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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jørgen Kristiansen (ranked 3065 p4p, 3181 weight class) and Bohnomme SeptHeures (ranked 377 p4p, 385 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jørgen Kristiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bohnomme SeptHeures!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristiansen scores with a shot to the body.
SeptHeures moves in looking to clinch but Kristiansen pushes him off.
Kristiansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
SeptHeures misses with a body kick.
SeptHeures clinches with his opponent.
SeptHeures tries to land knees in the clinch but Kristiansen avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for SeptHeures to work.
Kristiansen misses with a punch to the body.
Kristiansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Kristiansen there.
SeptHeures takes one to the chin there.
Kristiansen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
SeptHeures stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kristiansen.
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!
Kristiansen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kristiansen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
SeptHeures on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kristiansen scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SeptHeures staying out of range there.
SeptHeures steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kristiansen.
A slow jab from Kristiansen misses its intended target.
SeptHeures wants to counter the offense by Kristiansen and move into the clinch position.
Kristiansen throws a sloppy head kick and SeptHeures moves out of range easily.
Kristiansen sets himself, and SeptHeures steps forward looking for the clinch! Kristiansen avoids it this time.
We've been informed that SeptHeures has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kristiansen's jab looks to have found its range, popping SeptHeures under the eye.
SeptHeures takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Kristiansen lands an impressive looking overhand right. SeptHeures doesn't seem phased though.
Kristiansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kristiansen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
SeptHeures tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kristiansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kristiansen moves away from the strike by SeptHeures.
Jørgen Kristiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SeptHeures misses with an uppercut
and Kristiansen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
SeptHeures gets a clinch.
SeptHeures digs a right hand into Kristiansen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kristiansen's gas tank.
Kristiansen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Kristiansen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
SeptHeures misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen avoiding damage as SeptHeures throws knees to the body.
SeptHeures missing with knees to the body.
Kristiansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
SeptHeures tries a knee to the head but Kristiansen blocks it.
Kristiansen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with SeptHeures's elbow.
Kristiansen scores with a shot to the side of SeptHeures's head.
SeptHeures misses with a knee strike.
Kristiansen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kristiansen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kristiansen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kristiansen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
SeptHeures misses with a hook to the ribs.
SeptHeures lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
SeptHeures tries to land a knee to the head but Kristiansen blocks with his arms.
Kristiansen lands with a short shot to the head.
Kristiansen throws a punch but it's blocked by SeptHeures.
Kristiansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristiansen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen throws a body punch but SeptHeures moves out of range.
Kristiansen scores with a body shot.
Kristiansen scores with a nice head shot.
Kristiansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SeptHeures manages to avoid it.
Kristiansen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
SeptHeures has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
SeptHeures tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kristiansen throws a right hand that SeptHeures ducks under and follows up with a left that SeptHeures also avoids with ease.
Kristiansen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of SeptHeures 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kristiansen lands a jab to the nose.
SeptHeures takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kristiansen, as that shot connected.
SeptHeures 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures is looking to land body kicks.
Kristiansen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kristiansen's jab looks to have found its range, popping SeptHeures under the eye.
Kristiansen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left and a right from Kristiansen both land. Nice combination.
SeptHeures throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kristiansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kristiansen misses with a hook. SeptHeures ducked under it nicely.
SeptHeures tries to clinch up.
Kristiansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kristiansen misses with a straight right.
Kristiansen sets himself, and SeptHeures steps forward looking for the clinch! Kristiansen avoids it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristiansen misses with a looping right.
SeptHeures steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good shot there by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen connects with an inside leg kick.
SeptHeures swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jørgen Kristiansen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kristiansen thuds his right hand into SeptHeures's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kristiansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but SeptHeures moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kristiansen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
SeptHeures wants to counter with a clinch but Kristiansen pushes him away.
SeptHeures moves away from the strike by Kristiansen.
Nice cross by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kristiansen throws a shot from downtown. SeptHeures moves away and avoids it.
Kristiansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
SeptHeures walks into a jab.
Kristiansen misses with a two punch combination.
Kristiansen sets himself, and SeptHeures steps forward looking for the clinch! Kristiansen avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kristiansen misses the target.
Jab by Kristiansen.
SeptHeures's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Kristiansen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristiansen misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen ducks under a wild hook from SeptHeures.
SeptHeures moves out of range of the strikes.
