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DMMA 102: Account vs Niculescu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 3935 p4p, 4782 weight class) and Tatu Lehto (ranked 453 p4p, 515 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatu Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lehto's head.
A low kick from Lehto is predictable there
letting Winnfield counter with a right hand.
Winnfield connects with a single shot there.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield misses with a kick to the body.
Winnfield misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Winnfield's head coaches at Deep waters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Lehto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range and Lehto settles back down.
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Lehto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Lehto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Lehto moves out of range.
Winnfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lehto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Winnfield blocks it well.
Lehto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lehto there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lehto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winnfield.
Lehto lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Lehto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick.
Winnfield is looking to counter punch.
Winnfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Lehto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winnfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winnfield avoids it.
Lehto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Winnfield on the inside.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Winnfield working aggressively here.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winnfield.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lehto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lehto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Lehto.
Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnfield misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lehto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lehto slips a jab and a cross from Winnfield.
Winnfield scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Lehto.
Lehto is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
Lehto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winnfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Winnfield clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks with his arms.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winnfield is defending well for now.
Winnfield stalling in the clinch but Lehto improves position.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto trying to land knees to the body.
Winnfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winnfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Winnfield.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Lehto tries to land knees in the clinch but Winnfield avoids the damage to the body.
Winnfield cracks Lehto with a nice body shot.
Winnfield tries to throw a body punch but Lehto avoids it by throwing Winnfield back against the cage.
Lehto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winnfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lehto in his tracks.
A punch combination from Winnfield misses.
Lehto wants to counter with a clinch but Winnfield pushes him away.
Lehto misses with a kick to the body
and Winnfield counters with a straight right hand.
Winnfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winnfield throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Winnfield both land. Nice combination.
 Lehto is rocked!
Winnfield drops Lehto with a big left hand! Lehto is injured, injured bad! Winnfield jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Tatu Lehto had this to say: 'Vandamnit! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 4291 p4p, 3545 weight class) and Angus MacDoughall (ranked 508 p4p, 445 weight class). Angus MacDoughall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacDoughall!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDoughall stuns Pawlikowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacDoughall scores with a jab.
Pawlikowski takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from MacDoughall.
Pawlikowski is looking to clinch but MacDoughall is avoiding it.
MacDoughall has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pawlikowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MacDoughall lands a lovely overhand right.
Angus MacDoughall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDoughall keeps the fight on the outside.
Pawlikowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pawlikowski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pawlikowski needs to keep his hands up - MacDoughall had a free shot at his head there.
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!
A punch combination from Pawlikowski misses.
MacDoughall cracks Pawlikowski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pawlikowski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can MacDoughall finish him?
 Pawlikowski is rocked!
MacDoughall is looking to slow Pawlikowski down with leg kicks.
Oh Pawlikowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDoughall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pawlikowski at a distance.
Pawlikowski is breathing heavily.
Pawlikowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pawlikowski seems to have got his legs back now.
Pawlikowski wants to clinch
and MacDoughall counters with a big right hand! Oh Pawlikowski is in trouble here! MacDoughall follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus MacDoughall!
Angus MacDoughall gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyko Kersikov (ranked 2388 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 327 p4p, 317 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Sefa - God's Plan. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boyko Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kostov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kostov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kersikov.
Kostov thuds a left hand into Kersikov's body.
Kostov throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kersikov
and Kostov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kostov misses with a straight right.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kostov is out of range.
Kostov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Kostov as he checks the leg kick.
Kersikov throws the kick towards the body but Kostov avoids it.
Kostov throws a front kick that sends Kersikov stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Jab, jab by Kersikov - just one landing.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kostov's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a jab. Kostov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Kersikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kostov doesn't seem phased though.
Kostov scores with the left hand. Kersikov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kostov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Kersikov 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.
Kostov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kostov counters with a left to the body.
Kostov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kostov throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Kostov clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov lands with a light punch inside.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kostov has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kostov blocking some punches.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kersikov pushes Kostov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov takes a shot to the head.
Kostov misses with some punches.
Kersikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kostov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
Kostov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kersikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kostov has a couple of punches blocked by Kersikov.
Kostov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kersikov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kostov can turn it around.
Kostov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick.
Kostov throws a solid leg kick but Kersikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kostov.
Kostov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to slow Kostov down with leg kicks.
Kersikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
As Kersikov backs off Kostov throws a huge counter combo but Kersikov manages to avoid it all.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kostov lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kostov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Kostov.
