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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bert Newton (ranked 23374 p4p, 22911 weight class) and Jean Yves Theriault (ranked 531 p4p, 532 weight class). Theriault is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Klendathu drop. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bert Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Yves Theriault!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theriault sends Newton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Theriault is motioning to the referee to let Newton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Newton is rocked!
 It looks like Bert Newton has been cut.
Newton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oh Newton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theriault wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Theriault looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theriault keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton seems to have got his legs back now.
Newton stops Theriault from standing up.
Theriault wants to sweep but no luck.
Theriault preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Newton 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.
Theriault is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newton is controlling him.
Theriault looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newton postures up in Theriault's guard and throws a big left but Theriault blocks it.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Theriault is retaining full guard.
Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Theriault wants to stand and escape but Newton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Newton really is a fat lump.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Theriault is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theriault is pulling down on Newton's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Theriault sends Newton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Theriault is motioning to the referee to let Newton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Are you kidding me?! Theriault ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Newton clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Yves Theriault!
After winning the bout, Jean Yves Theriault thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 5511 p4p, 5227 weight class) and Allan Sailorman (ranked 531 p4p, 521 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Allan Sailorman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Sailorman.
Sailorman scores with a decent looking hook.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sailorman as he avoids it easily.
Ahokas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sailorman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahokas circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Ahokas as he connects with a hook.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Sailorman's corner calls for a 1-2. Sailorman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sailorman thows a leg kick but Ahokas checks it
and Ahokas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Allan Sailorman has been cut.
A big right from Sailorman misses.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Sailorman moved out of range nicely.
Sailorman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sailorman throws the left hand but Ahokas avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sailorman is trying to improve his position.
Ahokas lands a nice forearm strike.
Ahokas swings around for an armbar but Sailorman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ahokas's guard.
Ahokas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sailorman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailorman throwing strikes from guard but Ahokas blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sailorman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ahokas trying to control the position.
Sailorman throws a big elbow that misses.
Sailorman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahokas is keeping the position for now.
Sailorman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ahokas is trying to control but can't.
Ahokas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ahokas.
Sailorman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ahokas manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas tries to free his leg and advance position but Sailorman is retaining full guard.
Ahokas advances position into side control!
Sailorman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ahokas is putting a hurting on Sailorman here, landing some big shots from side control.
 Sailorman is rocked!
Ahokas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sailorman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sailorman is still in real trouble! Can Ahokas finish him?
Ahokas has hold of Sailorman's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sailorman seems comfortable defending it but Ahokas has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sailorman is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sailorman is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ahokas couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juha Ahokas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwonckl Diesel (ranked 4137 p4p, 4818 weight class) and Roberto Jimenez (ranked 466 p4p, 507 weight class). Diesel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Outerspass - Laufhaus. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwonckl Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Diesel finds it's way through Jimenez's defenses.
Diesel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jimenez, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Jimenez decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Diesel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jimenez, up you get!
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Diesel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Diesel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diesel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diesel throws a poor cross that misses
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Schwonckl Diesel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jimenez's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jimenez.
Diesel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel misses with a low kick.
Jimenez throws a counter combo.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Diesel lands a jab to Jimenez's midsection.
Diesel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jimenez counters with a right hand to the body.
Diesel misses with a body shot.
Jimenez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Diesel throws a nice looking combination but Jimenez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimenez throws a counter combo.
Diesel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jimenez.
Diesel connects with a solid leg kick.
Jimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Diesel throws a low kick, looking for Jimenez's leg but Jimenez calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a body kick that misses
and Jimenez counters with a shoot takedown. Diesel fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Diesel has control of Jimenez's left arm, preventing Jimenez from doing any damage.
Jimenez trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Jimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Diesel looking to control.
Diesel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimenez is one step ahead there.
Diesel is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Jimenez from controlling successfully.
Jimenez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diesel is trying to keep Jimenez in close.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Diesel is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jimenez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diesel can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diesel.
Jimenez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diesel moves into the clinch successfully.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Jimenez controls the action.
Jimenez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jimenez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diesel uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jimenez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Diesel is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jimenez.
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 Schwonckl Diesel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Schwonckl Diesel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diesel throws out the jab.
Diesel throws a leg kick but Jimenez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jimenez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diesel defends it well.
Schwonckl Diesel is winning the standup battle so far.
