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Sucker Punch Pro Series 151 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shinnie (ranked 3322 p4p, 3232 weight class) and Cole Watts (ranked 408 p4p, 398 weight class). Watts has chosen Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 36 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts wants to counter the offense by Shinnie and move into the clinch position.
Watts throws a jab when Shinnie was well out of range.
Watts misses the body punch
and Shinnie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shinnie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Watts connects with a high kick.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Good work by Watts as he checks the leg kick.
Watts appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watts with a nice calf kick.
Shinnie throws a body shot but no joy.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shinnie cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Watts tenderised Shinnie's leg. Shinnie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shinnie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shinnie throws the kick towards the body but Watts avoids it.
Shinnie backing away here, and Watts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shinnie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy body kick from Shinnie
and Shinnie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts misses with a hook
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shinnie misses with a series of wild punches.
Watts lands a jab.
Shinnie throws a big shot that misses.
Cole Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shinnie. That did some damage!
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts misses with a straight right.
Watts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinnie.
Watts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shinnie avoids the body shot from Watts.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Kevin Shinnie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinnie swinging wildly here.
Watts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shinnie.
Watts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shinnie ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts defending well as Shinnie loads up on a big left hand.
Watts thuds his right hand into Shinnie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watts works Shinnie's body with a nice hook.
Watts is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shinnie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shinnie throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shinnie!
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watts cracks Shinnie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shinnie.
Watts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Shinnie pushes him off.
Shinnie is looking to land body kicks.
Watts drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Shinnie defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinnie connects with a looping right hand.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinnie throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.
Watts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shinnie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watts lands an uppercut.
Shinnie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shinnie is trying to force a seperation but Watts has the dominant position.
Shinnie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shinnie throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
We've been informed that Watts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shinnie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shinnie just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Shinnie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
A swing and a miss from Shinnie.
Watts digs a good body shot into Shinnie's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shinnie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinnie is just out of range.
Watts throws a low kick, looking for Shinnie's leg but Shinnie calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Watts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watts.
Watts moves out of range as Shinnie strikes.
A leg kick checked by Watts.
Shinnie looks to land a body kick but Watts moved away.
Shinnie tries a low kick but Watts avoids it.
Shinnie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts throws a low kick, looking for Shinnie's leg but Shinnie calmly moves out of range.
Shinnie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Shinnie - just one landing.
Shinnie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shinnie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watts checks it well.
A jab lands there for Watts.
Shinnie slips under a jab from Watts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Watts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shinnie throws a leg kick but Watts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shinnie fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts misses with a hook.
Shinnie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
A big right from Shinnie misses.
Shinnie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Nice straight punches there by Shinnie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shinnie.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts scores with a leg kick.
Watts fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Shinnie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Shinnie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Shinnie ducks down to avoid it.
Shinnie is looking to counter punch.
Watts sizes up Shinnie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watts lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Shinnie pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Shinnie as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Shinnie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shinnie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shinnie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watts throws out a counter right but Shinnie avoids it with no problem.
Shinnie jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shinnie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Watts misses with a leg kick.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shinnie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shinnie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Watts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shinnie.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinnie throwing a counter right hand but Watts manages to avoid it.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watts throws a hook to the side of Shinnie's head but Shinnie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Shinnie misses its intended target.
Watts scores with the left hand. Shinnie knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shinnie defends well and Watts ends up having to push Shinnie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Watts finds it's way through Shinnie's defenses.
Shinnie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shinnie lands a slapping body shot.
Watts stuns Shinnie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shinnie sizes up Watts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Watts is rocked!
Shinnie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OH! Watts has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Shinnie smells blood and charges in for the finish! Shinnie unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Watts sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Shinnie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 2863 p4p, 2192 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 290 p4p, 234 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Leo Vuce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vuce 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.
Vuce moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vuce misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vuce throws an elbow but Petrov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vuce misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vuce working the strikes but Petrov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Vuce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vuce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vuce seems to be looking for submissions.
Petrov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vuce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Vuce is proving a slippery customer.
Vuce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vuce throwing strikes but missing.
Vuce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vuce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Petrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vuce throws an elbow that misses. Petrov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vuce's guard. Nice move by Petrov!
Vuce lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuce throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vuce kicks Petrov off and gets to his feet.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Vuce counters with a one-two to the body.
