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CDFC 23: Lee vs Kvick PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Verney Lapierre (ranked 4455 p4p, 6302 weight class) and Kelly Williams (ranked 254 p4p, 313 weight class). Lapierre comes to the cage accompanied by Sugar. Verney Lapierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kelly Williams's chin.
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Good takedowns
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verney Lapierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
so Lapierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lapierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lapierre drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Lapierre off! Lapierre jumps back into Williams's guard.
Lapierre has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lapierre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lapierre won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lapierre's guard.
Lapierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lapierre is looking to cinch up a triangle. Williams throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lapierre's body to avoid the submission. Lapierre has instead reached around Williams's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lapierre arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Verney Lapierre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamal Quahaar (ranked 5254 p4p, 5185 weight class) and Wally News (ranked 628 p4p, 624 weight class). Quahaar's entrance music is Oh No - Mos Def. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamal Quahaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wally News!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
News drops Quahaar with a beautiful combination! Quahaar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - News is looking for the KO!
News clinches with his opponent.
News misses with a shot to the kidneys.
News scores with a shoulder strike.
News misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for News.
Still in the clinch, News scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by News.
News lands a shot to the body.
Quahaar is breathing heavily.
News lands with a left to the head.
News pushes Quahaar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
 Quahaar is rocked!
Quahaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Quahaar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
News throws a big uppercut that drops Quahaar! More strikes from News and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Quahaar lies dazed against the cage as News celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally News!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ziegler (ranked 3150 p4p, 25026 weight class) and Ben Hornby (ranked 192 p4p, 371 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Ziegler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Hornby!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornby dodges the punch combination from Ziegler.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ziegler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ziegler as he jumps to the side.
Hornby misses with a series of wild punches.
Hornby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hornby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hornby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Ben Hornby has been cut.
Hornby misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Ziegler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby misses with a leg kick.
Ziegler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hornby throws a nice looking combination but Ziegler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziegler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Ziegler misses its intended target.
Ziegler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hornby in his tracks.
Hornby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ziegler throws out the jab.
Ziegler 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.
Hornby throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziegler throws a push kick but Hornby slaps the foot to one side.
Hornby throws a right and a left that Ziegler avoids nicely.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown but Ziegler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ziegler closes the distance and clinches.
Ziegler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hornby tries to circle away but Ziegler has him pinned against the cage.
Hornby is looking to break free of the clinch but Ziegler has double underhooks.
Ziegler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornby.
Hornby is trying to break the clinch but Ziegler has him pressed against the cage.
Hornby wants to break free but Ziegler has control.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Ziegler has the dominant position.
Hornby is trying to break free.
Ziegler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Hornby is rocked!
Hornby wants to break free but Ziegler has control.
Hornby is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziegler finish him?
Ziegler lands a left hand.
Ziegler throws a big uppercut that drops Hornby! More strikes from Ziegler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hornby lies dazed against the cage as Ziegler celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ziegler!
A victorious Mike Ziegler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Primo Runduski (ranked 2915 p4p, 24932 weight class) and Broderick Collison (ranked 176 p4p, 352 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Primo Runduski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Broderick Collison!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runduski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collison misses with a lunging right hand
and Runduski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collison misses with a body punch
and Runduski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Collison throws a lazy uppercut
and Collison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Runduski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runduski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Runduski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Collison.
Runduski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Collison throws a jab but it's blocked by Runduski.
Collison misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Runduski to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collison throws an off balance right hand
and Runduski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Runduski moves out of range as Collison strikes.
A big right from Collison misses.
Collison throws a poor cross that misses
and Runduski counters with a left to the body.
Collison 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.
Collison throws out a loose jab but Runduski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Runduski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Runduski counters with a huge left! Collison is in big trouble! He's backing up but Runduski isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Collison from any more damage. A dominating finish by Runduski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Primo Runduski!
Primo Runduski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vick Venom (ranked 2903 p4p, 5555 weight class) and Tobias Gavenda (ranked 393 p4p, 654 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobias Gavenda!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavenda throws a lazy head kick
and Venom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tobias Gavenda has been cut.
Venom blocks a head kick by Gavenda.
Venom scores with a takedown into Gavenda's guard.
Venom preventing the sweep.
Venom stops Gavenda from standing up.
Venom scoring with some ground and pound.
Gavenda wants to get back to his feet but Venom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Venom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Venom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Venom works over Gavenda with some ground and pound from guard.
Gavenda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Venom is controlling him.
Venom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Venom distracts Gavenda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gavenda being controlled here, momentarily.
Venom postures up.
Venom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavenda wants to stand and escape but Venom is having none of it.
Venom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Venom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Venom 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.
Gavenda striking off his back but it's not causing Venom any problems.
Venom scoring with some ground and pound.
