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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Lund (ranked 1338 p4p, 2015 weight class) and Bill Brown (ranked 206 p4p, 291 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aaron Lund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Brown!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Aaron Lund has been cut.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Lund.
Bill Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown moves out of range as Lund strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lund moves away.
Lund swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lund.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Lund counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Lund there.
Lund misses with a hook.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Lund counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Lund.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Lund counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lund throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lund has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brown misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a body punch but Lund moves out of range.
It looked like Lund was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Lund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Lund's shoulder, as Lund tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Lund was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Lund moves out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Lund.
Lund swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lund thinking.
Lund takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lund ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook
and Lund counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lund looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Lund counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Lund throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Lund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lund takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lund appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lund connects with a solid leg kick.
Lund lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown jabs Lund right on the nose. Lund blinks but takes it well.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lund's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lund misses with a low kick.
Lund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Lund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown drops Lund with a beautiful combination! Lund stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brown is looking for the KO!
A solid body kick from Lund.
Brown takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with an outside leg kick.
Lund moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Lund misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a crisp one two that drops Lund! Brown thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lund to his feet! Lund is in big trouble!
Aaron Lund's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Lund fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Lund gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
A lazy left from Lund finds it's target.
Lund slips under a jab from Brown.
Lund appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Lund counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Lund with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lund scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Lund moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Lund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Lund counters with a nice uppercut.
Lund blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lund.
Lund throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Lund.
Lund throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Lund connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Brown catches Lund right on the button with a cross.
Lund changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Lund was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Lund connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Lund counters with a straight right hand.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lund counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aaron Lund's cut.
That's time! Lund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Lund as he connects with a hook.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lund throws a head kick that misses.
Brown lands a big head kick that sends Lund tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Lund back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brown throws an overhand right that drops Lund like a sack of potatoes! Brown dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Brown!
Our winner, Bill Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davido Monto (ranked 2261 p4p, 2270 weight class) and Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 317 p4p, 320 weight class). Vasiliy Kulik will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Davido Monto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasiliy Kulik!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulik throws a head kick that misses.
As Kulik tries to get set, Monto tries to push him back and clinch up but Kulik manages to avoid the attempt.
We've been informed that Kulik 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.
Kulik throws a head kick but Monto moves out of range.
Kulik throws a body kick that misses
and Monto counters with a shoot takedown. Kulik fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kulik doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Monto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Monto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kulik is trying to keep Monto in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Monto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Monto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Monto throwing strikes from guard but Kulik blocks nicely.
Monto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik wants to sweep here but Monto controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monto is aware though and is defending well.
Monto drops back looking for a leg! Kulik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kulik manages to kick Monto off! Monto jumps back into Kulik's guard.
Monto stands and throws Kulik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Monto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kulik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Monto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kulik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kulik sees it coming and defends easily.
Kulik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Monto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulik defending well though.
Kulik gets full guard.
Monto throwing strikes but missing.
Monto is pushing down on Kulik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kulik is fighting to maintain full guard but Monto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kulik is trying to get back to full guard.
Monto wants to work for an arm triangle but Kulik is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Monto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kulik is just riding it out for now. Monto eventually gives up the hold.
Monto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik has a hand on Monto's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Monto takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Monto avoids the attempt from Kulik to control.
Kulik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kulik passes Monto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Monto is looking to improve his position.
Kulik is working for a kimura but Monto is defending it quite comfortably.
Kulik prevents Monto from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monto sees it coming and defends easily.
Monto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monto is refusing to be controlled, as Kulik sits in half guard.
Kulik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Monto is just riding it out for now. Kulik eventually gives up the hold.
Kulik is trying to control the action in half guard but Monto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Monto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulik looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Monto tries to get to full guard but Kulik has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davido Monto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kulik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasiliy Kulik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kulik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kulik won't be happy with that.
Kulik is trying to improve his position.
Monto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kulik is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Monto off and has taken his back!
Monto tries to escape but Kulik has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kulik doesn't have the hooks in and Monto manages to turn into his guard.
Monto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulik can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monto is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kulik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kulik has escaped and now he's on top!
Monto looking for a guillotine here but Kulik defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kulik is aware though and is defending well.
Kulik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davido Monto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monto keeping moving, preventing Kulik from controlling successfully.
Kulik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kulik has managed to get both his arms back between Monto's legs - danger averted.
Kulik looking to pass the guard.
Kulik preventing the sweep.
Kulik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Monto's guard.
Kulik passes to full mount!
Kulik looking to control but Monto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Monto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kulik pulls his head out easily.
Kulik is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kulik.
Monto looking for submissions off his back.
Kulik moves nicely into side control.
Kulik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Monto striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Monto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Monto is looking to improve his position.
Kulik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monto keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kulik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kulik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monto defends it well.
Monto actively working from the bottom here.
Monto 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.
Kulik is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Monto!
Monto is squirming around, avoiding Kulik's attempts to control the action.
Kulik has isolated one of Monto's arms. Monto looking to fight him off but Kulik twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasiliy Kulik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Dunes (ranked 767 p4p, 868 weight class) and John Makres (ranked 119 p4p, 138 weight class). Dunes comes to the cage accompanied by The World's Greatest. Makres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SABATON - Coat of Arms. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Makres enters the cage!
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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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Makres!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makres takes a swing at Dunes's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Makres 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.
Makres misses with a hook. Dunes ducked under it nicely.
Dunes throws a leg kick but Makres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dunes connects with the punch.
Dunes throws a front kick aimed at Makres's knee but Makres avoids it well.
Makres staying out of range there.
Dunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makres.
Dunes misses with a straight left.
Dunes misses the jab.
Makres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunes.
Dunes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slugger Dunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Dunes misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makres checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Makres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dunes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dunes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makres is looking to slow Dunes down with leg kicks.
A big right from Dunes misses.