Aaron 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.
Vuce shoots for a double leg takedown but Petrov sprawls well. He's pushed Vuce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aaron Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce avoids the head kick by Petrov.
Petrov throws the left hand but Vuce avoids the punch easily.
Vuce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 Petrov is rocked!
Vuce looks for a takedown but Petrov sprawls well.
Oh Petrov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petrov misses with a kick to the body.
Petrov seems to have got his legs back now.
Petrov with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov gets tackled into the cage by Vuce. Vuce maintains the clinch.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Vuce controls his hands.
Vuce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov holds him up against the cage and eventually Vuce drops back down to his feet.
Vuce blocks an uppercut.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Petrov to keep the fight standing.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce tries to pull guard but Petrov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vuce jumps into guard, dragging Petrov to the mat.
Vuce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov is standing up over Vuce. Vuce looks to escape but Petrov dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov advances nicely into full mount.
Petrov controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuce tries to improve his position but instead Petrov has taken his back!
Petrov tries to get the hooks in deep but Vuce pushed the leg off.
Vuce can't escape the position.
Vuce is still trying to improve position.
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 Aaron Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Petrov.
Vuce moves out of range of the strikes.
Aaron Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Petrov swings for the body but Vuce moves out of range.
Petrov throws a hook but Vuce avoids it easily.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrov blocks a head kick by Vuce.
Petrov scores with a nice right hand.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Vuce off the cage and back into range.
Leo Vuce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vuce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vuce can do to turn this around?
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce shoots and misses
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Vuce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Vuce slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vuce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vuce tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Vuce saw that one coming.
Vuce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vuce tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vuce.
Vuce looks for a takedown but Petrov sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Vuce.
Petrov tries to land a front kick but Vuce steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vuce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vuce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aaron Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vuce.
Vuce takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vuce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Vuce moved out of range.
Petrov throws the left hand but Vuce avoids the punch easily.
Vuce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrov swivels and escapes.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Petrov tries to land a leg kick but Vuce saw it coming and moves away.
Vuce slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Vuce is out of range.
Petrov misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Vuce has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vuce wants to clinch
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vuce looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vuce is rocked!
Petrov cracks Vuce with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Vuce falls to his knees and Petrov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Petrov!
Aaron Petrov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 2083 p4p, 1963 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 277 p4p, 263 weight class). King comes into the arena with YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sanchez counters with a right hand to the body.
King tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. King didn't expect that.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Sanchez controlling from the top position.
King working for submissions but it's allowed Sanchez to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
King won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King is looking to advance position but Sanchez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez lands a couple of good shots and King has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
King tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sanchez 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.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez wants to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch position.
King misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from King.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Malcolm King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King tries to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King is rocked!
King has an active guard here but Sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King moves into full guard.
Samuel Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
King stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez lands a big elbow - King is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Averyanov (ranked 1195 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Aleks Kuznetsov (ranked 163 p4p, 184 weight class). Averyanov comes to the cage accompanied by Drago's Entrance Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Averyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Averyanov.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Averyanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy uppercut
and Averyanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Averyanov counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznetsov blocks the leg kick.
Averyanov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
It appears Averyanov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Averyanov's head coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kuznetsov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Averyanov.
Averyanov looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
enabling Averyanov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Averyanov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Averyanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Averyanov saw that one coming.
Averyanov slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Averyanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Averyanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Averyanov also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Averyanov checks it well.
Kuznetsov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAveryanov.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Averyanov misses with a low kick as Kuznetsov jumps back.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the head.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Averyanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Averyanov also avoids with ease.
Averyanov thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Averyanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aleks Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
It looked like Averyanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Averyanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Averyanov is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Averyanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Averyanov.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrei Averyanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Averyanov coming out on top.
Kuznetsov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Averyanov counters with a body kick.
Kuznetsov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Averyanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Averyanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
As Kuznetsov backs away, Averyanov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Averyanov avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Averyanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuznetsov throws a series of strikes that have Averyanov backpedaling.
Kuznetsov tries to move into range but Averyanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuznetsov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Averyanov moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Averyanov moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Averyanov ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Averyanov tried to counter with a leg kick but Kuznetsov avoided it.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Averyanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Averyanov misses the target.