Kostov takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kostov. Kersikov shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kostov lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to land a body kick
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostov.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kostov.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov counters with a nice body shot.
Kostov keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Jab by Kostov.
Kersikov throws a front kick that sends Kostov stumbling back into the cage.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kostov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Kostov jumps back.
Kostov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kersikov.
Kersikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pavel Kostov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kostov is looking to chop away at Kersikov's legs.
Kostov scores with a jab to the body.
Pavel Kostov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kostov avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
A swing and a miss from Kostov.
As Kostov backs away, Kersikov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kersikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kostov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kersikov.
Kostov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kostov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kersikov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kersikov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circling - Kostov 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.
Kostov misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Kersikov misses its target.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kostov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kostov. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov blocks a jab.
Kostov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostov.
Kersikov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Kostov.
Kostov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Kostov's head but Kostov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Kersikov misses
and Kostov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov avoids the body shot from Kersikov.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
letting Kostov counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kersikov.
Kostov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kostov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kersikov is looking to counter punch.
Kersikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kostov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostov can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov manages to break the clinch.
Kostov darts in and clinches Kersikov up against the cage.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kostov backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a body punch.
Kersikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov is trying to maintain a safe position but Kersikov gets an underhook and turns Kostov into the cage.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov stalling the fight.
Pavel Kostov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Kersikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kersikov's elbow.
Kersikov tries a body shot but Kostov blocks it.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kersikov lands a shot to the body.
Kostov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kersikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kostov is breathing heavily.
Kostov takes a shot to the head.
Kostov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Kersikov on the inside.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostov lands with a left to the head.
Kersikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands an uppercut.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kersikov controls his hands.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
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!
Kersikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kersikov gets through Kostov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kersikov fails to land.
Kostov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kersikov lands with a left to the head.
Kostov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kostov working aggressively here.
Kersikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kersikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov blocks a body shot from Kostov.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kostov.
Kostov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kersikov is keeping busy.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boyko Kersikov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kersikov throws a leg kick which misses Kostov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kostov tries to avoid it.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Kostov avoids it.
Kostov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kostov throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov throws out a leg kick but Kostov moves out of range and Kersikov only half commits.
Kersikov slips a jab from Kostov.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Kersikov misses with a wild body shot.
Kostov looks to land a left hand but Kersikov moved out of range nicely.
Kostov throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov throws a leg kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Kostov misses.
Kostov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov needs to keep his hands up - Kersikov had a free shot at his head there.
Kostov slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kostov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kostov.
Kostov with a nice calf kick.
Kostov is looking to score with low kicks.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kostov looks to land a right hand but Kersikov moved out of range.
Kostov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kostov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kostov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov tries to work over Kostov's front leg with a kick but Kostov checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kostov misses the target.
It looked like Kersikov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Kostov throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kostov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kersikov.
Kostov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kostov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kostov lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Kostov.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
Kostov wants to counter with a clinch but Kersikov pushes him away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Kostov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Kostov moved away.
Kersikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kostov throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Kostov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kersikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov connects with a jab.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
Kostov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kostov tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kostov throws a low kick, looking for Kersikov's leg but Kersikov calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Kostov down.
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Kostov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kostov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov rushes Kersikov and presses him up against the cage.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kostov.
A short left from Kersikov.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kostov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kersikov can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Kostov.
Kersikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Kostov to work.
Kersikov presses Kostov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kostov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Kostov manages to break the clinch.
Kostov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kostov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boyko Kersikov.
Well Kersikov 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boyko Kersikov!
A relieved looking Boyko Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Del Fuegos (ranked 2870 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 376 p4p, 385 weight class). Kuti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Expensive Shit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Del Fuegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Del Fuegos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Del Fuegos fails with the takedown.
Del Fuegos cracks a nice hook into Kuti's ribs.
Kuti digs a good body shot into Del Fuegos's ribs.
Del Fuegos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Del Fuegos somewhat.
Del Fuegos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuti lands a nice looking body shot.
Del Fuegos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Diego Del Fuegos has been cut.
Kuti catches Del Fuegos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Fuegos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Del Fuegos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuti defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Del Fuegos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Fuegos shoots in for a takedown but Kuti shows good takedown defense.
Kuti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuti is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Del Fuegos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuti digs a good body shot into Del Fuegos's ribs.
