
Raledran lands a nice looking body kick.
Kaupens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raledran misses with a low kick.
Kaupens staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raledran.
Kaupens checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kaupens throws a looping overhand right but Raledran ducks down to avoid it.
Raledran slips under a jab from Kaupens.
Raledran scores with a body shot.
Kaupens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raledran was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaupens.
Kaupens looks to throw the jab but Raledran is out of range.
Raledran fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaupens checks it well.
Kaupens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raledran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaupens.
Both fighters circling a little - Raledran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Raledran.
Kaupens appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kaupens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raledran.
Raledran tries to clinch up but Kaupens circles away and keeps his distance.
Raledran throws a wild body kick that Kaupens sees coming a mile off.
Kaupens 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.
Kaupens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raledran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaupens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raledran tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaupens counters with a nice uppercut.
Raledran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raledran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaupens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raledran.
Raledran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaupens manages to avoid it.
Raledran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaupens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaupens throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaupens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaupens keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaupens throwing a counter right hand but Raledran manages to avoid it.
Raledran moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaupens.
Raledran lands a body shot.
Kaupens breaks the clinch.
Raledran delivers a nice body kick.
Kaupens misses with a lunging right hand
and Raledran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raledran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaupens misses with the head strike.
Kaupens has had enough of the clinch but Raledran keeps him there for the moment.
Raledran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaupens struggles to land a body shot inside as Raledran controls his hands.
A short right from Raledran on the inside.
Kaupens can't break the clinch.
Raledran blocks a body shot from Kaupens.
Kaupens misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iner Raledran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Raledran misses with a body shot.
Raledran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raledran throws out a loose jab but Kaupens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Raledran.
Raledran misses with a looping left.
Raledran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ansis Kaupens is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaupens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raledran looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Kaupens misses.
Kaupens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaupens cracks a nice hook into Raledran's ribs.
Raledran misses with a body kick.
Kaupens is looking to counter punch.
Kaupens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Kaupens. Those never looked like landing.
Kaupens loads up on a big right hand but Raledran slips the punch.
Kaupens avoids the body shot from Raledran.
Kaupens misses the jab.
Raledran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raledran connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaupens. Raledran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raledran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaupens throws out the jab.
Raledran misses with a hook.
Raledran lands with a shot to the body.
Kaupens on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raledran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaupens throws out the jab.
Raledran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Kaupens misses.
Raledran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaupens manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kaupens misses.
Raledran moves away from the strike by Kaupens.
Raledran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaupens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaupens lands with a right hand.
Raledran misses with a body shot.
Kaupens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raledran tries to clinch there but Kaupens circles away.
A jab from Kaupens finds it's way through Raledran's defenses.
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!
Kaupens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaupens throws a lazy right hand but Raledran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raledran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaupens throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raledran.
Kaupens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raledran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaupens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaupens 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.
Kaupens misses with a wild combination.
Raledran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raledran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaupens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raledran tries to clinch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Kaupens checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raledran misses the jab.
Kaupens throws a hook but Raledran blocks it.
Kaupens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raledran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaupens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raledran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raledran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaupens moves out of range as Raledran throws a body kick.
Kaupens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaupens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raledran.
Raledran darts in and clinches Kaupens up against the cage.
Kaupens breaks the clinch.
Kaupens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaupens cracks Raledran with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Raledran misses its intended target.
Kaupens staying out of range there.
Kaupens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raledran was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaupens.
Raledran throws a body punch but Kaupens moves out of range.
Raledran connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raledran ducks under a wild hook from Kaupens.
Raledran misses with a low kick.
Raledran looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaupens is just out of range.
Raledran sizes up Kaupens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raledran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaupens.
No joy there for Raledran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaupens just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaupens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raledran tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Raledran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raledran misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iner Raledran.
I think Raledran has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camaras Account (ranked 382 p4p, 621 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 58 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Camaras Account!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Account catches Ignatov right on the button with a cross.
Ignatov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ignatov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Account throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ignatov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Camaras Account has been cut.
Account misses with a body shot.
Ignatov throws a sloppy head kick and Account moves out of range easily.
Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Account uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Ignatov 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.
Account misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Account takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ignatov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Account misses with an uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Account throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ignatov misses with a right hand
and Ignatov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Account looks to land a left hand but Ignatov moved out of range nicely.
Ignatov slips a straight right by Account.
A little jabbing left from Ignatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatov misses with a left hand
and Account cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Account throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatov counters with a straight right hand.
Account moves into range and connects with a jab.
Account swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ignatov.
Ignatov tries to clinch but Account is having none of it.
Account looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatov is just out of range.
Account backing away here, and Ignatov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Account throws a leg kick which misses Ignatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatov tries to avoid it.
Account misses with a low kick.
Ignatov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov sizes up Account with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ignatov throws a series of punches but Account moves out of range.
Account thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Account.
Account misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Ignatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ignatov throws an off balance right hand
and Account counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Account lands a jab.
Ignatov slips under a jab from Account.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooh!!! Account has knocked Ignatov down with a huge combo! Account steps away and waves a wobbly Ignatov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ignatov is rocked!
Account looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Account rattles Ignatov with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ignatov tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Account dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ignatov stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Camaras Account!
A victorious Camaras Account thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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