Kuznetsov misses with a body kick.
Averyanov loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Averyanov with a body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Averyanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
Averyanov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Averyanov moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Averyanov with a nice cross.
Kuznetsov tries to move into range but Averyanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Averyanov looks to throw the jab but Kuznetsov is out of range.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Averyanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov 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.
Averyanov is looking to counter punch.
Averyanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuznetsov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Averyanov avoids them all with ease.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Averyanov moved out of range nicely.
Averyanov throws a big counter combination but Kuznetsov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Averyanov.
It appears Averyanov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Averyanov drops Kuznetsov with a naaaaasty hook - Kuznetsov is in real trouble here! Averyanov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Averyanov!
Our winner, Andrei Averyanov, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Morgan (ranked 1218 p4p, 588 weight class) and Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 186 p4p, 87 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Battle Cry blaring out of the sound system. Ainsworth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan wants to slow Ainsworth down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Morgan misses with a hook to the body
and Ainsworth counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Ainsworth.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ainsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Ainsworth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Ainsworth wants to slow Morgan down by chopping away at his legs.
Morgan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ainsworth throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
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!
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth works over Morgan's head and body with a nice combination.
Ainsworth scores with a hook.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Morgan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Morgan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Ainsworth scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth lands a front kick.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Good shot there by Ainsworth.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Ainsworth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ainsworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan blocks a leg kick.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a chopping leg kick but Ainsworth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a body shot.
Ainsworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ainsworth. Ainsworth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Morgan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
A big right from Morgan misses.
Ainsworth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Ainsworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Ainsworth does it's job there.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Ainsworth's belly button to the back.
Morgan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Ainsworth throws out a counter right but Morgan avoids it with no problem.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ainsworth misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Ainsworth takes it in his stride.
Ainsworth throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Morgan scores with a shot to the body.
Ainsworth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Ainsworth counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
Morgan takes a swing at Ainsworth's ribcage but misses.
Morgan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ainsworth.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Morgan.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Ainsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ainsworth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ainsworth lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Ainsworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ainsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Ainsworth scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Ainsworth counters with a thumping low kick.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth scores with a jab.
Morgan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan throws a low kick but Ainsworth moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Morgan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ainsworth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morgan doesn't seem phased though.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ainsworth is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ainsworth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth tries a quick counter leg kick but Morgan is wise to it.
Morgan checks a low kick from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ainsworth.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ainsworth 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 Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morgan checks a leg kick nicely.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ainsworth moves away.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ainsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan throws a solid leg kick but Ainsworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morgan.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan throws the left hand but Ainsworth avoids the punch easily.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Morgan tries to work over Ainsworth's front leg with a kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Ainsworth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth connects with a solid leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Ainsworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Morgan misses with a looping left.
Ainsworth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ainsworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morgan.
Ainsworth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a jab to the body
and Ainsworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ainsworth looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ainsworth slips under a jab.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ainsworth moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Nice cross by Morgan.
That kick from Ainsworth tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Morgan misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
Ainsworth blocks a leg kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ainsworth counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
Ainsworth flicks out a counter leg kick but Morgan steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Ainsworth ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morgan clobbers Ainsworth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Ainsworth finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ainsworth scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan dips to his left and cracks Ainsworth with an uppercut!
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Morgan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ainsworth's sensitive parts.
Ainsworth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ainsworth lands with a good body shot.
Good work by Morgan as he checks the leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ainsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Ainsworth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan digs a good hook to Ainsworth's body.
Ainsworth lands a glancing blow to the side of Morgan's head.
Ainsworth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ainsworth throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Morgan moved away.
Ainsworth feints a jab promting Morgan to slip. Ainsworth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morgan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Ainsworth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morgan.
Decent striking displayed by Morgan there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Ainsworth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan lands with a hook. Ainsworth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ainsworth 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.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Morgan moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Ainsworth punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ainsworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Ainsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morgan with a jab.
Ainsworth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Ainsworth.
The fighters circling - Ainsworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan throws a hook but Ainsworth blocks it.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Ainsworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ainsworth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ainsworth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a straight right hand.
Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Ainsworth.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ainsworth lunges at Morgan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morgan's hand.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Ainsworth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Ainsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a lunging right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body. Ainsworth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ainsworth can pounce on him.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Ainsworth punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ainsworth cracks Morgan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arthur Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Ainsworth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Ainsworth's shoulder, as Ainsworth tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Ainsworth moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wilfred Ainsworth.
Well Ainsworth 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
Wilfred Ainsworth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Arthur Morgan spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to the fans. Thank you to Sucker Punch. It's been a great ride. But I'm leaving my gloves in the cage tonight. It's time for me to be the drunken and verbally abusive father my wife, mistress and 10 children all deserve. Long live, the Redemption!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 352 p4p, 715 weight class) and Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 58 p4p, 106 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. Barbosa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Unfaithful kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa scores with a jab. Curtis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
Curtis 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.
Curtis scores with a three punch combo!
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Curtis counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa slips a jab from Curtis.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Darry Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curtis misses with a left hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curtis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa throws a right hand that misses
and Curtis counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Curtis counters with a series of strikes. Barbosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Curtis scores with a nice body kick.
Curtis throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes a swing at Curtis's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Curtis throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Curtis moves into the clinch.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Curtis tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Curtis throws a combination. Barbosa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curtis misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Curtis.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
We've been informed that Barbosa 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.
Curtis clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Curtis.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Curtis.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Curtis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Curtis controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Curtis.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Curtis lands an uppercut.
Curtis trying to control the position but instead, Barbosa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Curtis into the cage.
A short right from Curtis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Curtis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Curtis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curtis.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis throws a head kick that misses
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Curtis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbosa checks it well.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Curtis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa jabs at Curtis's body.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Curtis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Curtis instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Curtis.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.
Barbosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Curtis fails to land.
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Barbosa.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Curtis cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
Curtis misses with a head kick.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curtis.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Darry Curtis is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curtis lands with a nice combination. Barbosa backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Curtis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a body shot.
Curtis connects with a jab.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Curtis.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barbosa in his tracks.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Curtis lands a body shot.
Good shot there by Curtis.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curtis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curtis digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
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!
Curtis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Curtis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curtis lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Curtis tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Curtis back against the cage.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Curtis lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darry Curtis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Curtis.
Curtis scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Curtis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curtis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Curtis there.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Curtis throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Curtis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis misses with a wild body shot.
Curtis scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curtis.
Curtis moves into the clinch.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Curtis scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Curtis.
Curtis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
Curtis avoiding damage.
Curtis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curtis is leaning against Barbosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis lands an uppercut.
Curtis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barbosa up against the cage.
Curtis lands a nice uppercut.
Curtis lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darry Curtis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darry Curtis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Curtis throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Curtis does no damage.
Curtis throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curtis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Curtis tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Curtis takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curtis.
Curtis lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Curtis.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis wants to stall.
Curtis blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Curtis is leaning against Barbosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Barbosa is leaning against Curtis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curtis digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Curtis.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa effectively controlling the action here.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Curtis struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Curtis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis blocking some punches.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Curtis avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Curtis misses with a body punch.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Curtis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa pushes Curtis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Curtis.
Curtis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa presses Curtis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barbosa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa slowing the pace effectively.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Curtis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Curtis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Curtis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis works Barbosa's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Curtis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baldomir Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Curtis.
Nice straight punches there by Curtis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Curtis.
Curtis misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily.
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 Darry Curtis.
Well Curtis 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darry Curtis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Fury (ranked 453 p4p, 247 weight class) and Sora Izanagi (ranked 69 p4p, 39 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Izanagi avoids the body shot from Fury.
Izanagi throws a shot from downtown. Fury moves away and avoids it.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Izanagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fury has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Izanagi delivers a nice body kick.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Izanagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Izanagi throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Izanagi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Izanagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Izanagi's shoulder, as Izanagi tries to avoid the shot.
Izanagi throws a counter combo.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Izanagi tenderised Fury's leg. Fury is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izanagi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Izanagi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Izanagi lands a leg kick that knocks Fury off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Izanagi.
Izanagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izanagi blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Izanagi! But no joy.
Izanagi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Izanagi cracks Fury with a good jab.
A head kick from Izanagi lands but Fury takes it in his stride.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Izanagi.
Izanagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi sizes up Fury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Izanagi counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury looks to land a left hand but Izanagi moved out of range nicely.