Diesel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diesel misses with an uppercut
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Jimenez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Jimenez tries to counter it with a takedown but Diesel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good leg kick by Diesel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diesel connects with a leg kick.
Jimenez 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.
Jimenez gets in close and tags Diesel with a short punch that almost sends Diesel to the mat! Oh Diesel is in big trouble! He turns his back on Jimenez, trying to create some distance but Jimenez rushes him, striking wildly and Diesel goes down! The referee tackles Jimenez into the cage to end the fight! Jimenez is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Jimenez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 1814 p4p, 1791 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 200 p4p, 197 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dezmond Drake enters the cage!
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Tomoguchi misses the jab.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Drake slips a straight right by Tomoguchi.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Drake misses the jab.
Tomoguchi clinches.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake works Tomoguchi's body with a nice hook.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Tomoguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Tomoguchi misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake lands the left hand.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomoguchi finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Tomoguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drake misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Tomoguchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Drake throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomoguchi lands with a good body shot.
Drake thuds a left hand into Tomoguchi's body.
Tomoguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomoguchi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Tomoguchi throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi cracks Drake with a good jab.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tomoguchi rather than just go for the knockout.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomoguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Drake throws a hook but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Drake avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Tomoguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Tomoguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Tomoguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tomoguchi misses with a right hand
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomoguchi.
Drake misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Drake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drake looks to throw the jab but Tomoguchi is out of range.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Decent striking displayed by Tomoguchi there.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Tomoguchi dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
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.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Tomoguchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake scores with a body shot.
Dezmond Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Tomoguchi.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake swings for the body but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake lands an overhand right.
Tomoguchi lands a jab.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drake connects with a right hand. Tomoguchi shakes it off.
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!
Drake misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomoguchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tomoguchi misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Tomoguchi's head back.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Tomoguchi misses with a jab to the body
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomoguchi looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomoguchi misses the jab.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Tomoguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Tomoguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Tomoguchi clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomoguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi slips a straight right by Drake.
Tomoguchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Tomoguchi's head but Tomoguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomoguchi is looking to clinch.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Tomoguchi.
Drake throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomoguchi works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Tomoguchi.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Tomoguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Tomoguchi saw that one coming.
Tomoguchi throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake misses the jab.
Tomoguchi is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Tomoguchi moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomoguchi defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Tomoguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake blocking some punches.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomoguchi gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Drake.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tomoguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab. Drake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake scores with a hook.
Drake cracks Tomoguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomoguchi moves into the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake gets through Tomoguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Tomoguchi lands an overhand right.
Drake slips under a jab.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi drops his hands momentarily and Drake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tomoguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tomoguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tomoguchi misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomoguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tomoguchi throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomoguchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake swings for the body but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Tomoguchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomoguchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomoguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomoguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Tomoguchi misses the shot to the body.
Tomoguchi drives through and clinches with Drake against the cage.
Drake presses Tomoguchi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomoguchi misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
A big right from Drake misses.
Tomoguchi throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomoguchi lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Tomoguchi throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tomoguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomoguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi clinches with his opponent.
Drake tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dezmond Drake.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dezmond Drake!
A very excited looking Dezmond Drake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Kersikov (ranked 2999 p4p, 2862 weight class) and Anabolic Asteroid (ranked 332 p4p, 322 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Re-Style - I'm Alive. Asteroid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anabolic Asteroid!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asteroid. That did some damage!
Asteroid tries to clinch there but Kersikov circles away.
Asteroid takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov with a nice calf kick.
Asteroid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asteroid throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
Asteroid defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kersikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asteroid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Asteroid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov with a jab.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Asteroid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
Asteroid throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Asteroid ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Asteroid throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov throws an off balance right hand
and Asteroid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asteroid.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asteroid in his tracks.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Asteroid off balance momentarily.
Asteroid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov scores with a leg kick.
Asteroid wants to clinch up but Kersikov keeps it at a distance.
Kersikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Asteroid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asteroid's hands.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Asteroid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Kersikov.
Kersikov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asteroid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asteroid moves into the clinch successfully.
Kersikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Asteroid catches Kersikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kersikov avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Asteroid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Asteroid throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kersikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asteroid with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid lands with an uppercut that bounces Kersikov off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asteroid throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Asteroid thinks about the counter body kick.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Kersikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Asteroid throws a fast counter high kick but Kersikov manages to duck under it in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Kersikov dominated that round.
