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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 1776 p4p, 2016 weight class) and Anthony Ruiz (ranked 249 p4p, 281 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ruiz's choice of entrance music: DB7 - Squid Game Drill. Anthony Ruiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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8 - 4 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz misses with a straight left.
Tonioli is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with a leg kick
and Tonioli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tonioli stalling the fight.
Tonioli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tonioli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonioli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruiz misses with a knee strike.
Tonioli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tonioli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Tonioli works on Ruiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonioli blocks it with crossed arms.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruiz looks winded!
Tonioli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonioli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonioli has Ruiz pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tonioli.
Tonioli pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tonioli.
Tonioli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tonioli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Tonioli pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruiz takes a shot to the head.
Tonioli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tonioli leaning against his opponent.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Tonioli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tonioli lands a shoulder strike.
 Ruiz is rocked!
Ruiz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tonioli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ruiz can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Tonioli.
Ruiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonioli finish him?
A hook to the body from Tonioli.
Tonioli pushes Ruiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tonioli scores with a hook to the body.
Tonioli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tonioli.
Tonioli lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ruiz to his knees! Tonioli keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Tonioli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 1098 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Tama Ruiha (ranked 164 p4p, 363 weight class). Mifune comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Samurai. Ruiha has chosen Polynesian Traditional Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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Excellent MT
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tama Ruiha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiha misses with a straight left.
Mifune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruiha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruiha misses the jab.
Ruiha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruiha throws a big shot that misses.
Ruiha slips a jab and a cross from Mifune.
Mifune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiha.
Ruiha scores with a body shot.
A big right from Ruiha misses.
Ruiha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mifune was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruiha.
Mifune closes the distance and clinches.
Mifune misses with a punch to the body.
Mifune tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mifune lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mifune.
Ruiha swings wildly with an uppercut but Mifune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruiha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mifune blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mifune fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mifune stalling the fight.
Ruiha blocks a body shot from Mifune.
Ruiha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mifune.
Ruiha tries to throw a body punch but Mifune avoids it by throwing Ruiha back against the cage.
Mifune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mifune swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruiha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Our sources have told us that Mifune has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mifune blocking some punches.
Mifune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruiha's elbow.
Ruiha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mifune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mifune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruiha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mifune pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruiha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mifune misses with the head strike.
Ruiha breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Mifune. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mifune.
Ruiha missing with a left hand there. Mifune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mifune clobbers Ruiha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune pushes Ruiha up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ruiha fails to land.
Ruiha has a couple of punches blocked by Mifune.
Ruiha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruiha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mifune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mifune scores with a shoulder strike.
Mifune tries to throw a body punch but Ruiha avoids it by throwing Mifune back against the cage.
Mifune makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruiha throws a head punch that misses.
Mifune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mifune lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruiha backwards.
Ruiha is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruiha.
A short body shot lands from Ruiha as the two fighters clinch.
Mifune has Ruiha pressed against the cage, preventing Ruiha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruiha is leaning against Mifune and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mifune pushes Ruiha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mifune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruiha lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Kikuchiyo Mifune has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mifune slips a straight right by Ruiha.
A big right from Ruiha misses.
Ruiha lands a big uppercut and Mifune crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mifune looks OK. Ruiha waves Mifune back to his feet!
 Mifune is rocked!
Ruiha throws a pinpoint strike between Mifune's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Mifune crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ruiha scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tama Ruiha!
A relieved looking Tama Ruiha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Kikuchiyo Mifune stepped up to the mic, saying 'Going back to the drawing board'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biscuit Oliva (ranked 1387 p4p, 777 weight class) and Lucas Barbosa (ranked 205 p4p, 117 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oliva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vo Williams - Primal (ft. Vyceroy). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biscuit Oliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliva slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
Oliva moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa scores with a three punch combo!