Kristiansen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kristiansen throws a shot from downtown. SeptHeures moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen thuds his right hand into SeptHeures's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A leg kick checked by Kristiansen.
SeptHeures checks a leg kick nicely.
Kristiansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that SeptHeures can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from SeptHeures misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Kristiansen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kristiansen. SeptHeures does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen connects with a right hand. SeptHeures shakes it off.
Kristiansen looks to throw the jab but SeptHeures is out of range.
Kristiansen looks to score with a jab to the body but SeptHeures is just out of range.
SeptHeures is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures is looking to clinch but Kristiansen is avoiding it.
SeptHeures needs to keep his hands up - Kristiansen had a free shot at his head there.
Kristiansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from SeptHeures.
Kristiansen scores with the left hand. SeptHeures knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristiansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jørgen Kristiansen is winning the standup battle so far.
SeptHeures has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from SeptHeures there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kristiansen connects with a body shot.
Kristiansen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kristiansen connects with the punch.
SeptHeures misses with an uppercut. Kristiansen saw that one coming.
Kristiansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kristiansen throws a solid leg kick but SeptHeures takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kristiansen.
SeptHeures is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
SeptHeures is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kristiansen looks to land a right hand but SeptHeures moved out of range.
Kristiansen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kristiansen misses.
Kristiansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping SeptHeures at a distance.
Kristiansen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kristiansen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kristiansen ducks under a wild hook from SeptHeures.
Kristiansen scores with a nice right hand.
Kristiansen misses with a straight left.
SeptHeures steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
SeptHeures misses with a low kick.
Kristiansen throwing a counter right hand but SeptHeures manages to avoid it.
Kristiansen throws a series of punches but SeptHeures moves out of range.
SeptHeures uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen misses with a hook. SeptHeures ducked under it nicely.
SeptHeures tries to counter with a clinch but Kristiansen shakes him off and moves away.
Kristiansen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but SeptHeures checks it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kristiansen throws a jab but it's blocked by SeptHeures.
Kristiansen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
SeptHeures tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kristiansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
SeptHeures tries to move into range but Kristiansen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
SeptHeures takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
SeptHeures drops his hands momentarily and Kristiansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Kristiansen.
Kristiansen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
SeptHeures shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Kristiansen finds it's way through SeptHeures's defenses.
A bone on bone clash there as SeptHeures blocks the leg kick.
SeptHeures shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jørgen Kristiansen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
SeptHeures shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good leg kick by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen tries a low kick but SeptHeures avoids it.
SeptHeures wants to counter the offense by Kristiansen and move into the clinch position.
Kristiansen lands a nice shot to the body.
SeptHeures gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kristiansen.
Kristiansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristiansen avoids a kick to the body.
SeptHeures tries to clinch up.
SeptHeures throws a jab when Kristiansen was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristiansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses SeptHeures's sensitive parts.
Kristiansen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt SeptHeures.
Kristiansen lands a nice leg kick that just misses SeptHeures's sensitive parts.
Kristiansen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kristiansen feints and then cracks SeptHeures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow SeptHeures down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristiansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Kristiansen finds it's target.
Kristiansen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kristiansen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kristiansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
SeptHeures takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kristiansen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kristiansen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kristiansen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
SeptHeures throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kristiansen counter with a right hand.
Kristiansen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kristiansen lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kristiansen feints and then cracks SeptHeures's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow SeptHeures down.
SeptHeures avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
SeptHeures wants to counter the offense by Kristiansen and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kristiansen scores with a jab.
SeptHeures slips a jab from Kristiansen.
SeptHeures tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kristiansen looks to land a combination. SeptHeures sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kristiansen scores with a jab to the head.
SeptHeures misses with a body kick.
SeptHeures takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
SeptHeures looks to land a body kick but Kristiansen moved away.
Kristiansen checks a low kick from SeptHeures.
Kristiansen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. SeptHeures eats them both and turns towards Kristiansen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kristiansen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
SeptHeures keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SeptHeures wants to counter the offense by Kristiansen and move into the clinch position.
Kristiansen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristiansen scores with a nice head shot.
SeptHeures throws a looping overhand right but Kristiansen ducks down to avoid it.
SeptHeures 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.
SeptHeures ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kristiansen moves away.
Kristiansen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kristiansen sets himself, and SeptHeures steps forward looking for the clinch! Kristiansen avoids it this time.
Kristiansen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kristiansen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kristiansen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by SeptHeures.