That's time! Kersikov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Asteroid darts in trying to clinch
and Asteroid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Asteroid throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asteroid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Asteroid takes the fight into the clinch.
Kersikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asteroid has Kersikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Asteroid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid lands an elbow just above Kersikov 's eye.
It looks like Sergej Kersikov has been cut.
Asteroid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asteroid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kersikov slows down the pace here.
Asteroid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asteroid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kersikov.
Kersikov blocks an uppercut.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kersikov avoids it.
Asteroid crunches a lovely knee into Kersikov's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid lands an uppercut.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
Asteroid misses with a knee strike.
Asteroid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kersikov blocks an elbow strike from Asteroid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Kersikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Asteroid can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
Asteroid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Asteroid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kersikov is defending well for now.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but Kersikov avoids the damage to the body.
Anabolic Asteroid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov avoids the elbow strike from Asteroid, against the cage.
Asteroid tries to throw a body punch but Kersikov avoids it by throwing Asteroid back against the cage.
Kersikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asteroid backwards.
Kersikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sergej Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asteroid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asteroid closes the distance and pushes Kersikov back into the cage.
Asteroid misses with a body punch.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
Asteroid lands a knee to the body.
Asteroid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kersikov is defending well for now.
Asteroid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to break the clinch but Asteroid is controlling the position.
Kersikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Asteroid managing to block the knees to the body from Kersikov.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asteroid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kersikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asteroid scores with a shot to the side of Kersikov's head.
Asteroid throws a head punch that misses.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Asteroid is keeping busy.
Kersikov blocking some punches.
Asteroid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kersikov is defending well for now.
Asteroid can't find room to land a body shot as Kersikov controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Asteroid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asteroid tries a body shot but Kersikov blocks it.
Kersikov misses with the head strike.
Kersikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asteroid blocks an elbow strike from Kersikov.
Asteroid lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov misses with some punches.
Asteroid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kersikov gets through Asteroid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Asteroid throws an elbow that misses.
Kersikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kersikov misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kersikov.
Kersikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asteroid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kersikovs head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anabolic Asteroid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergej Kersikov's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Asteroid blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a hook but Asteroid avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
Asteroid tries to clinch up.
Kersikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asteroid on the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Asteroid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kersikov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut
and Asteroid counters with an inside leg kick.
Asteroid scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Sergej Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asteroid thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Asteroid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov scores with a punch to the head.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. Asteroid saw that one coming.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Asteroid counters with a straight right hand.
Kersikov misses with a low kick as Asteroid jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Asteroid! But no joy.
Asteroid tries to work over Kersikov's front leg with a kick but Kersikov checks it.
Asteroid throws a series of strikes that have Kersikov backpedaling.
Asteroid drops Kersikov with a beautiful combination! Kersikov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Asteroid is looking for the KO!
Kersikov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Asteroid counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kersikov's knee momentarily.
Oh Kersikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Kersikov.
Kersikov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid moves forwards but Kersikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Asteroid staying out of range there.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Asteroid counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asteroid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Asteroid looks to clinch
and Kersikov counters with a head kick.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. Asteroid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Asteroid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Asteroid slips a straight right by Kersikov.
Asteroid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Asteroid ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asteroid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Kersikov finds it's target.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick
and Asteroid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov throws a shot from downtown. Asteroid moves away and avoids it.
Kersikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asteroid throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Asteroid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kersikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Asteroid has time to react.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Asteroid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Asteroid. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kersikov scores with a hook.
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Asteroid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Asteroid.
Asteroid is looking to clinch.
Asteroid blocks a low kick nicely.
Asteroid lands with a nice body punch.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asteroid walks into a jab.
Asteroid throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asteroid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anabolic Asteroid.
I think Asteroid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anabolic Asteroid!
A very excited looking Anabolic Asteroid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leevi Saros (ranked 1576 p4p, 1340 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 216 p4p, 176 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saros might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marko Hietala - Stones. Leevi Saros had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leevi Saros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Saros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Saros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saros blocks it well.
Graves misses with a kick to the body
and Saros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Graves thuds his right hand into Saros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Leevi Saros has been cut.
Saros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with a hook. Saros ducked under it nicely.
Saros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saros lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saros.
Graves only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saros throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves's coach down at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Saros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saros is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saros.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Saros counters with a right hand to the body.
Graves thumps Saros with a low kick.