Izanagi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Izanagi misses the target.
Izanagi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Izanagi lands with a shot to the body.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Izanagi's shoulder, as Izanagi tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi scores with a decent looking hook.
Izanagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Izanagi digs a good hook to Fury's body.
Fury slips under a jab from Izanagi.
Izanagi throws the kick towards the body but Fury avoids it.
Fury throws a jab when Izanagi was well out of range.
Izanagi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izanagi throws a wild body kick that Fury sees coming a mile off.
Fury misses with a looping left.
A big left from Izanagi misses.
Sora Izanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury tries to bum rush Izanagi with a series of wild strikes but Izanagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sora Izanagi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Izanagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Izanagi misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Izanagi throws a looping overhand right but Fury ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Izanagi catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
Fury's jab looks to have found its range, popping Izanagi under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Izanagi.
Fury throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Izanagi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Izanagi missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi fakes the leg kick and cracks Fury in the body.
Fury takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body kick from Izanagi.
Izanagi connects with a leg kick.
Izanagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fury has time to react.
Fury misses the jab.
Sora Izanagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses
and Fury counters with a straight right hand.
Izanagi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Izanagi swinging wildly here.
As Izanagi looks to move away, Fury throws a big counter combo but Izanagi just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fury might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Izanagi jabs Fury right on the nose. Fury blinks but takes it well.
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!
Izanagi moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Izanagi misses with a body kick.
Izanagi tries to clinch up but Fury circles away and keeps his distance.
Izanagi scores with a nice strike.
Fury misses with a wild combination.
Izanagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Izanagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Izanagi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Izanagi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Izanagi throws a low kick, looking for Fury's leg but Fury calmly moves out of range.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
Fury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izanagi.
Fury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Izanagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fury is looking to counter punch.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 It looks like Sora Izanagi has been cut.
Fury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a right hand that misses
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Izanagi blocks 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!
Izanagi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fury counters with a crisp right hand that drops Izanagi! Fury lets Izanagi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fury cracks Izanagi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Izanagi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fury finish him?
Izanagi is rocked!
Izanagi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Izanagi lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Fury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sora Izanagi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fury takes a jab right on the kisser.
Izanagi scores with a nice right hand.
Fury misses with the combination.
Izanagi connects with a solid leg kick.
Izanagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fury was well out of range. Poor timing from Izanagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Izanagi.
Izanagi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Izanagi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Izanagi.
Izanagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Izanagi catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
Izanagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Izanagi. That's going to slow Fury down.
Izanagi throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Izanagi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Izanagi scores with the left hand. Fury knows he should have avoided that one.
Izanagi thumps Fury with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izanagi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury blocks a body shot from Izanagi.
Izanagi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Izanagi tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Izanagi back against the cage.
Fury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Izanagi controls his hands.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Izanagi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izanagi. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Izanagi. Izanagi obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izanagi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fury throws a jab when Izanagi was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Izanagi throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury throws a quick counter head kick but Izanagi was just out of range.
Fury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the body
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Izanagi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Izanagi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
Fury throwing a counter right hand but Izanagi manages to avoid it.
Izanagi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fury.
Izanagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fury takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Izanagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Fury misses the target.
Jab by Fury.
Fury will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izanagi with a nice calf kick.
Izanagi tries to clinch there but Fury circles away.
Izanagi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sora Izanagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Izanagi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sora Izanagi!
A relieved looking Sora Izanagi 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 Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 144 p4p, 195 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 23 p4p, 30 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jukassa moves away.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kazuma swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazuma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kazuma swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazuma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kazuma lands a jab.
It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Kazuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazuma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Kazuma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazuma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kazuma scores with a jab to the head.
Kazuma rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jukassa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma throws a looping overhand right but Jukassa ducks down to avoid it.
Kazuma lands a big uppercut and Jukassa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jukassa looks OK. Kazuma waves Jukassa back to his feet!
Jukassa is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Jukassa blocks the leg kick.
Jukassa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazuma finish him?
Kazuma finds Jukassa's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jukassa flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kazuma lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jukassa will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma made sure to mention his sponsor, Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Shima (ranked 98 p4p, 193 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 17 p4p, 34 weight class). Shima's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, C. R. E. A. M. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima slips a jab from Fuentes.