Makres now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres closes the distance and clinches.
Makres taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makres creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunes lands with a light punch inside.
Dunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunes tries a body shot but Makres blocks it.
Makres prevents a body shot from Dunes.
Dunes tries to throw a body punch but Makres avoids it by throwing Dunes back against the cage.
Makres lands a shoulder strike.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunes gets through Makres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makres is struggling to control the position.
Dunes blocking some punches.
Makres lands with a light punch inside.
Makres lands a body shot.
Dunes pushes Makres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Makres misses with a body punch.
Makres gets through Dunes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makress head.
Makres tries to throw a body punch but Dunes avoids it by throwing Makres back against the cage.
Dunes tries to throw a body punch but Makres avoids it by throwing Dunes back against the cage.
Dunes avoiding damage as Makres throws knees to the body.
Makres misses with a body punch.
Dunes scores with a hook to the body.
Dunes lands a shot to the body.
Dunes tries a body shot but Makres blocks it.
Dunes pushes Makres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makres lands a good knee to the midsection. Dunes won't want to take too many of those.
Dunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Makres pushes Dunes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dunes as the two fighters clinch.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makres tries to work over Dunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Dunes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunes.
Makres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunes is defending well for now.
Dunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makres blocks an uppercut.
Dunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makres misses with a body punch.
Dunes tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makres tries a body shot but Dunes blocks it.
Dunes lands a shoulder strike.
Makres missing with knees to the body.
Makres blocks a body shot from Dunes.
Dunes blocks a body shot from Makres.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Makres prevents a body shot from Dunes.
Makres tries a body shot but Dunes blocks it.
Dunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makres controls his hands.
Dunes misses with some punches.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makres.
Dunes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Makres's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dunes pushes Makres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makres tries to throw a body punch but Dunes avoids it by throwing Makres back against the cage.
Makres is leaning against Dunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunes tries to throw a body punch but Makres avoids it by throwing Dunes back against the cage.
Makres blocks an uppercut.
Makres scores with a shot to the side of Dunes's head.
Dunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Makres.
Makres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makres is stalling here.
Dunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunes 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 Makres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunes is looking to slow Makres down with leg kicks.
Dunes loads up on a big right hand but Makres slips the punch.
Makres feints a counter leg kick.
Dunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dunes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dunes scores with a jab to the head.
Makres fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dunes, pushing him back against the cage.
Dunes misses with some punches.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Makres tries to work over Dunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunes lands a right hand.
Slugger Dunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunes is leaning against Makres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunes tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunes scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunes blocking some punches.
Makres blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dunes.
Makres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunes.
Makres taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunes.
Makres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makres's elbow.
Dunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makres controls his hands.
Dunes is working Makres over against the cage.
Makres swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makres.
Dunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makres working aggressively here.
Dunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makres can do to turn this around?
Makres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes pushes Makres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dunes.
Dunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makres scores with a hook to the body.
Dunes presses Makres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunes tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makres misses with a body punch.
Dunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunes digs a right hand underneath Makres's ribcage. Makres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makres blocking some punches.
Dunes digs a right hand into Makres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makres's gas tank.
Makres is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunes.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes misses with some punches.
Dunes tries a body shot but Makres blocks it.
Makres throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunes.
Dunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makres.
Dunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes lands a body punch.
Dunes misses with some punches.
Dunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Dunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makres is working Dunes over against the cage.
Dunes scores with a shoulder strike.
Makres leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makres misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Makres.
Dunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Makres blocks an uppercut.
Dunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makres lands a body punch in the clinch.
Makres scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makres.
Makres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunes misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunes.
Dunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Dunes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Makres moves into the clinch successfully.
Dunes lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makres controls his hands.
Makres tries a body shot but Dunes blocks it.
Makres can't find room to land a body shot as Dunes controls the action.
Dunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dunes blocks a body shot from Makres.
Dunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
Makres prevents a body shot from Dunes.
Dunes misses with some punches.
Dunes is working Makres over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Makres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Makres.
Dunes lands a nice uppercut.
Dunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makres dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunes.
Dunes scores with a hook to the body.
Makres lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Makres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makres's elbow.
Dunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makres controls the action.
Makres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makres misses with a punch to the body.
Makres blocking some punches.
Makres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makres tries to throw a body punch but Dunes avoids it by throwing Makres back against the cage.
A short right from Dunes.
Dunes digs a right hand into Makres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makres's gas tank.
Makres blocking some punches.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunes.
Makres trying to stall but Dunes improves his position.
Dunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunes is working Makres over against the cage.
Dunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunes.
Dunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Makres backwards.
Makres lands a right hand.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
Dunes lands with a left to the head.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
Makres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makres effectively controlling the action here.
Makres tries a body shot but Dunes blocks it.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makress head.
Dunes tries to work over Makres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makres controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dunes as Makres tries to tie him up.
Dunes working aggressively here.
Dunes works on Makres's body with a couple of short punches.
Makres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makres tries to work over Dunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dunes.
Makres tries to work over Dunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makres blocking some punches.
Makres trying to control the position but instead, Dunes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makres into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Dunes.
Makres blocking some punches.
Dunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makres controls the action.
Dunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dunes presses Makres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
John Makres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dunes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dunes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunes.
 Makres is rocked!
Dunes prevents a body shot from Makres.
Dunes lands a left hand.
Dunes lands a body shot.
Dunes lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slugger Dunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunes 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugger Dunes!
Slugger Dunes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Muhapuro (ranked 580 p4p, 647 weight class) and Korben Dallas (ranked 89 p4p, 99 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korben Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dallas counters with a stiff right hand.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick.
Dallas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Muhapuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muhapuro with a nice calf kick.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhapuro throws a low kick, looking for Dallas's leg but Dallas calmly moves out of range.
Dallas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Muhapuro.
And Dallas tries to counter it with a takedown but Muhapuro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dallas 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.