Del Fuegos dives in and grabs Kuti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuti pushes down on Del Fuegos's head and hops out.
Fela Kuti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Fuegos is looking to clinch but Kuti is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuti! But no joy.
Kuti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Fuegos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Kuti 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.
Del Fuegos slips under a jab.
Del Fuegos drives through and clinches with Kuti against the cage.
Del Fuegos blocking some punches.
Del Fuegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Fuegos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Del Fuegos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Del Fuegos wants to control from the top but Kuti keeps moving.
Del Fuegos is fighting to break Kuti's control of his arms but Kuti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Del Fuegos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos is looking to pass into half guard but Kuti pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kuti is in guard.
Del Fuegos pulls Kuti in close to his closed guard and prevents Kuti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kuti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Del Fuegos is proving hard to escape from.
Del Fuegos trying to control the position here.
Del Fuegos is working an open guard so Kuti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Del Fuegos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kuti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Del Fuegos's head.
Kuti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Del Fuegos drops his hands momentarily and Kuti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Del Fuegos tries to clinch
and Kuti counters with a straight right hand.
Kuti takes a swing at Del Fuegos's ribcage but misses.
Kuti throws a good cross that connects.
Del Fuegos is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Fuegos gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kuti gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fela Kuti!
Fela Kuti made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 2435 p4p, 3643 weight class) and Nilson Acacio (ranked 253 p4p, 346 weight class). Nilson Acacio will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nilson Acacio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Acacio. No joy for Bogo on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Acacio! But no joy.
Acacio misses the shot to the body.
Bogo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bogo wants to pass the guard but Acacio is keeping the position.
Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Acacio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acacio wants to sweep here but Bogo controlling him for the moment.
Bogo postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo tries to free his leg and advance position but Acacio is retaining full guard.
Bogo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bogo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bogo trying to control but Acacio is working from the bottom.
Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogo drops back looking for a leg! Acacio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Acacio manages to kick Bogo off! Bogo jumps back into Acacio's guard.
Bogo scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Bogo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bogo passes Acacio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but Acacio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bogo is trying to work for a kimura but Acacio is defending well.
Bogo prevents Acacio from improving his position.
Bogo is trying for a kimura here. Acacio looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bogo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Bogo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Turgeon (ranked 1776 p4p, 2045 weight class) and Marax El (ranked 242 p4p, 281 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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228
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick Turgeon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marax El!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turgeon throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Turgeon misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from El! But no joy.
El uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turgeon.
Turgeon moves out of range of the strikes.
Turgeon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Turgeon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turgeon tests El's chin there with a solid looking shot.
El throws an overhand right that lands on Turgeon's shoulder, as Turgeon tries to avoid the shot.
El misses with a combination
and Turgeon counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turgeon.
Turgeon slips under a jab from El.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 It looks like Marax El has been cut.
Turgeon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turgeon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
El misses with a right hand
and Turgeon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turgeon throws out a powerful jab.
El steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turgeon.
Turgeon takes a swing at El's ribcage but misses.
Turgeon moves into the clinch.
Turgeon lands an elbow that stopped El in his tracks for a moment.
Turgeon lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon presses El against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turgeon scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turgeon blocking some punches.
Turgeon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from El.
A short uppercut from Turgeon.
Turgeon lands a hook that snaps the head of El backwards.
El's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turgeon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turgeon creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops El! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Turgeon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Turgeon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 441 p4p, 704 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 69 p4p, 97 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodaxe scores with a jab.
Torres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe 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.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Bloodaxe misses with a combination
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bloodaxe motions for Torres to come forward. Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torres let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Torres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bloodaxe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Bloodaxe off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Torres follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Bloodaxe was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benji Torres!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Camacho (ranked 780 p4p, 689 weight class) and Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau (ranked 114 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
Costeau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
Costeau scores with a nice strike.
Costeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau lands a really nice looking cross but Camacho seems unphased.
Camacho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Camacho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho lunges at Costeau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Costeau's hand.
Costeau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Costeau avoids the body shot from Camacho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Costeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Costeau misses.
The crowd cheers as Costeau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Camacho doesn't seem phased though.
Costeau blocks a jab.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Costeau saw that one coming.
Costeau 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.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Camacho closes the distance and clinches.
Costeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Camacho misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Costeau.
Camacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho pulls Costeau into guard.
Costeau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Camacho's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costeau postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Camacho's guard.
Costeau stands and steps away. Camacho gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Camacho scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau lands a jab to the head.