Fuentes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shima misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Fuentes misses.
Fuentes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hero Shima has been cut.
Fuentes swings for the body but Shima moves out of range.
Fuentes misses with a right hand
and Shima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Fuentes misses with an uppercut
and Shima counters with a stiff right hand.
Shima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fuentes needs to keep his hands up - Shima had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Pedro Fuentes's cut even more.
Fuentes misses with a hook. Shima ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Shima was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fuentes misses with a hook.
Shima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fuentes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuentes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fuentes lands with a hook. Shima tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a jab but it's blocked by Shima.
Fuentes 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.
Shima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fuentes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shima. Fuentes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shima blocks a head kick by Fuentes.
Shima appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fuentes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shima has time to react.
Shima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuentes tries a low kick but Shima avoids it.
Fuentes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuentes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shima counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuentes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuentes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shima tests Fuentes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fuentes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fuentes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuentes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shima.
Fuentes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuentes misses with a looping right.
Shima is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Shima.
The cut above Pedro Fuentes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shima misses the jab.
Fuentes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Fuentes misses
and Shima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shima's corner calls for a 1-2. Shima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pedro Fuentes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shima lands a lovely overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hero Shima!
Hero Shima 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dracul (ranked 107 p4p, 207 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 19 p4p, 34 weight class). Tribute has chosen tank abbot tribute as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tribute.
Tribute throws a jab when Dracul was well out of range.
Dracul feinted with a counter takedown.
Tank Tribute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute throws a poor cross that misses
and Dracul counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Tribute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dracul stands up over Tribute, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dracul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tribute thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tribute keeping full guard, as Dracul tries to pass.
Dracul postures up and lands a big shot to Tribute's brow.
Dracul landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Tribute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tribute has control of Dracul's left arm, preventing Dracul from doing any damage.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tribute working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dracul.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dracul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Dracul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dracul is looking to work some ground and pound but Tribute has wrist control.
Dracul 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.
Dracul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tribute is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Tribute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul throws a big elbow that misses.
Dracul sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tribute's guard.
Tribute wants to improve his position but Dracul is controlling well.
Dracul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tribute is staying active underneath Dracul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tribute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dracul.
Tribute keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dracul trying to mount his opponent but Tribute defends it.
Dracul is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul winds up and cracks Tribute with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tribute is controlling Dracul's trapped leg to prevent Dracul from advancing to side control.
Dracul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dracul controlling the pace.
Dracul throws a strike but Tribute avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tribute avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tribute is pulling down on Dracul's head. It's preventing any offense from Dracul, at least for the moment.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Dracul is in close to Tribute's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute controlling the position.
Tribute is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tribute keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dracul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tribute is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dracul slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tribute avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dracul.
Tribute regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dracul slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dracul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dracul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dracul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tribute connects with a crisp jab.
Tribute throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dracul counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tribute is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dracul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dracul's back!
Radu Dracul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tribute connects with a big shot to the side of Dracul's head.
Dracul breaks Tribute's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tribute working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dracul.
Dracul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tribute keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tribute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dracul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tribute wants to sweep here but Dracul controlling him for the moment.
Dracul working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tribute's head.
Dracul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dracul throws a big right hand that misses.
Tribute is trying to control the position but Dracul postures up.
Dracul throws a big right hand that misses.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Dracul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dracul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Tribute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul with a nice head shot there.
Dracul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dracul scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dracul wants to pass the guard but Tribute is keeping the position.
Dracul chips away with some ground and pound.
Dracul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Dracul is looking to work some ground and pound but Tribute has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul won't allow Tribute to sweep him here.
Dracul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tribute swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tribute keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
Dracul stays in close to Tribute's body and controls the position.
Tribute keeping full guard, as Dracul tries to pass.
Tribute is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dracul controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dracul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tribute is looking to stand up but Dracul isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tribute cracks Dracul with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dracul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tribute can do to turn this around?
Tribute lands a nice looking body shot.
Tribute throws a head kick that misses.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big right from Tribute misses.
Dracul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tribute tries a head kick but it misses.
Tribute throws a jab when Dracul was well out of range.
Dracul tries to counter with a takedown but Tribute is quick to defend against it.