Gavenda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Venom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Venom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Venom prevents Gavenda from getting back to his feet.
Venom works over Gavenda with some ground and pound from guard.
Venom arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gavenda's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vick Venom!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Asakura (ranked 3135 p4p, 4353 weight class) and Magomed Tukhugov (ranked 190 p4p, 249 weight class). Kotaro Asakura 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Tukhugov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tukhugov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asakura. Asakura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tukhugov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asakura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tukhugov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tukhugov.
Asakura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tukhugov stuns Asakura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Tukhugov lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A cross from Tukhugov lands.
Tukhugov lands a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Asakura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tukhugov scores with a decent looking hook.
Tukhugov throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
Tukhugov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tukhugov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Asakura counters with a body kick.
Tukhugov checks a low kick from Asakura.
Asakura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura misses with a leg kick
and Tukhugov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Tukhugov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tukhugov.
Tukhugov checks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tukhugov there.
Tukhugov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asakura's head.
Asakura blocks a jab.
Asakura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tukhugov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Asakura misses with a body kick.
Asakura with a nice calf kick.
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tukhugov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asakura was well out of range. Poor timing from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov slips a straight right by Asakura.
Tukhugov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tukhugov. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tukhugov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tukhugov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Asakura.
Crunch! Asakura slams his shin into Tukhugov's torso.
That kick from Asakura tenderised Tukhugov's leg. Tukhugov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tukhugov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tukhugov throws a body punch but Asakura moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Tukhugov blocks the low kick.
Tukhugov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Asakura had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tukhugov throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura counters with a solid body kick.
Tukhugov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Tukhugov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tukhugov lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Tukhugov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asakura can pounce on him.
Asakura throws a push kick but Tukhugov slaps the foot to one side.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Tukhugov.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Tukhugov moves out of range easily.
Asakura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab by Tukhugov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asakura.
Asakura avoids the body shot from Tukhugov.
Tukhugov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Asakura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range and Asakura settles back down.
Asakura takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asakura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tukhugov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tukhugov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Tukhugov.
Asakura misses with a low kick.
Asakura lands a nice looking body kick.
Asakura tries to move into range but Tukhugov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tukhugov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asakura manages to avoid it.
Asakura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tukhugov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asakura sets himself, and Tukhugov steps forward looking for the clinch! Asakura avoids it this time.
Tukhugov blocks a head kick by Asakura.
Tukhugov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asakura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tukhugov is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Asakura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura misses with a low kick.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Tukhugov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tukhugov scores with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tukhugov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tukhugov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asakura moves away.
The fighters circling - Tukhugov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Tukhugov moves out of range easily.
Tukhugov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tukhugov throws the left hand but Asakura avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asakura scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asakura. That's going to slow Tukhugov down.
Asakura throws a head kick but Tukhugov moves out of range.
Tukhugov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tukhugov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Kotaro Asakura will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping body kick lands there for Asakura.
Asakura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Asakura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tukhugov digs a good hook to Asakura's body.
Tukhugov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asakura misses with a low kick.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Asakura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asakura throws a low kick but Tukhugov avoids it.
Tukhugov punishes Asakura's body with a nice straight punch.
Asakura throws a right hand that misses
and Tukhugov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tukhugov lands a nice hook to Asakura's body. Asakura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asakura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asakura throws a leg kick
and Tukhugov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tukhugov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tukhugov.
Tukhugov scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tukhugov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Tukhugov finds it's way through Asakura's defenses.
Asakura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut.
Tukhugov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Asakura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asakura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range and Asakura settles back down.
Tukhugov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura thuds his shin into the meat of Tukhugov's side.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Tukhugov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Tukhugov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tukhugov misses with a looping left.
Tukhugov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asakura momentarily.
A good leg kick by Asakura.
Tukhugov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura scores with a kick to the body.
Tukhugov lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tukhugov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asakuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Asakura scores with a nice body kick.
Asakura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Tukhugov is out of range.
Asakura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tukhugov. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tukhugov checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asakura.
Tukhugov's corner calls for a 1-2. Tukhugov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tukhugov throws a jab when Asakura was well out of range.
Asakura connects with a leg kick.
Tukhugov lands with a cross.
Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asakura slips under a jab from Tukhugov.
Asakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tukhugov.
Asakura throws a low kick but Tukhugov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tukhugov.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Tukhugov.
Asakura fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tukhugov just manages to avoid it.
Asakura throws a leg kick but Tukhugov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tukhugov checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asakura.
Tukhugov jabs Asakura right on the nose. Asakura blinks but takes it well.
Asakura walks into a jab.
Tukhugov looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Asakura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tukhugov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tukhugov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tukhugov takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Asakura throws the kick towards the body but Tukhugov avoids it.
Tukhugov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tukhugov misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Tukhugov.