Costeau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camacho is out of range and Costeau settles back down.
Camacho is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Costeau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Camacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Camacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Camacho throws a good cross that connects.
Camacho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Costeau lands a jab to the head.
Costeau misses with a right hand
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costeau throws a hook but Camacho blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costeau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Camacho misses with an uppercut
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Camacho misses its intended target.
Costeau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Camacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costeau's head backwards.
Costeau slips under a jab.
Costeau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camacho thuds a left hand into Costeau's body.
Costeau wants to land a leg kick but Camacho is out of range.
As Costeau looks to move away, Camacho throws a big counter combo but Costeau just gets out of the way.
Camacho clinches up with Costeau and pushes him back against the cage.
Costeau breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
Costeau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Camacho is out of range and Costeau settles back down.
Costeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Costeau avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Costeau throws a body kick that misses
and Camacho counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costeau at a distance.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
Camacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costeau digs a good body shot into Camacho's ribs.
A big left from Camacho misses.
Costeau throws a big shot that misses.
Costeau misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Camacho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Camacho was well out of range. Poor timing from Costeau.
Costeau looks to land a right hand but Camacho moved out of range.
Costeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Camacho misses with a shot to the body
letting Costeau counter with a right hand.
Costeau misses the body punch
letting Camacho counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Camacho misses the target.
Camacho throws a big shot that misses.
Camacho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Camacho misses with a hook
and Costeau counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho lands a jab to the nose.
Costeau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Costeau throws the left hand but Camacho avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Costeau. That snapped Camacho's head back.
Costeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camacho.
A quick step to the side and Camacho tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costeau scores with a leg kick.
Costeau throws an off balance right hand
and Camacho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Costeau.
Costeau misses with a hook. Camacho ducked under it nicely.
Camacho bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Costeau! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costeau pulls Camacho in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camacho prevents Costeau from getting back to his feet.
Camacho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camacho trying to control the position from guard on top but Costeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camacho tries to free his leg and advance position but Costeau is retaining full guard.
Costeau has control of Camacho's left arm, preventing Camacho from doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Camacho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho stops Costeau from standing up.
Camacho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Costeau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Costeau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Costeau trying to remain calm as Camacho controls from the top position.
Camacho tries for a kimura but Costeau is defending well.
Camacho trying to control the action but Costeau is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Costeau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Camacho controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho advances to full mount.
Costeau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Costeau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Costeau is still trying to improve position.
Camacho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Camacho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Costeau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Camacho wants to control the pace but Costeau is squirming around nicely.
Costeau is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Camacho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costeau is looking to escape.
Costeau manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Camacho 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Camacho misses the target.
Costeau flicks out a counter leg kick but Camacho steps away.
Costeau with a hook.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.
Costeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Camacho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Camacho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Costeau finds it's way round the side to connect with Camacho's head.
Costeau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Camacho slips a straight right by Costeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau.
Costeau loads up on a big right hand but Camacho slips the punch.
Costeau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Costeau - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Camacho.
A lazy left from Costeau finds it's target.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costeau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Camacho throws a hook but Costeau blocks it.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costeau connects with a jab.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Costeau lands with a shot to the body.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.
Camacho misses with a hook. Costeau ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costeau misses with a shot to the body
and Camacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Costeau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho instigates a clinch.
Camacho tries to work over Costeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costeau working hard to break the clinch.
Costeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Camacho.
Costeau breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camacho moves out of range of the body kick.
Camacho seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Costeau scores with a spinning back kick!
Costeau misses the shot to the body.
Costeau tries to land a front kick but Camacho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho swings widly with a right hand
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Camacho ducks under a wild hook from Costeau.
Camacho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Camacho misses with an uppercut. Costeau saw that one coming.
Costeau throws a looping overhand right but Camacho ducks down to avoid it.
Costeau lands a slapping body shot.
Costeau cracks Camacho with a good jab.
Costeau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Camacho tries to clinch up.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costeau throws a chopping leg kick but Camacho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Camacho misses with a hook.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costeau connects with a right hand. Camacho shakes it off.
Camacho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Camacho.
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Costeau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camacho doesn't manage to clinch there - Costeau circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Camacho 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minoari Amida (ranked 514 p4p, 652 weight class) and Raminus Polus (ranked 75 p4p, 90 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoari Amida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raminus Polus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polus scores with a shot to the body.
Polus throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Polus misses the target.