Bohnomme SeptHeures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
SeptHeures takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
SeptHeures is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
SeptHeures avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
SeptHeures fails in his attempt to clinch.
SeptHeures looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jørgen Kristiansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SeptHeures drops his hands momentarily and Kristiansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kristiansen cracks SeptHeures with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
SeptHeures has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristiansen connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Kristiansen catches SeptHeures right on the button with a cross.
Kristiansen scores with a decent looking hook.
SeptHeures fails with an attempt to clinch.
SeptHeures misses with a body kick.
It looked like Kristiansen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kristiansen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kristiansen lands a nice looking body shot.
SeptHeures takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristiansen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
SeptHeures on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kristiansen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between SeptHeures's hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jørgen Kristiansen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kristiansen 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jørgen Kristiansen!
After winning the bout, Jørgen Kristiansen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bowers (ranked 2515 p4p, 3567 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 363 p4p, 479 weight class). Powell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Bowers throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
Powell throws out a powerful jab.
Powell throws the left hand but Bowers avoids the punch easily.
Bowers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowers throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a leg kick that knocks Bowers off balance momentarily.
Bowers missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Powell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowers manages to avoid it.
Bowers throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Powell throws a poor cross that misses
and Bowers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell connects with a leg kick.
Powell with a nice calf kick.
Powell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bowers connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell misses with a hook. Bowers ducked under it nicely.
Powell throws an overhand right that lands on Bowers's shoulder, as Bowers tries to avoid the shot.
Bowers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowers misses the target.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Bowers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowers connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Bowers misses
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers misses with a body kick.
Bowers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Powell.
As Powell backs away, Bowers returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowers. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kemar Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Powell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bowers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bowers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powell. Powell obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowers.
Bowers slips a jab from Powell.
Bowers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bowers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowers is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Powell throws a hook but Bowers blocks it.
Powell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bowers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Powell cracks Bowers with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemar Powell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowers throws a shot from downtown. Powell moves away and avoids it.
Powell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Powell.
Bowers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bowers might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Powell throws a body kick that misses
and Bowers counters with a straight right hand.
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powell.
Powell throws out a counter right but Bowers avoids it with no problem.
Oooooh!!! Bowers has knocked Powell down with a huge combo! Bowers steps away and waves a wobbly Powell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Kemar Powell has been cut.
Bowers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowers looks to land a combination but Powell avoids it well.
Kemar Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell with the inside leg kick.
Bowers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell throws a body kick that misses.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Bowers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Bowers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowers is just out of range.
Bowers cracks Powell with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Powell looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Bowers finish him?
 Powell is rocked!
Crunch! Bowers slams his shin into Powell's torso.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowers moves out of range as Powell strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowers cracks Powell with a hook to the temple - Powell is on wobbly legs here! Bowers swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Powell falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bowers wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Bowers!
Our winner, Ryan Bowers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Diggs (ranked 5162 p4p, 3339 weight class) and Tomiji Fukusawa (ranked 601 p4p, 452 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Diggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomiji Fukusawa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fukusawa throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukusawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukusawa.
Diggs is looking to counter punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diggs!
Diggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fukusawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diggs with a nice calf kick.
Fukusawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diggs throws a quick counter head kick but Fukusawa was just out of range.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggs scores with a push kick.
Diggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukusawa.
Fukusawa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Diggs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukusawa. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukusawa.
Diggs moves into range and clinches up with Fukusawa.
Diggs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Diggs as the two fighters clinch.
Diggs lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs digs a right hand into Fukusawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fukusawa's gas tank.
Diggs landing knees to the head.
Fukusawa looks winded!
Fukusawa has had enough of the clinch but Diggs keeps him there for the moment.
Diggs landing knees to the body.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Diggs.
Diggs is working Fukusawa over against the cage.
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fukusawas head.
Fukusawa is rocked!
Diggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fukusawas head.
Fukusawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Diggs finish him?
Diggs works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fukusawa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Diggs is unloading with more strikes now! Fukusawa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Diggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bonaparte (ranked 2202 p4p, 3096 weight class) and Elijah Anderson (ranked 318 p4p, 431 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte connects with the punch.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Elijah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonaparte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonaparte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonaparte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonaparte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bonaparte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Bonaparte looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bonaparte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Bonaparte's legs - danger averted.
Anderson trying to control but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Bonaparte is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bonaparte is retaining full guard.