Asakura tried to counter with a leg kick but Tukhugov avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Asakura.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tukhugov misses the jab.
Asakura throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tukhugov is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Asakura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Tukhugov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tukhugov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asakura has time to react.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Asakura, as that shot connected.
Asakura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Asakura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tukhugov throws a hook but Asakura avoids it easily.
Asakura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tukhugov.
Tukhugov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asakura.
Asakura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asakura!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kotaro Asakura will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Asakura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asakura 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.
Asakura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tukhugov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tukhugov lands an overhand right.
Tukhugov lands with an uppercut that bounces Asakura off the cage and back into range.
Tukhugov misses with a straight right.
Asakura fakes the leg kick and cracks Tukhugov in the body.
Tukhugov lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Asakura throws a leg kick which misses Tukhugov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tukhugov tries to avoid it.
Tukhugov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asakura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asakura there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asakura wants to land a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range.
Asakura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asakura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tukhugov moves away.
Tukhugov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura tries a low kick but Tukhugov avoids it.
Asakura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tukhugov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tukhugov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asakura throws a head kick that half lands.
Asakura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Asakura 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 Tukhugov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tukhugov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body punch from Tukhugov.
A big left from Tukhugov misses.
Tukhugov throws a jab but it's blocked by Asakura.
Asakura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asakura.
Asakura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tukhugov checks it well.
Tukhugov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tukhugov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tukhugov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Asakura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magomed Tukhugov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a leg kick which misses Tukhugov's front leg but catches the back leg as Tukhugov tries to avoid it.
Tukhugov cracks a nice hook into Asakura's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tukhugov looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Asakura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tukhugov's sensitive parts.
Tukhugov misses with a hook
and Asakura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut. Asakura saw that one coming.
Asakura fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tukhugov is out of range.
Tukhugov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asakura lands a high kick!
Asakura thumps Tukhugov with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Tukhugov. That snapped Asakura's head back.
Asakura misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Tukhugov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asakura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asakura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tukhugov.
Asakura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tukhugov 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.
Kotaro Asakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Tukhugov.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asakura. Tukhugov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura throws a body punch but Tukhugov moves out of range.
Asakura slips a jab from Tukhugov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tukhugov, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Tukhugov misses its intended target.
Asakura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tukhugov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Asakura misses the target.
Asakura jabs Tukhugov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Asakura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tukhugov lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Tukhugov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asakura doesn't seem phased though.
Asakura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tukhugov. That did some damage!
Asakura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tukhugov if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tukhugov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Asakura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tukhugov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tukhugov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tukhugov misses with a looping left.
Tukhugov misses with an uppercut.
Asakura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Asakura tries to land a front kick but Tukhugov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tukhugov.
A slow jab from Asakura misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tukhugov! But no joy.
Tukhugov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asakura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asakura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tukhugov looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Tukhugov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kotaro Asakura.
Well Asakura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotaro Asakura!
Kotaro Asakura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sega Genesis (ranked 4255 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Emelianenko Fedor (ranked 548 p4p, 445 weight class). Genesis 's entrance music is SSSEEEEGGGGAAAAAA!! Sonic the hedgehogs theme song . A fine choice. Fedor has chosen Russian National Anthem plays as confetti rains down. as his entrance music. Sega Genesis 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sega Genesis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emelianenko Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genesis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fedor. Fedor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fedor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genesis misses the jab.
Fedor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Genesis defends well and Fedor ends up having to push Genesis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Genesis defending well as Fedor loads up on a big left hand.
Genesis ducks right into an uppercut from Fedor.
Fedor misses with a lunging right hand
and Genesis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedor.
Genesis digs a right hand into Fedor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fedor's gas tank.
Genesis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fedor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Genesis has Fedor pressed against the cage.
Genesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fedor backwards.
Genesis lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Genesis .
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!
Fedor throws a head punch that misses.
Fedor wants a takedown but no success here.
Sega Genesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emelianenko Fedor.
Fedor misses with a body punch.
Fedor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Genesis is defending well.
Genesis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Genesis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Genesis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Genesis clinches up against the cage.
Genesis leaning against his opponent.
Genesis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedors head.
Genesis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Genesis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedors head.
Fedor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Genesis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Genesis stops a takedown attempt from Fedor.
Genesis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedor looks winded!
Genesis lands a shoulder strike.
Fedor is rocked!
Fedor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Genesis stops a takedown attempt from Fedor.
Genesis lands a left hand.
Fedor is still on wobbly legs! Can Genesis finish him?
Genesis misses with some punches.
Genesis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Genesis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Genesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Genesis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedor leaves his chin hanging out and Genesis seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fedor crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sega Genesis !