Muhapuro connects with a right hand. Dallas shakes it off.
Dallas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Muhapuro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro lands with a cross.
Muhapuro thows a leg kick but Dallas checks it
and Dallas counters with a right hand to the body.
Muhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Muhapuro misses
and Dallas counters by clinching up.
Muhapuro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dallas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dallas is trying to stall.
Dallas tries for a takedown but Muhapuro manages to get underhooks.
Muhapuro lands a left hand.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Muhapuro lands an uppercut.
Muhapuro prevents a body shot from Dallas.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Dallas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dallas goes for a takedown attempt but Muhapuro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paul Muhapuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korben Dallas.
Muhapuro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dallas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muhapuro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dallas scrambles back to his feet.
Dallas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick that misses.
Dallas throws out a counter right but Muhapuro avoids it with no problem.
Muhapuro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muhapuro lunges at Dallas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dallas's hand.
Muhapuro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muhapuro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dallas's sensitive parts.
Muhapuro tries to score with a low kick but Dallas moves his leg out of the way.
Muhapuro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dallas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dallas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick
and Dallas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro cracks Dallas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muhapuro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Muhapuro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dallas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dallas checks a leg kick nicely.
Paul Muhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhapuro throws a jab when Dallas was well out of range.
A jab from Muhapuro does it's job there.
Dallas lands a glancing blow to the side of Muhapuro's head.
Dallas misses with a hook.
Muhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dallas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Muhapuro connects with a leg kick.
Dallas moves away from the strike by Muhapuro.
Jab by Muhapuro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Dallas as he checks the leg kick.
Muhapuro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dallas throws a looping overhand right but Muhapuro ducks down to avoid it.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dallas avoids the body shot from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhapuro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muhapuro.
Dallas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muhapuro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dallas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Muhapuro is predictable there
and Dallas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dallas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dallas slips a straight right by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick.
Dallas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muhapuro sprawls well. Muhapuro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dallas gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muhapuro throws a leg kick
and Muhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhapuro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dallas checks it well.
Dallas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dallas can do to turn this around?
Muhapuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muhapuro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dallas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhapuro misses with a looping right.
Muhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dallas.
Dallas checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dallas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muhapuro throws out a loose jab but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dallas.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Muhapuro - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Dallas.
Muhapuro misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dallas! But no joy.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhapuro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dallas.
Muhapuro cracks Dallas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muhapuro throws a solid leg kick but Dallas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muhapuro.
Muhapuro scores with a one two! Dallas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dallas throws a lazy right hand but Muhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dallas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Muhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dallas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muhapuro defends it well.
Dallas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muhapuro tries a low kick but Dallas avoids it.
Dallas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muhapuro tries to work over Dallas's front leg with a kick but Dallas checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dallas! But no joy.
Muhapuro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dallas is out of range.
Paul Muhapuro is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dallas blocks the low kick.
Dallas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muhapuro with a body shot.
Muhapuro throws a looping overhand right but Dallas ducks down to avoid it.
Dallas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dallas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro sets himself, and Dallas steps forward looking for the clinch! Muhapuro avoids it this time.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick.
Muhapuro tries a low kick but Dallas avoids it.
Muhapuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhapuro throws the left hand but Dallas avoids the punch easily.
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!
Muhapuro misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhapuro jabs at Dallas's body.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Muhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a big shot that misses.
Dallas checks a leg kick.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Muhapuro misses.
Dallas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab lands there for Muhapuro.
Dallas misses with an uppercut. Muhapuro saw that one coming.
Muhapuro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dallass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Muhapuro lands with a straight right. Dallas didn't see that one coming.
Muhapuro misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dallas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muhapuro on the side of the head.
Muhapuro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dallas's hands.
Dallas blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses the jab.
It seemed like Dallas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dallas sizes up Muhapuro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dallas slips under a jab.
Dallas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muhapuro with a body shot.
Muhapuro tries a low kick but Dallas avoids it.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Dallas.
That kick from Muhapuro tenderised Dallas's leg. Dallas is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Dallas blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Dallas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muhapuro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dallas. That did some damage!
Muhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dallas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Muhapuro thows a leg kick but Dallas checks it
and Dallas counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Muhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muhapuro thows a leg kick but Dallas checks it
and Dallas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dallas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dallas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dallas was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhapuro.
Dallas takes one to the side of the head.
Muhapuro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muhapuro tries to land a leg kick but Dallas saw it coming and moves away.
Dallas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Muhapuro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dallas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muhapuro throws out a loose jab but Dallas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro lands with a straight right. Dallas didn't see that one coming.
Muhapuro misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muhapuro.
A clash of legs there as Dallas blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Muhapuro misses
and Dallas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muhapuro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muhapuro tries a low kick but Dallas avoids it.
Dallas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro lands a leg kick that knocks Dallas off balance momentarily.
Dallas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muhapuro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dallas has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muhapuro blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Muhapuro.
Dallas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dallas's elbow.
Dallas wants to stall.
Dallas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muhapuro backwards.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
A right hook to the body lands for Muhapuro.
Dallas misses with a punch to the body.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dallas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dallas tries to stall but Muhapuro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Dallas.
Dallas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Muhapuro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dallas can turn it around.
Dallas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
Dallas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dallas misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dallas.
Dallas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Muhapuro is trying to keep an underhook but Dallas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Muhapuro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dallas misses with a body shot.
Muhapuro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muhapuro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muhapuro connects with a looping right hand.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick
enabling Dallas to counter with a crisp jab.
Muhapuro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dallas.
Dallas throws an overhand right that lands on Muhapuro's shoulder, as Muhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
Muhapuro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dallas slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a poor cross that misses
and Dallas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muhapuro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
and Dallas counters with a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dallas doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muhapuro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dallas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but Dallas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick
and Dallas counters with a stiff right hand.
Dallas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhapuro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dallas slips a jab from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro 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.