Polus just misses with a punch to the body.
Polus lands with a hook. Amida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amida lands with a hook. Polus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Polus to score with a decent uppercut.
Polus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Polus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amida moves out of range of the leg kick from Polus.
Amida needs to keep his hands up - Polus had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polus throws a hook but Amida blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Polus has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Polus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Raminus Polus has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amida.
Amida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Polus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amida manages to avoid it.
Amida lands a leg kick that knocks Polus off balance momentarily.
Amida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Polus just manages to avoid it.
Amida blocks a jab.
Amida is looking to score with low kicks.
Amida misses with a lunging right hand
and Polus counters with a nice uppercut.
Minoari Amida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amida counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amida.
Amida throws a leg kick but Polus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Polus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Polus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amida or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amida misses with the head strike.
Polus struggles to land a body shot inside as Amida controls his hands.
Polus is looking for a takedown.
Polus swings wildly with an uppercut but Amida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polus misses with a punch on the inside.
Polus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Amida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amida.
Polus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amida tries to throw a body punch but Polus avoids it by throwing Amida back against the cage.
Polus prevents Amida from breaking the clinch.
Amida taking a breather.
Amida misses with the head strike.
Polus lands with a light punch inside.
Polus misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida tries a knee to the head but Polus blocks it.
Amida lands with a light punch inside.
Polus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Polus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Amida fails to land.
Polus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amida misses with some punches.
Amida misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amida working aggressively here.
Amida pushes Polus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Amida clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Polus looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amida is trying to defend against the choke here but Polus has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Polus Tightens the hold and Amida taps out furiously! Polus displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raminus Polus!
Raminus Polus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Camaras Account (ranked 77 p4p, 364 weight class) and Constantin Niculescu (ranked 14 p4p, 55 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Camaras Account!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Constantin Niculescu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Account showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niculescu.
Niculescu throws out a loose jab but Account uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niculescu swings for the body but Account moves out of range.
Account wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Account misses with an uppercut.
Niculescu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Account sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niculescu throws out a loose jab but Account uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niculescu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Account but Account pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Niculescu.
Niculescu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Account takes a swing at Niculescu's ribcage but misses.
Constantin Niculescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Niculescu.
Niculescu misses the shot to the body.
Niculescu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Account throws the left hand but Niculescu avoids the punch easily.
Account throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niculescu throws an overhand right that lands on Account's shoulder, as Account tries to avoid the shot.
Niculescu throws out a loose jab but Account uses good head movement to avoid it.
Account moves out of range of the strikes.
Account keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niculescu.
It looked like Account wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Account throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niculescu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Account's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Account.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Account misses the shot to the body.
Niculescu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Account throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niculescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niculescu throws a jab but it's blocked by Account.
Account misses the jab.
A jab from Niculescu misses.
Account is looking for a counter combo.
Niculescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Account.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niculescu slips under a jab.
Niculescu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Account counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niculescu thinking.
Nice defenses there by Account.
It looked like Account was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Account on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niculescu swings widly with a right hand
and Account counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niculescu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Account throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Account with a nice calf kick.
Niculescu throws a shot to the body.
Account looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Account as he connects with a hook.
Niculescu lands with a cross.
Niculescu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Account. Niculescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niculescu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niculescu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Account.
As Niculescu looks to move away, Account throws a big counter combo but Niculescu just gets out of the way.
Niculescu with a nice cross.
Niculescu moves out of range as Account strikes.
Camaras Account is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Account keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Account moves away from the strike by Niculescu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Niculescu. Those never looked like landing.
Niculescu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Account counters with a nice uppercut.
Niculescu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Account steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niculescu.
Niculescu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niculescu cracks Account with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niculescu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Niculescu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Account had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Niculescu jabs Account to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Account avoids the body shot from Niculescu.
Account misses the jab.
A big left from Niculescu misses.
A little feinted left hand from Account on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niculescu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Account tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Constantin Niculescu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Account slips a jab from Niculescu.
Account throws an overhand right that lands on Niculescu's shoulder, as Niculescu tries to avoid the shot.
Niculescu throws a lazy right hand but Account sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Account is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Niculescu throws a hook to the side of Account's head but Account sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niculescu throws a hook but Account blocks it.
Niculescu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Account looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Account throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Account staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Niculescu misses the target.
Account throwing a counter right hand but Niculescu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niculescu misses with a lunging right hand
and Account counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Account uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niculescu.