Oliva has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oliva pinned against the cage. Oliva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbosa tries to sprawl but Oliva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Barbosa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Oliva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barbosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barbosa keeping full guard, as Oliva tries to pass.
Barbosa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barbosa is trying to control the position but Oliva postures up.
Oliva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barbosa on the ground.
Barbosa seems keen to control Oliva's posture.
Oliva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Oliva uses it to pass to side control.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep.
Oliva misses with the ground and pound.
Oliva misses with the ground and pound.
Oliva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barbosa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Oliva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliva throws an elbow but Barbosa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Barbosa parries the strikes from Oliva easily there. Oliva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barbosa to escape.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Oliva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barbosa wants to control but Oliva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Oliva has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliva.
Barbosa moves into full guard.
Barbosa working a defensive guard here.
Oliva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Oliva.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Oliva throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.
Oliva misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa with the counter takedown but Oliva avoids it easily.
Barbosa defending well as Oliva loads up on a big left hand.
Barbosa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Oliva, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Oliva against the cage but Oliva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biscuit Oliva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Barbosa.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
 It looks like Lucas Barbosa has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Oliva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Oliva coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliva connects with a body shot.
Oliva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barbosa lands in his opponent's guard.
Oliva wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biscuit Oliva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Barbosa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oliva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barbosa thinking.
Oliva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice straight punches there by Oliva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oliva.
Biscuit Oliva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbosa works over Oliva's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliva tries to bum rush Barbosa with a series of wild strikes but Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbosa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliva counters with a stiff right hand.
Barbosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oliva scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliva takes one on the button.
Oliva moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.
Oliva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliva swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barbosa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barbosa's back!
Oliva trying to control.
Biscuit Oliva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliva is not going to allow Barbosa to sit and survive in this position.
Barbosa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Oliva gets his way!
Oliva is throwing strikes but Barbosa counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Barbosa regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliva wants to pass to mount but Barbosa is defending the position.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oliva.
Oliva content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Barbosa has locked up a guillotine! Barbosa's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Oliva is holding on here and Barbosa must be using up a lot of energy. Oliva has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Barbosa gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucas Barbosa!
Lucas Barbosa very nearly forgot to thank UNDEFEATED amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 564 p4p, 2007 weight class) and Maurice Tillet (ranked 81 p4p, 279 weight class). Bradley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sudbury Saturday Night. Derrick Bradley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Tillet's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Tillet!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Bradley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradley.
Tillet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
Tillet is rocked!
Tillet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley counters with a huge left! Tillet is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bradley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tillet from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bradley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Bradley!
Our winner, Derrick Bradley, 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 Milan Jovovic (ranked 751 p4p, 1462 weight class) and Bob Crawley (ranked 114 p4p, 221 weight class). Crawley has chosen Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Jovovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley clobbers Jovovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jovovic loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley throws a body punch but Jovovic moves out of range.
Jovovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jovovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley scores with the left hand. Jovovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jovovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jovovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Jovovic's leg. Jovovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Jovovic lands a slapping body shot.
Jovovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Jovovic.
Milan Jovovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovovic manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jovovic.
Crawley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jovovic checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Jovovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jovovic lands a jab to the nose.
Jovovic stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley walks into a stiff left hand from Jovovic.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jovovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jovovic misses with a body punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovovic is just out of range.
Jovovic throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovovic.
Jovovic missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jovovic misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Jovovic 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.
Crawley throws a head kick but Jovovic moves out of range.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch lands to the side of Crawley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Jovovic does it's job there.
Crawley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jovovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jovovic checks a leg kick.
Jovovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Jovovic. Those never looked like landing.
Jovovic scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Jovovic steps away.
Jovovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jovovic lands the left hand.
Jovovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovovic cracks Crawley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jovovic drops Crawley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Crawley looks back up at him and smiles so Jovovic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crawley is rocked!
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!
Jovovic misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovovic finish him?
Jovovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jovovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
Jovovic scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovovic. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jovovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crawley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Jovovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Jovovic tries to avoid it.