Muhapuro misses with a hook
and Dallas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dallas avoids a kick to the body.
Dallas with the counter takedown but Muhapuro avoids it easily.
Dallas slips under a jab from Muhapuro.
A little jabbing left from Dallas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Dallas misses the target.
Dallas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muhapuro throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dallas to counter with a crisp jab.
Dallas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muhapuro, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Dallas.
Paul Muhapuro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dallas blocking some punches.
Muhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Dallas.
Muhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro tries a body shot but Dallas blocks it.
Dallas lands with a left to the head.
Dallas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muhapuro smiles and moves away.
Muhapuro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Muhapuro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muhapuro 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Muhapuro!
Our winner, Paul Muhapuro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soviet Remnant (ranked 358 p4p, 103 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 52 p4p, 15 weight class). Soviet Remnant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zaid Al Balushi'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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant slips a straight right by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Balushi jabs Remnant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Remnant wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Remnant checks a leg kick.
Remnant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Balushi can pounce on him.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Al Balushi moves in looking to clinch but Remnant pushes him off.
That kick from Remnant tenderised Al Balushi's leg. Al Balushi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remnant moves away.
Remnant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Balushi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Remnant scrambles back to his feet.
Remnant throws a sloppy head kick and Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
Al Balushi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Remnant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Balushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Remnant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Al Balushi moves into the clinch.
Al Balushi misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Al Balushi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Remnant.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but Remnant blocks with his arms.
Al Balushi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Balushi is trying to maintain a safe position but Remnant gets an underhook and turns Al Balushi into the cage.
Remnant lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Balushi lands a right hand.
Remnant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Remnant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Remnant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
A short right from Al Balushi.
Remnant tries to throw a body punch but Al Balushi avoids it by throwing Remnant back against the cage.
Remnant gets through Al Balushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Remnant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Balushi pushes off an throws an elbow but Remnant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Al Balushi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Balushi.
Remnant throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
A head punch on the inside from Remnant fails to land.
Remnant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Remnant throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
Al Balushi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Remnant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi tries to land a leg kick but Remnant saw it coming and moves away.
Al Balushi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remnant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Remnant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Balushi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
and Remnant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remnant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Remnant misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Al Balushi.
Remnant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Balushi in his tracks.
Remnant throws a front kick that sends Al Balushi stumbling back into the cage.
Al Balushi dodges the punch combination from Remnant.
Remnant backing away here, and Al Balushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Remnant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Remnant blocks a low kick nicely.
Remnant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Al Balushi throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Balushi moves away.
Remnant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Al Balushi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Remnant is out of range.
Remnant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Balushi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Remnant's hands.
Remnant takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Remnant as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi ducks right into an uppercut from Remnant.
Remnant throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Al Balushi feints a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Remnant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Al Balushi doesn't seem phased though.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Balushi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Al Balushi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remnant's brow.
Al Balushi lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Remnant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Remnant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Remnant prevents a body shot from Al Balushi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remnant.
Remnant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Soviet Remnant has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant scores with a hook to the body.
Remnant misses with some punches.
Al Balushi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Remnant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Remnant missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remnant lands a head shot.
Remnant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Balushi with a nice cross.
Remnant throws a jab when Al Balushi was well out of range.
Al Balushi jabs Remnant right on the nose. Remnant blinks but takes it well.
Remnant jabs Al Balushi right on the nose. Al Balushi blinks but takes it well.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Remnant scores with a hook.
Al Balushi connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remnant misses with a wild body shot.
Remnant lands a head shot.
Remnant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Balushi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remnant. That did some damage!
Al Balushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant'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.
Al Balushi cracks Remnant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Remnant 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.
Remnant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Remnant is out of range.
Remnant misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Al Balushi moved away.
Al Balushi misses with a leg kick.
Remnant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Remnant there as he acknowledges the shot.
Remnant wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Remnant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Balushi misses the jab.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Remnant strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remnant. Al Balushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remnant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi swings for the body but Remnant moves out of range.
Remnant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Balushi feints a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remnant. That's going to slow Al Balushi down.
Remnant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a low kick, looking for Remnant's leg but Remnant calmly moves out of range.
Donk. Al Balushi catches Remnant right on the button with a cross.
Remnant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Balushi.
Remnant moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Remnant.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Remnant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi digs a good hook to Remnant's body.
Al Balushi has Remnant up against the cage in a clinch.
Remnant struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Al Balushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Remnant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Al Balushi can turn it around.
Al Balushi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Balushi manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Al Balushi misses.
It looked like Remnant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Balushi checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a nice head shot.
Remnant lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remnant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Remnant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Balushi.
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!
Al Balushi is looking to clinch but Remnant is avoiding it.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Balushi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant looks for the body kick but Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Al Balushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remnant.
The crowd cheers as Al Balushi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Remnant doesn't seem phased though.
Al Balushi connects with a single shot there.
Remnant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A shot to the liver by Remnant. Beautiful body shot.
Remnant misses with a hook.
Remnant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Balushi scores with a kick to the body.
Remnant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remnant.
Al Balushi punishes Remnant's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Remnant delivers a nice body kick.
Al Balushi moves away from the strike by Remnant.
Remnant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Al Balushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Remnant throws a body kick.
Al Balushi tries to move into range but Remnant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Balushi lands with an overhand left.
Al Balushi scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remnant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Balushi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remnant.
Al Balushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Remnant throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi misses with a looping right.
Al Balushi tests Remnant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Balushi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Balushi scores with a punch to the head.
Al Balushi throws a front kick aimed at Remnant's knee but Remnant avoids it well.
Remnant ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi checks a low kick from Remnant.
Good work by Remnant as he checks the leg kick.
Remnant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Al Balushi scores with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi darts in and clinches Remnant up against the cage.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Remnant blocks it.