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 Radu Dracul will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick by Tribute misses
so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dracul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tribute manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dracul manages to get himself to full guard.
Tribute must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dracul is trying to keep Tribute in close.
Dracul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul wants to improve his position but instead Tribute has moved into half guard.
Tribute is nestled in close to Dracul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dracul.
Dracul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tribute is one step ahead there.
Dracul is trying to control the position but Tribute postures up.
Tribute cracks Dracul with a solid left hand.
Tribute preventing the sweep.
Tribute scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tribute trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tribute makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dracul looking for a sweep. Not yet Dracul, not yet.
Dracul looking to control but Tribute passes into half guard.
Tribute not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribute takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dracul gets full guard.
Dracul trying to keep a closed guard but Tribute is proving a slippery customer.
Dracul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tribute stands up over Dracul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dracul looking for a sweep. Not yet Dracul, not yet.
Dracul controlling Tribute's posture.
Tribute trying to control the position from guard on top but Dracul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tribute makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute wants to control from the top but Dracul keeps moving.
Dracul is controlling Tribute's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dracul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tribute is one step ahead there.
Tribute trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tribute wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tribute thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dracul feinted with a counter takedown.
Tribute misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dracul.
Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Tribute is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul throws a strike but Tribute rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dracul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tribute with a nice head shot there.
Dracul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tribute wants to control from the top but Dracul keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Tribute really 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.
Tribute just misses with a punch to the body.
Tribute throws a head kick that Dracul semi-blocks.
Tribute misses with a hook
and Dracul counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tribute is trying to keep Dracul in close.
Dracul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dracul stopping the sweep attempt from Tribute.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tribute looking for a sweep. Not yet Tribute, not yet.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Dracul postures up and lands a big shot to Tribute's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dracul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dracul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tribute is keeping the position for now.
Dracul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dracul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dracul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dracul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dracul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dracul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tribute keeping moving, preventing Dracul from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dracul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dracul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dracul chips away with some ground and pound.
Tribute wants to stand up but Dracul is controlling him.
Dracul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tribute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dracul not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tribute wants to sweep but no luck.
Dracul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tribute's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dracul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dracul thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dracul postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tribute not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dracul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tribute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tribute trying to control the position.
Dracul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dracul trying to control but Tribute is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tribute misses with the combination.
Dracul half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dracul slips a jab from Tribute.
Dracul drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tribute sprawls and moves away.
Tribute displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tribute looks to throw the jab but Dracul is out of range.
Dracul appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tribute throws a body shot but no joy.
Dracul drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tribute sprawls and moves away.
Tribute misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Dracul is just out of range.
Dracul drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tribute sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul had his way with Tank Tribute in that round.
That's time! Dracul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tribute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dracul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tribute throws a jab but it's blocked by Dracul.
Tribute throws a lazy uppercut
and Dracul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dracul.
Dracul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tribute works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dracul cracks Tribute with a solid left hand.
Tribute bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dracul's guard.
Tribute is working Dracul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tribute trying to control the position from guard on top but Dracul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul wants to sweep here but Tribute controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul wants to improve his position but instead Tribute has moved into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tribute lands a nice short elbow.
Dracul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dracul works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tribute with a nice head shot there.
Dracul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dracul working a defensive guard but Tribute manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dracul manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tribute's best efforts.
Tank Tribute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tribute's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tribute's back!
You can see the frustration on Tribute's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dracul tightening his grip on Tribute, looking for the choke.
Dracul scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Dracul just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Tribute rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tribute avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dracul.
Dracul is working for a kimura but Tribute is defending it quite comfortably.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribute blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dracul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dracul.
Dracul throwing shots but Tribute is blocking nicely.
Tribute trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Dracul thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tribute's head.
Tribute wants to control but Dracul is keeping busy.
Tribute tries to get to full guard but Dracul has control of the leg.
Dracul trying to mount his opponent but Tribute defends it.
Tribute trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dracul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dracul is pressing down on Tribute's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tribute is holding on for now.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dracul is keen to just control but Tribute is a slippery customer.
Dracul is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul throwing shots but Tribute is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radu Dracul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dracul 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radu Dracul!
Radu Dracul retains his light heavyweight title!
Radu Dracul 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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