Anderson trying to control but Bonaparte is working from the bottom.
Bonaparte controlling the position.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bonaparte keeps moving.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bonaparte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson cracks Bonaparte with a solid left hand.
Bonaparte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bonaparte looking for a triangle here. Anderson is fighting it but it looks tight! Bonaparte pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Anderson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacques Bonaparte!
A very excited looking Jacques Bonaparte 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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#R1##CL2#
Carioni instigates a clinch.
Carioni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali'i backwards.
Carioni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ali'is head.
A nice left hand lands by Ali'i.
Ali'i tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali'i lands a body shot.
Ali'i throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carionis head.
Carioni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carioni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali'i blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali'i definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carioni misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Carioni - that landed with a thud.
Ali'i working hard to break the clinch.
Carioni lands a shot to the body.
Carioni throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carioni lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Carioni.
A shot in the inside from Carioni.
Carioni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali'i lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Ali'i. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali'i.
Ali'i throws a punch but it's blocked by Carioni.
Ali'i throws a head punch that misses.
Ali'i tries to throw a body punch but Carioni avoids it by throwing Ali'i back against the cage.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali'i has a couple of punches blocked by Carioni.
Ali'i lands a left hand.
Carioni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali'i's efforts to push away.
Carioni misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Carioni - that landed with a thud.
Carioni misses with a punch on the inside.
Carioni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali'i throws a punch but it's blocked by Carioni.
Carioni lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Ali'i breaks from the clinch.
Carioni lands with a straight right. Ali'i didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Ali'i.#CUT#It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Carioni lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Carioni there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali'i misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Carioni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Carioni clinches.
Ali'i struggles to land a body shot inside as Carioni controls his hands.
A short right from Ali'i on the inside.
Ali'i has a couple of punches blocked by Carioni.
A short left from Carioni.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali'i.
Carioni lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Carioni - that landed with a thud.
Carioni lands with a right to the head.
Ali'i misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali'i misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carioni blocks an uppercut.
Carioni has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ali'i seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carioni can turn it around.#T3#
Ali'i tries to work over Carioni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali'i swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carioni throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Carioni.
A hook to the body from Carioni.
Ali'i is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Carioni.
A short right from Carioni.
Carioni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carioni lands with a right to the head.
Carioni struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali'i controls his hands.
Carioni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carioni pushes Ali'i back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carioni lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali'i backwards.
Carioni lands a hook that snaps the head of Ali'i backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carioni blocks an uppercut.
Carioni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carioni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carioni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Carioni.
#T4#
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Carioni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali'i backwards.
Carioni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Carioni.
Ali'i misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carioni.
Carioni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Carioni. #ROC2#Ali'i is rocked!
Carioni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Ali'i is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carioni digs a right hand into Ali'i's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ali'i's gas tank.
Carioni stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carioni lands a nice shot to the body.
Carioni presses Ali'i against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carioni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali'i.
Ali'i seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali'i working aggressively here.
Carioni lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carioni creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ali'i's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ali'i drops to his knees and Carioni pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Carioni!
A victorious Rodrigo Carioni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 2374 p4p, 2907 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 317 p4p, 387 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki cracks Dukic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peramaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Peramaki has managed to clinch.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peramaki jumps into guard, dragging Dukic to the mat.
Peramaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dukic trying to control the position from guard on top but Peramaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukic tries to stand but Peramaki is controlling from the bottom.
Peramaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic wants to stand but Peramaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dukic has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Peramaki to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Dukic is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Peramaki pulls down on the head and he's put Dukic to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Brown (ranked 1790 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 273 p4p, 253 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meridius manages to avoid it.
Meridius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brown with a body shot.
Brown throws a hook but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meridius circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Meridius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Brown misses.
It seemed like Meridius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robert Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Meridius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meridius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meridius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Meridius slips the punch.
Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Meridius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meridius.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meridius was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Meridius throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown throws a body punch but Meridius moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meridius! But no joy.
Brown is looking to wear down Meridius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Meridius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meridius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Meridius.
Meridius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meridius.
Meridius tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A short right from Meridius on the inside.
Meridius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Meridius in his tracks for a moment.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius working aggressively here.
Meridius lands with a light punch inside.
Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meridius lands with a left to the head.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Meridius.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meridius lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Meridius - that landed with a thud.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Brown blocks a body shot from Meridius.