Saros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saros lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saros lands the left hand.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Saros counters with a stiff right hand.
Saros avoids a kick to the body.
Saros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Saros misses with a straight left.
Graves slips a straight right by Saros.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a cross.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves unleashes a big counter combination but Saros bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saros just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Saros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saros throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves counters with a good low kick that Saros was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saros takes one to the side of the head.
Graves cracks Saros with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saros misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Saros throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Saros 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.
Saros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graves 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 Saros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saros tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Graves manages to circle out of the way.
Saros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves misses with a head kick.
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 Leevi Saros will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Saros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saros misses with a jab to the body
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saros swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind Saros 's knee.
Saros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saros.
Saros misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Saros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saros blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tests Saros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves throws out a leg kick but Saros moves out of range and Graves only half commits.
Saros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saros.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Saros had a free shot at his head there.
Saros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Saros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Saros is looking to counter punch.
Saros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saros misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saros avoids the head kick by Graves.
An attempted straight right counter from Saros misses the target.
Graves slips under a jab.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Terrance Graves's cut even more.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saros moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Saros misses.
Saros dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saros moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Saros.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Saros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saros under the eye.
Saros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Graves misses with a body kick.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Saros misses the body punch
and Saros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saros misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Saros.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graves throws a leg kick but Saros moved away.
Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Saros's side.
Saros throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terrance Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves scores with a jab. Saros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Saros misses
and Graves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saros loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Saros uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves punishes Saros's body with a nice straight punch.
Saros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is looking to slow Saros down with leg kicks.
Saros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Saros is rocked!
Graves ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Saros out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrance Graves!
A very excited looking Terrance Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations.
Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kostov (ranked 1447 p4p, 1559 weight class) and Minoari Amida (ranked 213 p4p, 232 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoari Amida!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Amida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kostov connects with a leg kick.
Amida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kostov checks a leg kick.
Amida tries a low kick but Kostov avoids it.
Kostov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amida is out of range.
Minoari Amida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amida is looking for the big counter here.
Amida throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kostov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amida was well out of range. Poor timing from Kostov.
Amida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amida lunges at Kostov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kostov's hand.
Amida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amida throws a jab when Kostov was well out of range.
Kostov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kostov takes a swing at Amida's ribcage but misses.
Kostov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Minoari Amida has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kostov - just one landing.
Kostov scoring well with a low kick there.
Amida throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
Amida throws a series of punches but Kostov avoids them all with ease.
Amida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kostov takes one to the chin there.
Amida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kostov throws the kick towards the body but Amida avoids it.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Amida.
Kostov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kostov swings for the body but Amida moves out of range.
Kostov moves away from the strike by Amida.
Amida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Amida saw that one coming.
Kostov throws a push kick but Amida slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Amida motions for Kostov to come forward. Amida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kostov is looking to chop away at Amida's legs.
Amida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kostov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Amida! But no joy.
Nice cross by Kostov.
Amida looks to land a right hand but Kostov moved out of range.
Kostov throws a jab but it's blocked by Amida.
Amida misses with a low kick.
Kostov throws a right hand that misses
and Amida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amida scores with a head kick. Kostov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Amida takes a swing at Kostov's ribcage but misses.
Kostov misses with a wild body shot.
Amida misses with a hook.
Kostov throws a body punch but Amida moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kostov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amida.
It looked like Kostov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amida thumps Kostov with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Amida.
A big left from Kostov misses.
Kostov lands a slapping body shot.
Amida throws a lazy uppercut
and Amida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amida throws the left hand but Kostov avoids the punch easily.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kostov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kostov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Amida misses the target.
Amida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Kostov misses.
Amida cracks Kostov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kostov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kostov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kostov blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kostov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Kostov misses its intended target.
Amida misses with a low kick.
Amida tries to score with a low kick but Kostov moves his leg out of the way.
Kostov closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kostov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Amida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amida misses with a punch on the inside.
Kostov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kostov.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Amida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kostov's elbow.
Kostov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kostov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kostov duly obliges.
Amida lands with an uppercut that bounces Kostov off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minoari Amida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Amida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kostov scores with a nice right hand.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amida throws a low kick but Kostov moves out of range easily.
Amida misses with a straight left.
Kostov walks into a straight right hand from Amida.
Amida blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kostov. That snapped Amida's head back.
Kostov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amida moves away.