Account misses with a head kick.
Account is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Account misses the jab.
Account on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Niculescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niculescu throws a nice looking combination but Account bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niculescu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Account to score with a decent uppercut.
Niculescu swings widly with a right hand
and Account connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Account might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Niculescu scores with a nice right hand.
Niculescu throws a hook to the side of Account's head but Account sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Account feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Niculescu blocks the low kick.
Niculescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niculescu throws a series of punches but Account avoids them all with ease.
Niculescu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Account lands with a straight right. Niculescu didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Niculescu.
Niculescu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Account counters with a nice right hand that sends Niculescu toppling to the canvas! Niculescu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Account finish him?!
Account throws a sloppy body shot
so Niculescu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Account wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Niculescu manages to pass to side control.
Account is doing well to control the position and prevent Niculescu from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Account is not content to let Niculescu control the position.
Account wants to control but Niculescu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Account is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Niculescu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Niculescu's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niculescu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Account controlling the pace.
Niculescu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Niculescu.
Niculescu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Account controls from within his opponent's guard.
Account wants to control from the top but Niculescu keeps moving.
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 Camaras Account will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Account steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niculescu.
Account swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Constantin Niculescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niculescu slips a straight right by Account.
Account lands with an overhand left.
Niculescu throws a hook to the side of Account's head but Account sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niculescu lands with an uppercut that bounces Account off the cage and back into range.
Account lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niculescu ducks under a wild hook from Account.
Niculescu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niculescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Account.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Account shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Niculescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Account throws out the jab.
Account looks to land a left hand but Niculescu moved out of range nicely.
Account dodges the punch combination from Niculescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niculescu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Account moves away from the strike by Niculescu.
A counter left hand to the body from Account misses its target.
Niculescu throws a shot from downtown. Account moves away and avoids it.
Account walks into a straight right hand from Niculescu.
Account keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niculescu.
Account looks to score with a jab to the body but Niculescu is just out of range.
Niculescu feints the counter takedown.
Account keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Account was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Account takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Niculescu swings widly with a right hand
and Account counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Account is looking to slow Niculescu down with leg kicks.
Account cracks Niculescu with an open hand slap.
Niculescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Niculescu throws a hook to the side of Account's head but Account sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Niculescu blocks the low kick.
Niculescu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Account defends it well.
Niculescu walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Account misses with a head kick.
Niculescu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niculescu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Account to counter with a crisp jab.
Niculescu misses with an uppercut. Account saw that one coming.
Niculescu misses with a hook
and Account counters with a nice uppercut.
Account connects with a body shot.
Niculescu tests Account's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Account lands with a hook. Niculescu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niculescu 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.
Account slips a straight right by Niculescu.
Account appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niculescu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Account counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Account. That's going to slow Niculescu down.
Account swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niculescu cracks Account with an open hand slap.
Niculescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Account is just out of range.
Niculescu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Account lands a jab to the head.
Account uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niculescu.
A quick step to the side and Account tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niculescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Account.
Account lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Niculescu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niculescu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Account counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Account cracks Niculescu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Niculescu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Account finish him?
Niculescu is rocked!
Account lands a lovely overhand right.
Niculescu is still on wobbly legs! Can Account finish him?
Niculescu misses with a wild body shot.
Niculescu seems to have recovered his senses.
Niculescu misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Camaras Account clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Niculescu misses with a hook.
Niculescu fails to land with a series of punches.
Account fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Account takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Account has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Account slips a straight right by Niculescu.
Niculescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niculescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Account is just out of range.
Account moves away from the strike by Niculescu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Account on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niculescu misses with a wild combination.
Niculescu swings widly with a right hand
and Niculescu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Account moves out of range as Niculescu strikes.
Account is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Niculescu throws a lazy uppercut
and Account cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niculescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Niculescu there.
Account throws a shot from downtown. Niculescu moves away and avoids it.
Niculescu misses with an uppercut
and Account counters with a crisp right hand that drops Niculescu! Account lets Niculescu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Account looks to land a right hand but Niculescu moved out of range.
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!
Account misses with a body shot.
Niculescu throws the left hand but Account avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Account misses the target.
Account lands a big right hand that sends Niculescu crashing to the mat! Account stays standing though and waves Niculescu back to his feet!
Niculescu walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Account! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Camaras Account!
Camaras Account retains his light heavyweight title!
Camaras Account 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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