Crawley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Jovovic.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovovic.
Jovovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Crawley.
Jovovic sends Crawley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jovovic is motioning to the referee to let Crawley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jovovic checks a low kick from Crawley.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic misses with a hook
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jovovic throws a right hand that misses
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovovic misses with a looping left.
Jovovic backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jovovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawley. Crawley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jovovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Jovovic loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Jovovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jovovic throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
Jovovic swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with an outside leg kick.
Jovovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Jovovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jovovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Jovovic lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jovovic looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Jovovic misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovovic throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Jovovic misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jovovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crawley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jovovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jovovic has got the better of the exchanges.
Crawley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovovic moves away.
Crawley walks into a jab.
A left lands for Crawley.
Jovovic is rocked!
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovovic.
Jovovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Jovovic misses the shot to the body.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Jovovic avoids it with no problem.
Crawley misses with a hook.
A big left from Jovovic misses.
Jovovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Jovovic misses
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Jovovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic connects with a single shot there.
Jovovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Jovovic works the jab nicely.
Jovovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jovovic thinking.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Jovovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Jovovic swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovovic. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jovovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Jovovic sizes up Crawley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic throws a big shot that misses.
Jovovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Jovovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Milan Jovovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Jovovic's leg. Jovovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jovovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Jovovic slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Jovovic misses its target.
Jovovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Jovovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Jovovic's belly button to the back.
Jovovic swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jovovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crawley in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jovovic.
Jovovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jovovic misses the target.
Crawley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jovovic misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with a flying knee that drops Jovovic!
Crawley content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Crawley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jovovic misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jovovic scores with a body shot.
Jovovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jovovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jovovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jovovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jovovic avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Nice body punch from Jovovic.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Jovovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jovovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Jovovic misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Jovovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crawley under the eye.
Crawley slips under a jab from Jovovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jovovic's knee momentarily.
Crawley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crawley slips under a jab from Jovovic.
Jovovic lands with a right that hurts Crawley. Crawley looks to clinch but Jovovic throws a short knee that drops Crawley. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Milan Jovovic!
A victorious Milan Jovovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 1154 p4p, 1169 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 167 p4p, 168 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 2 - 0 |
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire slips a jab from Burnett.
Burnett looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zaire shoots in for a double leg but Burnett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zaire clinches up with Burnett and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaire fails to pull guard.
Burnett working aggressively here.
Burnett lands with a right to the head.
Zaire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Burnett walks away with a smile on his face. Zaire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdullah Zaire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burnett throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range.
Burnett scores with a nice head shot.
Burnett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burnett looks to land a left hand but Zaire moved out of range nicely.
Zaire throws the left hand but Burnett avoids the punch easily.
Burnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burnett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zaire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnett.
Burnett digs a good body shot into Zaire's ribs.
Burnett misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zaire switches off momentarily and Burnett cracks him with a monster right hand! Zaire topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Burnett dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Burnett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Khalil Burnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shichiroji San (ranked 529 p4p, 624 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 72 p4p, 95 weight class). San comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Samurai. Guilherme Godoi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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21 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shichiroji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi lands a slapping body shot.
Godoi looks to land a left hand but San moved out of range nicely.
San throws a leg kick which misses Godoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Godoi tries to avoid it.
San drives through and clinches with Godoi against the cage.
Godoi avoiding damage as San throws knees to the body.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Godoi has a couple of punches blocked by San.
A short uppercut from Godoi.
Godoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Godoi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
San lands an elbow inside that Godoi shrugs off.
It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
San goes for a takedown attempt but Godoi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
San wants to clinch
and Godoi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
San swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Godoi to counter with a crisp jab.
San walks into a stiff left hand from Godoi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San darts in and clinches Godoi up against the cage.
Godoi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San trying to land knees to the body.
San misses with a body punch.
Godoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Godoi.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godoi tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
San wants a takedown.
Godoi has had enough of the clinch but San keeps him there for the moment.
Godoi digs a right hand underneath San's ribcage. San let out a lung full of air as it connected.
San is breathing heavily.
San throws a head punch that misses.
Godoi misses with a body punch.
Godoi lands an uppercut.
A short right from Godoi.
Godoi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godoi jabs San to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godoi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Godoi lands a jab.
San throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops San! Godoi lets San back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
San is rocked!
San tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Godoi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
San tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Godoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
San misses with a looping right.
San wants to clinch but Godoi slips to the side
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Godoi lands a big right hand that sends San crashing to the mat! Godoi stays standing though and waves San back to his feet!
Oh San is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godoi sends San crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Godoi is motioning to the referee to let San up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
San attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
San wants to clinch but Godoi slips to the side
and Godoi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San tries to score a power double leg takedown but Godoi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten San somewhat.
Godoi throws out a counter right but San avoids it with no problem.
San seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shichiroji San. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godoi throws a shot to the body.
San tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps San thinking.
Godoi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Godoi throws a shot to the body.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Godoi jabs San to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Godoi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Godoi jabs San to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi lands a nice hook to San's body. San takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godoi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before San has time to react.
Godoi cracks San with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Godoi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning San to stand back up!
Godoi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! San had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
San throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Godoi counters with a nice right hand that sends San toppling to the canvas! San scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Godoi finish him?!
San tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Godoi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Godoi throws out a counter right but San avoids it with no problem.
San gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Godoi scores with a counter punch that sends San to the canvas! Godoi smells blood - he's punishing San with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! San has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Godoi!
A victorious Guilherme Godoi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Shichiroji San spoke after the fight, saying 'It's all about life lessons'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 1024 p4p, 631 weight class) and Darren Frost (ranked 149 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banito Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Frost!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gianni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frost.
Frost thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gianni looks to throw the jab but Frost is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gianni.
Gianni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banito Gianni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gianni swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a nice body shot.
Gianni misses with a straight left.
Gianni throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Gianni throws a combination that misses
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gianni misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Frost on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gianni throws a shot from downtown. Frost moves away and avoids it.
Gianni works Frost's body with a nice hook.
Gianni misses with a lunging right hand
and Frost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gianni lands with a nice body punch.
Frost cracks a nice hook into Gianni's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost scores with a hook to the body.
Gianni has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost working hard to break the clinch.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Gianni takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Banito Gianni has been cut.
Gianni working aggressively here.
Frost breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Frost.
Donk. Gianni catches Frost right on the button with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frost checks a leg kick.
Gianni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gianni is breathing heavily.
Gianni throws a right hand that misses
and Frost counters with a stiff right hand.
Gianni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gianni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands with a straight right. Gianni didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost moves out of range as Gianni strikes.
Frost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gianni doesn't seem bothered though.
Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
Frost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gianni misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gianni fails to land.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Frost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost sizes up Gianni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gianni defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Gianni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frost drops Gianni with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gianni looks back up at him and smiles so Frost waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gianni is rocked!
Gianni swings widly with a right hand
and Frost counters with a huge left! Gianni is in big trouble! He's backing up but Frost isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gianni from any more damage. A dominating finish by Frost!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Frost!
Darren Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 43 p4p, 822 weight class) and Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 2 p4p, 44 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Ivkov scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivkov takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Ivkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ivkov blocks a head kick by Hall.
Aleksandar Ivkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall wants to slow Ivkov down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivkov misses with a hook.
Hall throws a leg kick but Ivkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Ivkov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hall with a poor takedown
and Ivkov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Hall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Ivkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aleksandar Ivkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Ivkov misses.
Ivkov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Ivkov lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ivkov's half guard.
Ivkov pushes Hall off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivkov misses the jab.
Hall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivkov pinned against the cage. Ivkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ivkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ivkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ivkov wants to stand back up but Hall manages to pass into side control.