Kostov misses the shot to the body.
Kostov checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amida checks a leg kick nicely.
Amida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov wants to land a leg kick but Amida is out of range.
Amida throws out a counter right but Kostov avoids it with no problem.
Amida throws a lazy right hand but Kostov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kostov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostov throws a hook but Amida blocks it.
Amida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kostov thumps Amida with a low kick.
Amida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kostov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amida, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Kostov to work.
Amida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Amida fails to land.
Amida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amida tries to land a knee to the head but Kostov blocks with his arms.
Kostov lands a hook that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Kostov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amida misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kostov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kostov defending well as Amida loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kostov.
Kostov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kostov moves into the clinch.
Kostov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amida can do to turn this around?
Kostov leaning against his opponent.
Amida misses with some punches.
Amida looking to slow down the pace here.
Amida tries to land a knee to the head but Kostov blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kostov blocks an uppercut.
Kostov tries to throw a body punch but Amida avoids it by throwing Kostov back against the cage.
Kostov lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kostov pushes Amida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kostov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kostov lands with a left to the head.
Amida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
Kostov lands a left hand.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Amida.
Amida is trying to maintain a safe position but Kostov gets an underhook and turns Amida into the cage.
Kostov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov managing to block the knees to the body from Amida.
Amida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kostov is defending well for now.
Kostov managing to block the knees to the body from Amida.
Amida struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov digs a right hand into Amida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amida's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amida lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kostov as Amida tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amida struggles to land a body shot inside as Kostov controls his hands.
Kostov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Amida lands a right hand.
Kostov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amida backwards.
Kostov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Kostov struggles to land a body shot inside as Amida controls his hands.
Kostov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kostov taking a breather.
Kostov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the body.
Amida is breathing heavily.
Amida misses with a punch on the inside.
Amida has had enough of the clinch but Kostov keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Kostov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Minoari Amida's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Amida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amida misses with a low kick as Kostov jumps back.
Kostov blocks a leg kick.
Amida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kostov if he has to take too many more of those.
Amida throws a head kick that misses.
Kostov connects with a body shot that sends Amida's belly button to the back.
Kostov is looking to slow Amida down with leg kicks.
Kostov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kostov throws the kick towards the body but Amida avoids it.
Kostov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kostov working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amida stalling in the clinch but Kostov improves position.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amida can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Amida throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike.
Pavel Kostov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kostov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Amida tries to land knees in the clinch but Kostov avoids the damage to the body.
Amida working Kostov over with knees to the body.
Kostov swings wildly with an uppercut but Amida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kostov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kostov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amida can't find room to land a body shot as Kostov controls the action.
Kostov digs a right hand into Amida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amida's gas tank.
Amida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kostov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kostov scores with a shoulder strike.
Kostov blocking some punches.
Kostov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kostov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavel Kostov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov scores with a nice head shot.
Amida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amida slips under a jab.
Kostov checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kostov. Amida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kostov throws a series of punches but Amida moves out of range.
And Amida responds with a good body kick, but Kostov manages to step out the way in time.
Kostov looks to land a left hand but Amida moved out of range nicely.
Amida ducks under a wild hook from Kostov.
Kostov misses with an uppercut. Amida saw that one coming.
Kostov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kostov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kostov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kostov moves out of range as Amida throws a body kick.
Kostov misses with an uppercut.
Kostov throws the kick towards the body but Amida avoids it.
Minoari Amida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amida feints a counter leg kick.
Amida throws a low kick but Kostov avoids it.
Kostov lands with an uppercut that bounces Amida off the cage and back into range.
Kostov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kostov checks a low kick from Amida.
Kostov lands a leg kick that knocks Amida off balance momentarily.
Kostov throws a body punch but Amida moves out of range.
Kostov connects with a single shot there.
Kostov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kostov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Amida throws a body punch but Kostov moves out of range.
Kostov lands a leg kick that knocks Amida off balance momentarily.
Amida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Kostov.
Kostov misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amida tries to move into range but Kostov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kostov's sensitive parts.
Kostov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kostov connects with a right hand. Amida shakes it off.
Amida misses with a body shot.
Amida misses with a looping right.
Kostov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amida looks to score with a jab to the body but Kostov is just out of range.
Amida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kostov.
Kostov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Amida misses
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kostov.
A jab from Kostov finds it's way through Amida's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kostov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kostov 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kostov!