Remnant managing to block the knees to the body from Al Balushi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remnant as Al Balushi tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Remnant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant lands with a right to the head.
Remnant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tries a knee to the head but Remnant blocks it.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remnant.
Al Balushi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Remnant in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Al Balushi lands with a left to the head.
Remnant lands a shoulder strike.
Al Balushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Remnant misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant avoids the elbow strike from Al Balushi, against the cage.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Remnant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remnant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Remnant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Soviet Remnant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Al Balushi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remnant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soviet Remnant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remnant throws a chopping leg kick but Al Balushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Balushi misses with a body kick.
Remnant misses with a body shot.
Al Balushi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Remnant saw that one coming.
Remnant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Remnant.
Remnant checks a leg kick.
Remnant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Remnant throws a head kick that misses.
Remnant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remnant throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remnant connects with a single shot there.
Remnant walks into a straight right hand from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi slips under a jab from Remnant.
Remnant ducks under a wild hook from Al Balushi.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
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!
Al Balushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Remnant misses.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Remnant strikes.
Al Balushi flicks out a counter leg kick but Remnant steps away.
Al Balushi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Remnant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Al Balushi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Remnant moves out of range as Al Balushi strikes.
Remnant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Balushi to score with a decent uppercut.
Remnant loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Remnant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Remnant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Balushi.
Remnant throws a lazy right hand but Al Balushi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al Balushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Remnant's leg. Remnant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Al Balushi has Remnant up against the cage in a clinch.
Al Balushi tries to throw a body punch but Remnant avoids it by throwing Al Balushi back against the cage.
Al Balushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Remnant takes a knee right on the jaw!
Al Balushi scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Balushi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Al Balushi lands a nice uppercut.
Remnant throws a head punch that misses.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Balushi gets through Remnant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Balushi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Al Balushi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Remnant's efforts to push away.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Remnant avoids the damage to the body.
Remnant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Remnant avoids the elbow strike from Al Balushi, against the cage.
Al Balushi tries to land knees in the clinch but Remnant avoids the damage to the body.
Remnant avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi slowing the pace effectively.
Remnant tries to circle away but Al Balushi has him pinned against the cage.
Al Balushi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Remnant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Al Balushi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Remnant.
Remnant breaks the clinch.
Remnant misses with a head kick.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Remnant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Remnant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Balushi - the referee stops the clock and Remnant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Balushi. Remnant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Al Balushi has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Remnant.
Remnant breaks from the clinch.
Al Balushi avoids the body shot from Remnant.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Balushi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Remnant on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Balushi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Al Balushi lands a jab.
Al Balushi thumps Remnant with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Balushi throws out a powerful jab.
Al Balushi with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Remnant misses.
Al Balushi throws a body punch but Remnant moves out of range.
Al Balushi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remnant at a distance.
Al Balushi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Remnant counters with a straight right hand.
Remnant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Remnant.
Al Balushi throws a good cross that connects.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Al Balushi is out of range.
Al Balushi throws a front kick that sends Remnant stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Balushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remnant.
Al Balushi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good exchange - Al Balushi coming out on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Balushi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
A victorious Zaid Al Balushi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 582 p4p, 279 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 81 p4p, 42 weight class). River is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Kollaa River acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from River.
River tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
River scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've been informed that River 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrov throws a leg kick but River checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Petrov. No joy for River on that attempt.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
River lands with a cross.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
River with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov avoids the body shot from River.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Petrov does it's job there.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
River misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
Petrov avoids the body shot from River.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Jab, jab by Petrov - just one landing.
Petrov lands a nice hook to River's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
Grigoriy Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Petrov is looking to wear down River with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River cracks Petrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petrov fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River, as that shot connected.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River misses the body punch
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Petrov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from River does no damage.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River lands with a nice body punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by River or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrov, which made it look bad.
Grigoriy Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kollaa River.
Petrov dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
Petrov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
River moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov moves out of range as River strikes.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov misses with a body kick.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov feints a jab promting River to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. River slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrov on the side of the head.
River throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River tries to land a front kick but Petrov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
River moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Nice cross by River.
Petrov throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
River misses the jab.
Petrov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov throws a nice outside leg kick.
River has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Petrov.
River scores with a kick to the midsection.
River misses with a straight right.
River looking to score a takedown here. Petrov is defending well but River drives through and ends up in Petrov's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov is pulling down on River's head to control his posture.
River postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kollaa River will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Petrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and River counters with a takedown into side control.
River has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
River throws an elbow but Petrov slips to the side and avoids it well.
River controls the position.
River fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov defending against the ground and pound.
River moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
River fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River swings around for an armbar but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into River's guard.
River looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River wants to improve his position but instead Petrov has moved into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
River manages to get to full guard.
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrov is aware though and is defending well.
River is looking for a triangle here but Petrov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is looking for a sweep.
River seems a little lost for a moment, as Petrov dominates the positioning.
River tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Petrov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov controlling the pace for now.
Petrov prevents River from getting the reversal.
River wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
I really don't envy River right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of River's body.
River is trying to break free.
Petrov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
You can see the frustration on River's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
River prevents Petrov from getting a body triangle.
River tries to escape but Petrov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control but not successfully.
River is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from Petrov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
River manages to reverse the position and now he's in Petrov's guard. Nice work there by River.
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 Grigoriy Petrov 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!
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov dodges the punch combination from River.
River takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
River stuns Petrov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
River blocks a jab.
Petrov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Petrov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws a hook but River blocks it.
River misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Nice body kick from River.
River slips a straight right by Petrov.
River checks a low kick from Petrov.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Petrov checks a low kick from River.
Petrov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
River misses with a looping left.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
River misses with a left hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
River connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
River lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Petrov backs up against the cage.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov 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.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Petrov defends well and River ends up having to push Petrov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov lands with a right hand.
Petrov stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Petrov.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Petrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Petrov's head back.
Petrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick but River checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigoriy Petrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrov 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Wojcik (ranked 207 p4p, 556 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 33 p4p, 84 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryszard Wojcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole scores with a nice right hand.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Wojcik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wojcik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wojcik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wojcik.
Sole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wojcik looks to land a left hand but Sole moved out of range nicely.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wojcik's sensitive parts.
Sole scores with a jab. Wojcik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Wojcik misses.
Wojcik has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wojcik feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wojcik checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole misses with a hook
and Wojcik counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole slips a straight right by Wojcik.
Wojcik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojcik.
Sole misses with a looping left.
Wojcik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wojcik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sole misses with a low kick as Wojcik jumps back.
Wojcik lands a slapping body shot.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
Sole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wojcik with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wojcik closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sole lands a body punch.
Wojcik scores a nice knee to the body.
Sole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sole avoids it.
Sole avoiding damage as Wojcik throws knees to the body.
Wojcik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sole tries to work over Wojcik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Wojcik.
Sole looks winded!
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sole avoiding damage as Wojcik throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wojcik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Wojcik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wojcik lands a body punch.
Wojcik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wojcik lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Wojcik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wojcik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sole avoids it.
Nice body punch from Wojcik - that landed with a thud.
Sole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wojcik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sole has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Wojcik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wojcik lands a good knee to the midsection. Sole won't want to take too many of those.
Wojcik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Wojcik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sole is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sole.
Wojcik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wojcik keeps control of Sole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wojcik working Sole over with knees to the body.
Wojcik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wojcik lands a left hand.
Sole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
Wojcik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Wojcik lands a knee to the head.
Wojcik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wojcik lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
Sole stalling in the clinch but Wojcik improves position.
Wojcik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wojcik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Wojcik.
Wojcik landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Sole.
Sole managing to block the knees to the body from Wojcik.
Wojcik scores with a knee to the head.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wojcik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sole can do to turn this around?
Wojcik connects with a looping right hand.
Wojcik walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sole blocks a jab.
Wojcik misses with an uppercut.
Wojcik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sole avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Sole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wojcik misses its intended target.
Sole walks into a jab.
Sole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wojcik lands a jab to the head.
Wojcik throws a series of punches but Sole avoids them all with ease.
Wojcik backing away here, and Sole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole slips under a jab from Wojcik.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Wojcik moved out of range.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Wojcik's head but Wojcik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wojcik.
Sole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wojcik checks the leg kick.
Sole takes a swing at Wojcik's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Wojcik counters by moving into the clinch.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Sole lands a nice uppercut.
Wojcik scores with a shot to the side of Sole's head.
Sole takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sole is breathing heavily.
Wojcik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wojcik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojcik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soles head.
Wojcik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryszard Wojcik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wojcik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wojcik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sole avoids it.
Sole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sole misses with some punches.
Wojcik lands with a short shot to the head.
Sole misses with the head strike.
Wojcik working aggressively here.
Sole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sole jumps into guard, dragging Wojcik to the mat.
Wojcik wants to pass the guard but Sole is keeping the position.
Wojcik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sole keeping moving, preventing Wojcik from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wojcik wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Wojcik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sole working a defensive guard here.
Wojcik controlling from the top position.
Sole trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wojcik looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
A left lands for Sole.
Sole throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wojcik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Wojcik.
Wojcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole throws out a counter right but Wojcik avoids it with no problem.
Wojcik misses with a straight right.
Wojcik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Wojcik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Wojcik misses.
Wojcik checks a low kick from Sole.
Wojcik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wojcik is looking to counter punch.
Wojcik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sole with a hook.
Sole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wojcik moves out of range of the body kick from Sole.
Wojcik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Good work by Wojcik as he checks the leg kick.
Wojcik tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sole manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryszard Wojcik dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sole throws a leg kick but Wojcik sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Wojcik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Wojcik throws a body shot but no joy.
Wojcik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Wojcik looks to throw the jab but Sole is out of range.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Ryszard Wojcik is winning the standup battle so far.
Sole missing with a left hand there. Wojcik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wojcik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole 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.
Wojcik misses with a hook.
Sole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sole tries to land a body kick
and Wojcik moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sole struggles to land a body shot inside as Wojcik controls his hands.
Wojcik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wojcik prevents a body shot from Sole.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Wojcik.
Wojcik struggles to land a body shot inside as Sole controls his hands.
Wojcik working Sole over with knees to the body.
Sole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wojcik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wojcik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wojcik gets through Sole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wojcik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wojcik lands with a right to the head.
Sole takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojcik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Sole looking to slow down the pace here.
Wojcik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wojcik lands a hook that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojcik breaks the clinch.
Wojcik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sole is rocked!
Wojcik punishes Sole's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Wojcik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sole throws a sloppy body shot
and Wojcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sole is still on wobbly legs! Can Wojcik finish him?
Sole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wojcik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sole doesn't manage to clinch there - Wojcik circles away.
Sole seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Wojcik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wojcik lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Wojcik counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Sole badly! He tries to strike back but Wojcik puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Sole out cold! Oh man, Sole will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryszard Wojcik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 125 p4p, 66 weight class) and Oliver Lancaster (ranked 18 p4p, 11 weight class). Oliver Lancaster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moore throws a lazy head kick
and Lancaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lancaster misses with a straight right.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Moore misses
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lancaster finds it's way round the side to connect with Moore's head.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Moore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moore scores with a jab.
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!
Lancaster cracks Moore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the body
and Moore counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Lancaster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left and a right from Moore both land. Nice combination.
Lancaster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Moore is out of range.
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lancaster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lancaster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moore throws a jab when Lancaster was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lancaster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Moore throwing a counter right hand but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Moore.
Oliver Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moore avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore is looking to chop away at Lancaster's legs.
Moore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands the left hand.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Moore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lancaster throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
Moore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a hook.