Meridius swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Meridius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meridius misses with a punch on the inside.
Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Brown.
Brown blocks a body shot from Meridius.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Meridius - that landed with a thud.
Meridius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocking some punches.
Meridius blocks a body shot from Brown.
A short uppercut from Meridius.
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 Robert Brown will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown cracks Meridius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown misses with an uppercut
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
Meridius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Meridius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meridius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Meridius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meridius moves away.
Meridius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown thuds his right hand into Meridius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meridius counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown cracks Meridius with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robert Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown tries to clinch but Meridius moves away
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meridius is out of range and Brown settles back down.
It seemed like Meridius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Meridius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Meridius counters with a nice right hand that sends Brown toppling to the canvas! Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Meridius finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Meridius lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Meridius as the two fighters clinch.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Meridius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meridius breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Meridius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Meridius counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brown! Meridius lets Brown back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Brown is rocked!
Brown misses with a hook
and Meridius counters with a huge right that knocks Brown out cold! Meridius is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Meridius!
A victorious Maximus Meridius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kush Cake (ranked 2000 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Marcel Thibodeaux (ranked 251 p4p, 271 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kush Cake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcel Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cake throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Cake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux sends Cake crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thibodeaux is motioning to the referee to let Cake up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Kush Cake has been cut.
Cake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux.
Cake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux cracks Cake with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cake tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Thibodeaux pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cake is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Thibodeaux!
An out of breath Marcel Thibodeaux thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gervonta Davis (ranked 1477 p4p, 684 weight class) and Archie Oliveira (ranked 200 p4p, 101 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Unstoppable - Gervonta Davis ▶ Motivation blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gervonta Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Archie Oliveira has been cut.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira slips nicely into half guard.
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.
Oliveira frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Davis is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Davis flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Oliveira anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Davis and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Oliveira slips an arm under Davis chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Oliveira has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Oliveira is squeezing on Davis like an anaconda would it's prey. Davis fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Archie Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muenster Romano (ranked 448 p4p, 833 weight class) and Tagnarach Kamara (ranked 63 p4p, 120 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muenster Romano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tagnarach Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Kamara throws a body punch but Romano moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romano.
It looks like Tagnarach Kamara has been cut.
Romano misses with a jab to the body
and Kamara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Muenster Romano has been cut.
Kamara misses with a straight right.
Muenster Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara drops his hands momentarily and Romano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romano takes a swing at Kamara's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano has closed the distance and engaged Kamara in a clinch.
Romano blocks a body shot from Kamara.
Romano prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Romano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara blocks an uppercut.
Kamara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romano blocks a body shot from Kamara.
Romano blocking some punches.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara scores with a shot to the side of Romano's head.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara is working Romano over against the cage.
Romano blocking some punches.
Kamara lands a nice knee to the body.
Romano prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Kamara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kamara.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kamara fails to land.
Kamara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamara.
A left hand lands to the body for Romano.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
Romano blocks a body shot from Kamara.
A shot in the inside from Romano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romano.
Romano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano blocking some punches.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano lands a nice shot to the body.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
Kamara working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Romano avoids the damage to the body.
Kamara lands a nice uppercut.
Kamara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Romano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamara can turn it around.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Kamara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamara misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Kamara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamara throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Kamara landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Romano.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Romano avoids the damage to the body.
Kamara misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Kamara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romano misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Kamara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romano.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kamara.
Kamara tries to work over Romano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.
Romano lands a right hand.
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Kamara throws a head punch that misses.
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Romano working aggressively here.
Kamara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Kamara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tagnarach Kamara will probably get the nod.
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.
Romano lands a body shot.
Kamara tests Romano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kamara misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano misses with some punches.
Romano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Romano is leaning against Kamara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.
Romano lands a nice uppercut.
Kamara has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Romano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Kamara misses with some punches.
Romano presses Kamara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Romano lands with a left to the head.
Kamara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romano is defending well for now.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Romano is working Kamara over against the cage.
Kamara blocking some punches.
Kamara lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kamara misses with some punches.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Kamara scores a nice knee to the body.
Romano pushes Kamara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romano blocking some punches.
Kamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Romano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
Kamara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamara throws a punch but it's blocked by Romano.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Romano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Romano.
Kamara tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Romano avoids the damage to the body.