Our winner, Sega Genesis , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Emelianenko Fedor was interviewed post fight and said 'This was gods will'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killian Andrew (ranked 2012 p4p, 3114 weight class) and Simon Panek (ranked 293 p4p, 428 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andrew might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Redcorn. The crowd seem to be enjoying Panek's choice of entrance music: Sametova Revoluce. The key to victory for Killian Andrew has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Andrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Panek!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew gets caught napping as Panek dives in and scores a takedown. Andrew manages to retain guard.
Andrew has his foot on Panek's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Panek works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrew is looking for a triangle here but Panek uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Panek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Panek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Panek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Panek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Panek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrew is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andrew has escaped the position, nice work there.
Andrew gets back to half guard.
Andrew is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Panek pulls his head out easily.
Panek is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrew doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Panek.
Andrew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Panek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrew looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andrew is staying active underneath Panek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andrew tries to roll over but Panek keeps him under control.
Panek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andrew looking for submissions off his back.
Panek wants to take a breather but Andrew is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Andrew sees it coming and defends easily.
Andrew looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andrew actively working from the bottom here.
Andrew is breathing heavily.
Panek frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Panek is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Andrew has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Panek prevents Andrew from getting the reversal.
Andrew is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at London MMA Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek trying to control but Andrew is having none of it.
Andrew is looking to get to half guard.
Panek goes for an armbar but Andrew turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Andrew.
Andrew is posturing up here but Panek has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Andrew tries to roll out but it's too tight and Andrew has to tap! Slick submission there by Panek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Panek!
A very excited looking Simon Panek made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Killian Andrew spoke after the fight, saying 'Is what it is, get better get stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Goff (ranked 2433 p4p, 2201 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 259 p4p, 238 weight class). Bruce Lee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Goff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goff moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goff moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee tests Goff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Goff ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Jack Goff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goff circles away quickly and effectively.
Goff has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Goff has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lee uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee is posturing up here but Goff has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lee tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lee has to tap! Slick submission there by Goff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Goff!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Goff 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 Jung Lee (ranked 1070 p4p, 1342 weight class) and Ivar Kvick (ranked 144 p4p, 182 weight class). Ivar Kvick has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jung Lee's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jung Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Kvick!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kvick tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Kvick's ribs.
Kvick swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Kvick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kvick slips a straight right by Lee.
Kvick is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kvick.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Kvick ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kvick unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kvick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee 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.
Kvick misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lee.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kvick misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Kvick throws a sloppy body shot
and Kvick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kvick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kvick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Kvick shoots in and gets a takedown into Lee's guard.
Kvick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Kvick with a nice head shot there.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kvick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kvick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kvick throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvick content to stall in guard here.
Kvick throws a big right hand that misses.
Kvick trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kvick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Kvick is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kvick throws out the jab.
Kvick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jung Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kvick lands with a good body shot.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Kvick counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kvick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Kvick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kvick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kvick slips nicely into half guard.
Kvick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kvick thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivar Kvick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kvick misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kvick.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee avoids the body shot from Kvick.
Kvick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Kvick.
Kvick takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Kvick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kvick.
Kvick ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvick throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kvick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee digs a good body shot into Kvick's ribs.
Kvick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee slips under a jab from Kvick.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kvick lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kvick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivar Kvick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvick ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Kvick moves away from the strike by Lee.
Kvick digs a good hook to Lee's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Kvick with an open hand slap.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
It looked like Lee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kvick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Kvick's head but Kvick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kvick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kvick misses with a looping right.
Kvick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Kvick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jung Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee lands a lovely overhand right.
Kvick ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Kvick connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Kvick to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Kvick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kvick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kvick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kvick content to stall in guard here.
Kvick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Kvick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kvick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kvick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kvick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kvick counters with a takedown into side control.
Kvick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvick controlling the position from side mount.
Kvick throws a strike aimed at the side of Lee's head but Lee avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Kvick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Kvick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Kvick scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Kvick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ivar Kvick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Kvick from controlling successfully.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kvick on the ground.
Kvick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvick landing with the ground and pound.
Kvick stands up over Lee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvick is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Kvick throws a big elbow that misses.
Kvick throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kvick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kvick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kvick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kvick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kvick advances position into side control!
Kvick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee parries the strikes from Kvick easily there. Kvick is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
Kvick looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kvick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kvick fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kvick scoring with punches from side control.
Kvick advances nicely into full mount.
Kvick lands a couple of good shots and Lee has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kvick lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Lee hold on?!
Kvick cracks Lee with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lee from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Kvick looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lee is rocked!
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!
Lee is trapped and Kvick is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvick lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lee's head.
A helpless look comes across Lee 's face. He knows he's trapped as Kvick lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivar Kvick!
Ivar Kvick is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Ivar Kvick thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Jung Lee had this to say: 'Back to the gym.. I’m a warrior and I will be back at this stage again. Full congratulations to Tyler he fought a great fight...'.
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