Lancaster scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Lancaster throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore throwing a counter right hand but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore lands a jab to the head.
Moore misses with a hook.
It seemed like Lancaster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Lancaster connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Lancaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lancaster looks to land a left hand but Moore moved out of range nicely.
Moore throws a counter high kick but Lancaster was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Moore.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
Lancaster thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lancaster in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab lands there for Moore.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Moore.
Moore moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
Moore throws a quick counter head kick but Lancaster was just out of range.
Lancaster connects with the punch.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster cracks Moore with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Lancaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster clinches up against the cage.
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Moore takes one on the button.
Moore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster moves away from the strike by Moore.
Lancaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lancaster thuds a left hand into Moore's body.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster slips under a jab from Moore.
Lancaster swings for the body but Moore moves out of range.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lancaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.
Lancaster catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oliver Lancaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore walks into a straight right hand from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Moore throws a head kick that half lands.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lancaster with a jab.
Moore misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Lancaster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lancaster.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Lancaster lands with a good body shot.
Lancaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Lancaster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Moore lands the left hand.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMoore.
Lancaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Moore's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Moore is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lancaster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Lancaster's knee but Lancaster avoids it well.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Moore.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lancaster there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
Lancaster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body. Moore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Moore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Moore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lancaster. That did some damage!
Lancaster digs a good hook to Moore's body.
Lancaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
Oliver Lancaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Lancaster wants to counter with a clinch but Moore pushes him away.
Lancaster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moore under the eye.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Lancaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lancaster walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
Lancaster lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lancaster cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Lancaster moved out of range nicely.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lancaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Lancaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lancaster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Lancaster!
Oliver Lancaster 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Myers (ranked 36 p4p, 110 weight class) and Ay Blyad (ranked 5 p4p, 16 weight class). Blyad has chosen luv as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyad lands with an uppercut that bounces Myers off the cage and back into range.
Blyad throws a low kick but Myers moves out of range easily.
Myers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blyad.
Blyad avoids a kick to the body.
Blyad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blyad throws a shot from downtown. Myers moves away and avoids it.
Myers throwing a counter right hand but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Blyad throws a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Myers digs a good hook to Blyad's body.
A slow jab from Blyad misses its intended target.
Blyad throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blyad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myers.
Blyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers connects with a body shot that sends Blyad's belly button to the back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers misses with a double jab.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Blyad moves away and avoids it.
Blyad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Blyad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Blyad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyad tries to land a leg kick but Myers saw it coming and moves away.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Blyad wants to slow Myers down by chopping away at his legs.
Myers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blyad blocks a jab.
Myers misses with a wild body shot.
Blyad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
That kick from Blyad tenderised Myers's leg. Myers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
Good leg kick by Blyad.
Blyad connects with a single shot there.
Myers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blyad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Myers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Myers.
Blyad drops his hands momentarily and Myers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Myers swings for the body but Blyad moves out of range.
Myers digs a good body shot into Blyad's ribs.
Blyad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blyad checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Blyad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myers. Blyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyad slips a straight right by Myers.
Blyad's corner calls for a 1-2. Blyad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blyad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blyad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blyad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a kick to the body
and Blyad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Myers throws a right hand that Blyad ducks under and follows up with a left that Blyad also avoids with ease.
Myers walks into a left hand.
Myers checks a leg kick nicely.
Myers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Blyad there.
Nice shot by Blyad.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Blyad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Myers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Blyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Myers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Blyad misses.
Myers checks a low kick from Blyad.
Blyad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyad.
As Blyad backs away, Myers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Myers 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.
Blyad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad sizes up Myers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Myers misses with a left hand
and Blyad counters with a left and a right that stings Myers.
Blyad connects with the punch.
Blyad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blyad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Blyad - just one landing.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blyad thumps Myers with a low kick.
Blyad scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Myers misses its target.
Blyad moves in looking to clinch but Myers pushes him off.
Blyad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blyad lands with a straight right. Myers didn't see that one coming.
Blyad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blyad throws a sloppy body shot
and Myers counters with a big head kick but Blyad shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blyad feints and then cracks Myers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Myers down.
Blyad lands a really nice looking cross but Myers seems unphased.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myers.
Myers cracks Blyad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Myers drops Blyad with a beautiful combination! Blyad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Myers is looking for the KO!
Blyad is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad is still on wobbly legs! Can Myers finish him?
Blyad scores with a hook.
Blyad seems to have recovered his senses.
Blyad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ay Blyad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blyad connects with a crisp jab.
Blyad lands a nice shot to the body.
Blyad loads up on a big right hand but Myers slips the punch.
Blyad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myers.
Blyad wants to clinch.
Blyad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Myers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers defending well as Blyad loads up on a big left hand.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blyad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blyad throws a leg kick which misses Myers's front leg but catches the back leg as Myers tries to avoid it.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blyad.
Myers misses with a looping right.
Blyad with a nice cross.
Myers misses with a hook. Blyad ducked under it nicely.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Myers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Myers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Myers throws a hook but Blyad blocks it.
Blyad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blyad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Myers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers walks into a straight right hand from Blyad.
Myers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blyad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blyad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Myers in his tracks.
A combination from Blyad does no damage.
Blyad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blyad throws a poor cross that misses
and Blyad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Myers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Myers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Myers misses with a head kick.
Myers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blyad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands a leg kick that knocks Myers off balance momentarily.
Blyad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blyad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Myers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
Blyad connects with a solid leg kick.
Blyad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Myers scores with a head kick. Blyad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blyad misses with a lunging right hand
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
Myers misses with a straight right.
Myers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Myers throws a body punch but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Blyad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blyad.
Blyad connects with a looping right hand.
Blyad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Myers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blyad cracks Myers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Myers misses with a straight right.
Myers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Myers swats away the attempt to clinch by Blyad.