A very excited looking Pavel Kostov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 2107 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Ghengis Khan (ranked 80 p4p, 54 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ghengis Khan enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghengis Khan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at kill or be killed F boring Fights in the buildup to the fight.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Cortez walks into a jab.
Ghengis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan lands with a right hand.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ghengis Khan has been cut.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Cortez's defenses.
Khan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan lands the left hand.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Ghengis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Cortez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cortez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khan's half guard.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Cortez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cortez is looking for a kimura but Khan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cortez to get the leverage.
Khan trying to control but Cortez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Khan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Khan. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cortez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Khan scores with a nice head shot.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Cortez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Cortez persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Cortez's defenses.
Khan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Cortez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cortez passes to side control.
Khan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cortez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Khan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cortez but great work by Khan.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghengis Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Khan enables Cortez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Khan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez pushes down on Khan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khan is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khan avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cortez.
Khan is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez working over Khan with some ground and pound. Khan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cortez.
Cortez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cortez is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Khan defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Khan slips a jab from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan lands a jab.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cortez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Khan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khan defends it well.
Khan is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
Cortez is thwarting Khan's attempts to control the position.
Khan is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard.
Cortez is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cortez is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cortez with the ground and pound but Khan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cortez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Khan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Khan avoids it well.
Cortez feints and as Khan raises his hands in defense, Cortez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez trying to move into half guard but instead Khan has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez managing to control the position.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cortez pulls Khan in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Cortez trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khan as he jumps to the side.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Khan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khan scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Khan misses.
Cortez is looking for a counter combo.
Cortez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cortez.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez slips under a jab from Khan.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez lands a two punch combo.
Khan cracks Cortez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khan swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan has Cortez up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Cortez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez walks into a jab.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Ghengis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cortez.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Khan had a free shot at his head there.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khan but Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Khan misses.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghengis Khan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghengis Khan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 1494 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 198 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bezerra checks a leg kick.
Bezerra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mac Airt misses with a straight right.
A jab from Mac Airt misses.
Bezerra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bezerra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mac Airt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bezerra somewhat.
Mac Airt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been hearing reports that Mac Airt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bezerra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bezerra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mac Airt throws out the jab.
Bezerra scores with a takedown into Mac Airt's guard.
Bezerra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mac Airt is trying to keep Bezerra in close.
Mac Airt wants to improve his position but instead Bezerra has moved into half guard.
Mac Airt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bezerra is looking to advance position but Mac Airt won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bezerra connects with a nice short shot to Mac Airt's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt moves into full guard.
Mac Airt trying to keep a closed guard but Bezerra is proving a slippery customer.
Mac Airt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bezerra throwing strikes from guard but Mac Airt blocks nicely.
Bezerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mac Airt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Mac Airt keeps moving.
Mac Airt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt has his foot on Bezerra's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bezerra works his way back into a safe position though.
Mac Airt pulls Bezerra in to control the position.
Mac Airt looking for a sweep. Not yet Mac Airt, not yet.
Mac Airt working a defensive guard but Bezerra passes into half guard.
Mac Airt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bezerra scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mac Airt is defending against the submission attempts here by Bezerra.
Bezerra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mac Airt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bezerra is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt is trying to get back to full guard.
Mac Airt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bezerra scoring with some ground and pound.
Bezerra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mac Airt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mac Airt is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bezerra, into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mac Airt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bezerra is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erasmo Bezerra will probably get the nod.
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.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bezerra walks into a stiff left hand from Mac Airt.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Airt. Bezerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Airt lands a leg kick that knocks Bezerra off balance momentarily.
Bezerra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bezerra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac Airt moves away.
Mac Airt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mac Airt slips under a jab.
Mac Airt throwing a counter right hand but Bezerra manages to avoid it.
Bezerra ducks under a wild hook from Mac Airt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra digs a good hook to Mac Airt's body.
Mac Airt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Mac Airt misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt misses the shot to the body.
Bezerra misses with a takedown attempt
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bezerra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bezerra. That did some damage!
Mac Airt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mac Airt lands with a shot to the body.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bezerra with the counter takedown but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt cracks Bezerra with a good jab.
Mac Airt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bezerra to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt throws the left hand but Bezerra avoids the punch easily.
Mac Airt scores with a decent looking hook.