Ivkov tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hall easily slips into full mount!
Hall pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Ivkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall looking to control but Ivkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivkov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ivkov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hall swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ivkov is now in Hall's guard. A big mistake from Hall there, giving up the dominant position!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandar Ivkov dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Ivkov manages to break the clinch.
Ivkov scores with a hook.
Ivkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivkov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Hall jumps into guard, dragging Ivkov to the mat.
Hall pushes a forearm under Ivkov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ivkov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiko San (ranked 28 p4p, 155 weight class) and Anthony Epolito (ranked 5 p4p, 30 weight class). Epolito has chosen Rowdy/ Bandits as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anthony Epolito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiko San!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Epolito!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epolito swinging wildly here.
San throws an overhand right that lands on Epolito's shoulder, as Epolito tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Epolito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Epolito scores with a jab to the body.
San tests Epolito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by San. Beautiful body shot.
Epolito drops his hands momentarily and San takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San takes a body punch but keeps moving.
San listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
San thuds his right hand into Epolito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epolito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epolito throws a right hand that misses
and San cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
San lands a big right hand that sends Epolito crashing to the mat! San stays standing though and waves Epolito back to his feet!
Epolito is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Epolito has been cut.
Epolito throws a leg kick but San sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like San was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Epolito.
Epolito is still on wobbly legs! Can San finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito works San's body with a nice hook.
Epolito seems to have recovered his senses.
Epolito slips a straight right by San.
Epolito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Epolito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from San misses the target.
San clinches up with Epolito and pushes him back against the cage.
Epolito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Epolito throws an off balance right hand
and Epolito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San throws a lazy right hand but Epolito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San avoids a kick to the body.
San slips under a jab from Epolito.
Epolito throws a leg kick but San sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Epolito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San throwing a counter right hand but Epolito manages to avoid it.
San throws a hook but Epolito blocks it.
A nice side step and Epolito releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anthony Epolito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epolito loads up on a big right hand but San slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from San misses its target.
San ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epolito moves away.
San misses the shot to the body.
Epolito looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
San tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epolito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck San on the side of the head.
San steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Epolito.
A big left from Epolito misses.
Epolito swings for the body but San moves out of range.
Epolito throws a good cross that connects.
San throws out a loose jab but Epolito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epolito works San's body with a nice hook.
San misses with a hook
and Epolito counters with a stiff right hand.
Epolito works over San's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Aiko San has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Epolito lands with a thumping leg kick.
San misses with a wild body shot.
Epolito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from San misses.
Epolito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Epolito misses.
Epolito connects with a body shot that sends San's belly button to the back.
San throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epolito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
San slips a straight right by Epolito.
San takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Epolito walks into a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts San, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epolito lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San slips a straight right by Epolito.
A little feinted left hand from San on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
San moves out of range as Epolito strikes.
San is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Epolito does no damage.
It looked like San wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
San slips under a jab from Epolito.
San swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - San throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epolito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San.
Epolito connects with a body shot that sends San's belly button to the back.
San slips a jab from Epolito.
Epolito connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epolito misses with a leg kick.
San takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Epolito with a jab.
Epolito cracks San with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Epolito will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Epolito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Epolito 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 San has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from San and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anthony Epolito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
San throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epolito blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Epolito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Epolito in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Epolito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San was well out of range. Poor timing from Epolito.
Epolito jabs at San's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Epolito. That snapped San's head back.
Epolito connects with a body shot that sends San's belly button to the back.
San throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epolito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito lands with a good body shot.
Epolito throws a hook but San avoids it easily.
Epolito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Epolito throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - San throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Epolito throws a right and a left that both miss.
San avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick from Epolito, right into the meat of the thigh.
San darts in trying to clinch
and Epolito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Epolito throws a hook but San blocks it.
San moves away from the strike by Epolito.