Kamara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamara tries to land knees in the clinch but Romano avoids the damage to the body.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Muenster Romano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Romano managing to block the knees to the body from Kamara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Romano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kamara pushes Romano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kamara working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Kamara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Romano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Romano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Romano.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Romano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamara blocking some punches.
Romano lands a body punch.
Romano avoiding damage as Kamara throws knees to the body.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
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 Muenster Romano will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kamara misses with the body kick
and Romano counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kamara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romano to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Kamara misses
and Kamara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romano scores with a hook.
Kamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romano.
Romano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Romano.
Muenster Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamara swats away the attempt to clinch by Romano.
Romano misses with a body punch
enabling Kamara to counter with a crisp jab.
Kamara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romano lands a body shot.
Kamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romano manages to avoid it.
Kamara lunges at Romano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Romano's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romano scores with a body shot.
Kamara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamara at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano wants to clinch.
Romano is looking to wear down Kamara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Romano takes a swing at Kamara's ribcage but misses.
Kamara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamara.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamara throws a head punch that misses.
Romano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamara can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Romano.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kamara.
Romano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romano.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano presses Kamara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamara swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamara pushes Romano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kamara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamara tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
Kamara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romano or not.
Kamara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kamara.
Kamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
Kamara blocks an uppercut.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano working aggressively here.
Kamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Romano misses with the head strike.
Kamara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tagnarach Kamara just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Romano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romano tries to clinch up.
Kamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romano.
Romano wants to clinch up but Kamara keeps it at a distance.
Romano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romano misses with a right hand
and Kamara counters with a good low kick that Romano was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by Kamara misses
and Romano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamara only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kamara.
Kamara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Romano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romano misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kamara misses.
Romano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamara.
Romano clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romano.
A short uppercut from Romano.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamara's elbow.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kamara.
Romano has a couple of punches blocked by Kamara.
Romano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Kamara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kamara tries a body shot but Romano blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romano blocks a body shot from Kamara.
A hook to the body from Kamara.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamara's elbow.
Romano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kamara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
Kamara has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Romano on the inside.
Romano blocks a body shot from Kamara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamara.
A short right from Kamara.
Kamara throws a head punch that misses.
Romano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kamaras head.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Romano.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Kamara has a couple of punches blocked by Romano.
Kamara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romano working aggressively here.
Romano takes a shot to the head.
Kamara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kamara as the two fighters clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Romano lands a hook that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamara tries to throw a body punch but Romano avoids it by throwing Kamara back against the cage.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kamara prevents a body shot from Romano.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamara.
Romano tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
Kamara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Kamara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kamara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kamara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kamara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tagnarach Kamara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kamara can pounce on him.
Kamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Romano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Romano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamara counters with a left to the body.
Kamara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romano connects with a right hand. Kamara shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara throws a leg kick but Romano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kamara misses with a leg kick
and Romano counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romano takes a swing at Kamara's ribcage but misses.
Kamara counters with a body kick.
Romano has closed the distance and engaged Kamara in a clinch.
Romano misses with some punches.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
A short right from Kamara on the inside.
Kamara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romano scores with a shot to the side of Kamara's head.
Kamara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romano's elbow.
Kamara working aggressively here.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Romano.
Romano lands an uppercut.
Muenster Romano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Romano.
Romano lands a nice shot to the body.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Kamara avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Romano struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
Romano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kamara misses with the head strike.
Romano prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Nice body punch from Kamara - that landed with a thud.
Romano throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romano gets through Kamara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano lands a shoulder strike.
Kamara misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamara throws a head punch that misses.
Kamara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kamara can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Kamara misses with a punch to the body.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamara just leaning against Romano, taking a breather.
Kamara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romano backwards.
Kamara struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
Romano prevents a body shot from Kamara.
Kamara misses with a body punch.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Kamara avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Kamara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romano scores with a hook to the body.
Romano lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamara misses with a punch to the body.
Romano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamara backwards.
Romano tries to work over Kamara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Kamara - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Kamara - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Romano.
Romano misses with a body punch.
Romano tries a body shot but Kamara blocks it.
Romano is leaning against Kamara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romano.
Kamara lands with a left to the head.
Romano works on Kamara's body with a couple of short punches.
Romano blocking some punches.
Romano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romano as Kamara tries to tie him up.
Romano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Muenster Romano.
I think Kamara 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tagnarach Kamara!
Tagnarach Kamara is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Tagnarach Kamara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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