Cormac Mac Airt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac Airt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac Airt throws out a loose jab but Bezerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mac Airt throws a leg kick
enabling Bezerra to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac Airt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot
and Bezerra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mac Airt has momentary wrist control but Bezerra slips an elbow through the middle.
Bezerra won't allow Mac Airt to sweep him here.
Mac Airt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Mac Airt keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bezerra working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bezerra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mac Airt is looking for a triangle but Bezerra pushes his legs off easily.
Bezerra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mac Airt keeping moving, preventing Bezerra from controlling successfully.
Bezerra wants to pass the guard but Mac Airt is keeping the position.
Bezerra wants to control from the top but Mac Airt keeps moving.
Mac Airt managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bezerra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Erasmo Bezerra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bezerra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mac Airt looking to control.
Bezerra trying to control but Mac Airt is working from the bottom.
Bezerra postures up and lands a big shot to Mac Airt's brow.
Mac Airt keeping moving, preventing Bezerra from controlling successfully.
Bezerra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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 Cormac Mac Airt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cormac Mac Airt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mac Airt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bezerra 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.
Mac Airt needs to keep his hands up - Bezerra had a free shot at his head there.
Bezerra cracks Mac Airt with an open hand slap.
Mac Airt looks to land a right hand but Bezerra moved out of range.
Bezerra misses with a body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a three punch combo that has Bezerra backing up. Bezerra nods at Mac Airt to acknowledge the strikes.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Airt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezerra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bezerra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mac Airt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bezerra counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bezerra is trying to get an arm triangle but Mac Airt is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Mac Airt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bezerra working the strikes but Mac Airt uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bezerra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mac Airt wants to control but Bezerra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bezerra wants to take a breather but Mac Airt is having none of it.
Mac Airt trying to control from the bottom.
Mac Airt is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mac Airt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bezerra pulls his head out easily.
Bezerra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mac Airt keeps working.
Mac Airt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bezerra.
Bezerra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mac Airt has hold of Bezerra's hands but Bezerra slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bezerra wants to pass to mount but Mac Airt is defending the position.
Bezerra working over Mac Airt with some ground and pound. Mac Airt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mac Airt is trying to maintain the position but Bezerra is very close to passing his half guard.
Bezerra is looking for a kimura but Mac Airt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bezerra to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt gets full guard.
Mac Airt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mac Airt keeping moving, preventing Bezerra from controlling successfully.
Mac Airt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mac Airt has control of Bezerra's left arm, preventing Bezerra from doing any damage.
Bezerra tries to free his leg and advance position but Mac Airt is retaining full guard.
Bezerra postures up.
Bezerra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mac Airt controls Bezerra momentarily but Bezerra frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bezerra shoots in looking for a takedown but Mac Airt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bezerra's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bezerra slips under a jab.
Bezerra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bezerra throws out a counter right but Mac Airt avoids it with no problem.
Mac Airt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bezerra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bezerra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Mac Airt.
Bezerra takes one on the button.
Mac Airt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bezerra is just out of range.
A low kick lands for Mac Airt.
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 Cormac Mac Airt.
I think Mac Airt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cormac Mac Airt!
After winning the bout, Cormac Mac Airt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 511 p4p, 905 weight class) and Tris Kapula (ranked 70 p4p, 122 weight class). Pinks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HUMBLE.. Devonte Pinks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tris Kapula !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinks slips a straight right by Kapula .
It looked like Pinks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kapula .
Nice defenses there by Pinks.
That kick from Pinks tenderised Kapula 's leg. Kapula is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kapula connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinks's hands.
Pinks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kapula throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinks counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapula .
Pinks connects with a leg kick.
Pinks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Pinks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kapula throws the left hand but Pinks avoids the punch easily.
Kapula throws a right hand that misses
and Pinks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kapula thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks defending well as Kapula loads up on a big left hand.
Pinks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pinks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kapula throws a hook to the side of Pinks's head but Pinks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinks half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kapula misses with a right hand
and Pinks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tris Kapula has been cut.
A jab from Kapula misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks 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.
Pinks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kapula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tris Kapula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinks ducks under a wild hook from Kapula .
Kapula throws an off balance right hand
and Pinks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kapula ! Pinks lets Kapula back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kapula is rocked!
Pinks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kapula is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinks finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kapula might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kapula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinks rattles Kapula with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Kapula tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pinks dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Kapula stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Devonte Pinks!
During a confident post fight interview, Devonte Pinks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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