San rushes Epolito and presses him up against the cage.
Epolito blocks a body shot from San.
Epolito lands a shot to the body.
Epolito tries to break free but San pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from San fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epolito is trying to break free.
San throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito lands an uppercut.
Epolito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and San avoids it.
San tries a body shot but Epolito blocks it.
Epolito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from San on the inside.
San misses with a short punch on the inside.
San lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Epolito.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Epolito uses good head movement to avoid it.
San is working Epolito over against the cage.
Epolito is trying to stall.
Epolito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Epolito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epolito avoids the body shot from San.
San tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epolito was well out of range. Poor timing from San.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from San.
Epolito works San's body with a nice hook.
San moves out of range of the body kick.
Epolito lands with a thumping leg kick.
San scores with a jab to the jaw.
Epolito misses with a low kick as San jumps back.
San throwing a counter right hand but Epolito manages to avoid it.
Epolito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epolito.
San takes one to the chin there.
San slips a jab from Epolito.
Epolito avoids the body shot from San.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Epolito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito scores with a kick to the midsection.
Epolito takes a swing at San's ribcage but misses.
San works Epolito's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
San works Epolito's body with a nice hook.
San takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Epolito lands a jab.
Nice shot by San.
San uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Epolito catches San with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Epolito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San.
San throws a body punch but Epolito moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
San throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Epolito looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
Epolito throws a leg kick but San moved away.
Epolito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from San.
Epolito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent San stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Epolito with a nice calf kick.
Epolito throws a combination that misses
and San counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
San misses with an uppercut. Epolito saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito lands with a shot to the body.
San throws a poor cross that misses
and Epolito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Epolito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
San tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epolito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Epolito throws a lazy uppercut
and San counters with a right hand to the body.
San takes a swing at Epolito's ribcage but misses.
Epolito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Epolito scores with a hook.
Epolito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
San gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Epolito.
San lands a jab to the nose.
Epolito looks to land a left hand but San moved out of range nicely.
San waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epolito.
Epolito misses with an uppercut
and San cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San closes the distance and clinches.
San softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
San works on Epolito's body with a couple of short punches.
Epolito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
San blocks a body shot from Epolito.
San lands a right hand.
San has Epolito pressed against the cage, preventing Epolito from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Epolito controls the action.
San lands with a right to the head.
Epolito blocks an uppercut.
Epolito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito prevents a body shot from San.
A short body shot lands from Epolito as the two fighters clinch.
Epolito lands a body punch.
San lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Epolito gets through San's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epolito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning San up against the cage.
San struggles to land a body shot inside as Epolito controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epolito blocks a body shot from San.
San takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Epolito.
San lands with a short head shot on the inside.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San tries to throw a body punch but Epolito avoids it by throwing San back against the cage.
San tries to throw a body punch but Epolito avoids it by throwing San back against the cage.
Epolito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San checks the leg kick.
San looks to clinch
enabling Epolito to counter with a crisp jab.
San is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Epolito is predictable there
and San counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Epolito takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San moves into the clinch.
Epolito misses with the head strike.
San lands with a light punch inside.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epolito misses with a punch to the body.
San misses with a punch to the body.
Epolito blocking some punches.
San prevents a body shot from Epolito.
San misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epolito lands a body shot.
Epolito blocking some punches.
Epolito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San backwards.
San misses with the head strike.
Epolito misses with a hook from the clinch.
San blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San lands a left hand that snaps the head of Epolito backwards.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Epolito.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko San clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! San's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
San moves away from the strike by Epolito.
San clinches up against the cage.
Aiko San has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Epolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Epolito.
Epolito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by San.
Epolito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract San.
San is looking to clinch.
Epolito looks to throw a body kick
and San cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
San keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San misses with a wild body shot.
Epolito loads up on a big right hand but San slips the punch.
San swings widly with a right hand
and Epolito counters with a body kick that stops San in his tracks momentarily.
San bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San works Epolito's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Epolito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epolito keeps the fight on the outside.
Epolito misses with a jab, cross combination.
San clinches up against the cage.
San misses with some punches.
Epolito is working San over against the cage.
Epolito just leaning against San, taking a breather.
San misses with a body punch.
Epolito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San fails in his attempt to clinch.
Epolito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on San. That did some damage!
San takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epolito scores with a jab.
Epolito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Epolito misses with a hook. San ducked under it nicely.
Epolito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps San's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San throws out a loose jab but Epolito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epolito lands a jab-cross combination.
Epolito throws a poor cross that misses
and Epolito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San walks into a jab.
Epolito tries to score with a low kick but San moves his leg out of the way.
Epolito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
San connects with a body shot.
Epolito is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
San fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San tries to clinch there but Epolito circles away.
San throws an off balance right hand
enabling Epolito to counter with a crisp jab.
Epolito throws a body punch but San moves out of range.
Epolito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San manages to avoid it.
Epolito throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
Epolito throws a series of punches but San avoids them all with ease.
San looks to clinch
enabling Epolito to counter with a crisp jab.
San closes the distance and clinches.
Epolito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Epolito.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epolito throws a head punch that misses.
Epolito lands with a left to the head.
San struggles to land a body shot inside as Epolito controls his hands.
Epolito working aggressively here.
Epolito blocks an uppercut.
Epolito tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Epolito back against the cage.
Epolito tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
San misses with a body punch.
Epolito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
San lands a right hand that snaps the head of Epolito backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San working aggressively here.
San throws a head punch that misses.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epolito's elbow.
Epolito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
San lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epolito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epolito lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Epolito dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Epolito stuns San with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
San throws out a loose jab but Epolito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Epolito.
San is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
San doesn't manage to clinch there - Epolito circles away.
Epolito lands with a good body shot.
San misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epolito lands a really nice looking cross but San seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Epolito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Epolito.
A swing and a miss from San.
Epolito lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Epolito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Epolito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - San looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Epolito scores with a hook to the body. San takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
San tests Epolito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
San tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Epolito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Epolito misses the shot to the body.
Epolito scores with the left hand. San knows he should have avoided that one.
San tries to clinch up but Epolito circles away and keeps his distance.
Epolito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epolito slips a jab from San.
Aiko San has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epolito scores with a nice right hand.
Epolito looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
Epolito avoids the body shot from San.
Epolito counters with a body kick.
Epolito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San manages to avoid it.
San drops his hands momentarily and Epolito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San is rocked!
San swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epolito throws out a counter right but San avoids it with no problem.
Oh San is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San fails with an attempt to clinch.
San seems to have got his legs back now.
Epolito throws a sloppy body shot
and San counters with a lovely 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!
San closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
San tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epolito was well out of range. Poor timing from San.
Epolito misses with an uppercut.
Epolito swats away the attempt to clinch by San.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San scores with a jab.
Epolito lands a nice looking body shot.
Epolito throws a leg kick that misses.
Epolito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Epolito.
Epolito misses with a jab to the body
and San counters with a straight right hand.
Epolito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
San lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Epolito throws a left and a right that both miss
and San makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
San misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Epolito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San moves in looking to clinch but Epolito pushes him off.
San looks to land a left hand but Epolito moved out of range nicely.
San tries to clinch
and Epolito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San slips a jab and a cross from Epolito.
San was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
San defending well as Epolito loads up on a big left hand.
Epolito lands a lovely overhand right.
Epolito misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting San counter with a right hand.
Anthony Epolito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Epolito scores with a jab to the jaw.
San tries to clinch up.
Epolito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab from San.
Epolito misses with an uppercut
and San counters with a left to the body.
Epolito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Epolito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Epolito 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Epolito!
Anthony Epolito is the new lightweight champion!
Anthony Epolito managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bondi MMA 🏝️, into his post fight interview.
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