Blyad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blyad tries to score with a low kick but Myers moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick lands for Blyad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Myers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blyad. Blyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Myers ducks right into an uppercut from Blyad.
Blyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blyad misses with a wild combination.
Myers tries to move into range but Blyad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blyad.
A clash of legs there as Myers blocks the low kick.
Blyad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad slips under a jab.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Blyad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blyad throws a chopping leg kick but Myers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blyad catches Myers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Myers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers misses with a straight right.
Myers jabs at Blyad's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Myers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Myers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Myers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blyad.
Blyad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Blyad saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blyad. That's going to slow Myers down.
Blyad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myers.
Blyad motions for Myers to come forward. Blyad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Myers misses.
Myers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blyad lands a leg kick that knocks Myers off balance momentarily.
Blyad throws a front kick aimed at Myers's knee but Myers avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers misses with a series of wild punches.
Blyad misses with an uppercut. Myers saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blyad. That's going to slow Myers down.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blyad's corner calls for a 1-2. Blyad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blyad has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyad.
Myers lands a shot to the body.
Myers lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Myers.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Blyad controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Myers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyad.
Myers pushes Blyad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blyad prevents a body shot from Myers.
Blyad has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blyad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blyad swings wildly with an uppercut but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
Myers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blyad's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Blyad.
Myers tries to pull guard but Blyad holds him up against the cage and eventually Myers drops back down to his feet.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers lands a right hand.
Blyad misses with some punches.
Myers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blyad.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers tries a body shot but Blyad blocks it.
Myers tries to work over Blyad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blyad throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myers.
Blyad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myers at a distance.
Blyad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Myers circles away quickly and effectively.
Blyad connects with a leg kick.
Blyad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Myers on the side of the head.
Blyad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blyad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyad looks to land a left hand but Myers moved out of range nicely.
Myers tries to keep at a distance but Blyad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blyad motions for Myers to come forward. Blyad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blyad slips a jab and a cross from Myers.
Blyad scores with a kick to the body.
Myers throws a leg kick but Blyad moved away.
Myers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyad.
Blyad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blyad with a jab.
Myers avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blyad thows a leg kick but Myers checks it
enabling Myers to counter with a crisp jab.
Myers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blyad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Myers blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers throws a series of punches but Blyad avoids them all with ease.
Myers missing with a left hand there. Blyad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blyad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Myers ducks under a wild hook from Blyad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blyad misses with an uppercut.
Myers checks a leg kick.
Myers scores with a shot to the body.
Myers moves out of range as Blyad strikes.
Myers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Myers misses.
Myers backing away here, and Blyad unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blyad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Myers loads up on a big right hand but Blyad slips the punch.
Blyad loads up on a big right hand but Myers slips the punch.
Myers moves away from the strike by Blyad.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
Myers misses with a looping right.
Blyad tries a quick counter leg kick but Myers is wise to it.
Blyad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Myers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blyad scores with a shot to the body.
Blyad dips to his left and cracks Myers with an uppercut!
Blyad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Myers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blyad doesn't seem phased though.
Blyad throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Myers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Myers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blyad can pounce on him.
Blyad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Myers.
Blyad throws a right hand that misses
and Myers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blyad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blyad lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Myers's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blyad.
Blyad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blyad slips under a jab.
Blyad throws out a counter right but Myers avoids it with no problem.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blyad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Myers throws a body kick that misses
and Blyad counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Blyad lands.
Myers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blyad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Blyad.
Myers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Myers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blyad darts in and out, connecting 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!
Blyad moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Myers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Myers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blyad throws a front kick aimed at Myers's knee but Myers avoids it well.
Blyad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blyad throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blyad.
Blyad misses with the combination.
Myers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Myers misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blyad misses with a low kick.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Blyad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Myers counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Blyad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blyad.
Blyad moves out of range as Myers strikes.
Blyad only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Myers lands an overhand right.
Blyad thumps Myers with a low kick.
Myers throws a hook but Blyad blocks it.
Blyad scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Sloppy strikes from Myers. Those never looked like landing.
Blyad scores with a sloppy right hand. Myers should have avoided that one.
Blyad cracks Myers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Myers throws the kick towards the body but Blyad avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Myers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blyad. Blyad obviously looking to wear him down.
Blyad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Blyad.
Myers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Myers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Myers.
Blyad throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Myers.
Myers throws an overhand right that lands on Blyad's shoulder, as Blyad tries to avoid the shot.
Blyad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blyad scores with a sloppy right hand. Myers should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Blyad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad connects with a solid leg kick.
Cornelius Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Blyad moves away and avoids it.
Myers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blyad checks it well.
Nice uppercut there from Blyad.
Blyad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blyad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good work by Myers as he checks the leg kick.
Myers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyad manages to avoid it.
Blyad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Myerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blyad scores with a punch to the head.
Blyad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Myers under the eye.
Blyad scores with a nice right hand.
Blyad slips a jab from Myers.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blyad.
Blyad lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad misses with a jab to the body
and Myers counters with a nice body kick.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Myers looks to land a right hand but Blyad moved out of range.
Myers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Blyad misses.
Blyad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Myers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blyad.
Blyad throws a front kick aimed at Myers's knee but Myers avoids it well.
Blyad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blyad slips under a jab from Myers.
Nice shot by Blyad.
Blyad throws a low kick but Myers avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Myers misses the target.
Blyad throws a leg kick
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Blyad feints and then cracks Myers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Myers down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyad throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Myers counter with a right hand.
Blyad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.
Blyad connects with a leg kick.
Blyad is looking to clinch but Myers is avoiding it.
Blyad moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Blyad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blyad throws a lazy uppercut
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blyad with a nice calf kick.
Blyad misses with a lunging right hand
and Myers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blyad moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Blyad finds it's way through Myers's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ay Blyad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blyad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ay Blyad!
Ay Blyad is the new lightweight champion!
Ay Blyad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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