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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vudu Sims (ranked 586 p4p, 2382 weight class) and Joaquim Caetano (ranked 32 p4p, 133 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vudu Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Caetano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Caetano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Caetano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sims dives on top into guard.
Caetano is looking for a triangle but Sims pushes his legs off easily.
Caetano looking for a guillotine here but Sims defends easily.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Caetano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims wants to get up but he can't break Caetano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Our spies down at at Pure Progress Fitness inform us that Caetano has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims is looking to work some ground and pound but Caetano has wrist control.
Sims definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Caetano looking to control.
Sims throws a big elbow that misses.
Sims trying to control but Caetano is working from the bottom.
Caetano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sims gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sims controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sims trying to control the position from guard on top but Caetano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caetano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sims.
Caetano shoots in and gets a takedown into Sims's guard.
Caetano connects with a couple of short punches.
Sims trying to keep a closed guard but Caetano is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sims holds on and takes a little breather.
Caetano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caetano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caetano engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Caetano is looking to pass into half guard but Sims pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sims is in guard.
Sims wants to control from the top but Caetano keeps moving.
Sims loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caetano working for a triangle but Sims defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caetano holds on and takes a little breather.
Sims wants to stand but Caetano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sims wants to control from the top but Caetano keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sims decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Caetano avoids the body shot from Sims.
Vudu Sims is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Sims. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sims.
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 Vudu Sims will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caetano throws a combination that misses
and Sims counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Caetano falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vudu Sims!
After winning the bout, Vudu Sims 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 1713 p4p, 2110 weight class) and Devon Jackson (ranked 235 p4p, 282 weight class). Mifune comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Samurai. Devon Jackson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Devon Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mifune closes the distance and clinches.
Mifune lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifune has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mifune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mifune drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mifune.
Our sources have told us that Mifune has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Mifune stalling against the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mifune.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mifune is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Mifune lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mifune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mifune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mifune lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson looks winded!
Mifune lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Mifune connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Mifune connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackson's face.
Mifune lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Mifune lands a body shot.
A short left from Mifune.
Mifune tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Mifune has Jackson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mifune pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jackson tumbling to the mat - Mifune dives into Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Mifune passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifune controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mifune.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mifune stalling.
Mifune is keen to just control but Jackson is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Mifune throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mifune keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mifune thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Mifune perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mifune.
Mifune scores with a jab.
Mifune avoids the head kick by Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mifune feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jackson sprawling to the canvas! Jackson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mifune finish him?!
 Jackson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifune fakes the body blow, causing Jackson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Jackson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kikuchiyo Mifune!
Kikuchiyo Mifune bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shichiroji San (ranked 848 p4p, 2388 weight class) and Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 120 p4p, 315 weight class). San comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Samurai. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shichiroji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ebubekir Siddik!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siddik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and San tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siddik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as San sprawls well. San wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Siddik gets slowly back to his feet.
Siddik misses with a left hand
and San counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siddik's knee momentarily.
Siddik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been hearing reports that San has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A low kick from San misses
and Siddik counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
San is controlling Siddik's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
San looking to hit a scissor sweep but Siddik is one step ahead there.
San controlling the position.
San has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
San is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Siddik wants to improve his position but San is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siddik desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Siddik is looking to control San's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siddik avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with San in particular looking to stall.
Siddik is controlling San's trapped leg to prevent San from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
San throws out a leg kick but Siddik moves out of range and San only half commits.
The fighters circling - San throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Siddik or perhaps it was just good defense by San, which made it look bad.
Siddik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and San counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shichiroji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebubekir Siddik.
Siddik misses with a straight right.
San waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siddik.
Siddik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. San catches Siddik right on the button with a cross.
Siddik misses with a shot to the body
and San counters with a good low kick that Siddik was not able to check.
Siddik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik missing with a left hand there. San was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
San shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Siddik misses with a takedown attempt - San sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
San lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siddik takes a swing at San's ribcage but misses.
Siddik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and San counters with a good low kick that Siddik was not able to check.
Siddik looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
San cracks a nice hook into Siddik's ribs.
San is looking to slow Siddik down with leg kicks.
San throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shichiroji San dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
San swings for the body but Siddik moves out of range.
Siddik tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Siddik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siddik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shichiroji San is winning the standup battle so far.
Siddik misses with a hook
and Siddik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San scores with the left hand. Siddik knows he should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siddik.
Siddik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
San scores with a nice right hand.
San avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San lunges at Siddik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Siddik's hand.
San misses with a body shot.
Siddik moves out of range of the strikes.
And Siddik tries to counter it with a takedown but San pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Siddik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Siddik misses with a takedown attempt - San sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shichiroji San is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from San misses the target.
Siddik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from San with a body shot.
Siddik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but San swivels and escapes.
Shichiroji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebubekir Siddik.
San throws a looping overhand right but Siddik ducks down to avoid it.
San lands with an uppercut that bounces Siddik off the cage and back into range.
San jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siddik slips under a jab.
San uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siddik.
San moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Siddik.
San connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San works Siddik's body with a nice hook.
San throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siddik can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by San.
San ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siddik moves away.
Siddik feints the counter takedown.
Nice takedown defense from San. No joy for Siddik on that attempt.
San drops Siddik with a beautiful combination! Siddik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - San is looking for the KO!
Siddik is rocked!
Siddik is breathing heavily.
San lands a nice looking body shot.
Ebubekir Siddik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San jabbing away but nothing is landing.
San defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Siddik.
San scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
San lands a nice leg kick that just misses Siddik's sensitive parts.
San throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San.
San catches Siddik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
San scores with a punch to the head.
Siddik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by San. Beautiful body shot.
San ducks under a wild hook from Siddik.
Siddik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
San scores with a crisp jab that stopped Siddik in his tracks.
Siddik is still on wobbly legs! Can San finish him?
A jab from San finds it's way through Siddik's defenses.
San will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
San throws a body shot but no joy.
Siddik is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
San fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Siddik.
Siddik seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siddik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San.
Siddik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Siddik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik misses with a right hand
and San counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Siddik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San.
San displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siddik.
San throws a nice looking combination but Siddik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Siddik tries to counter it with a takedown but San pushes his down on his head and steps out.
San bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
San with a jab.
Siddik looks to clinch
and San counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siddik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Siddik tries to close the distance and clinch up but San swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A bone on bone clash there as Siddik blocks the leg kick.
San feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siddiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
San stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
San falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siddik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in San's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shichiroji San dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A cross from San lands.
Siddik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
San misses with a wild body shot.
Siddik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
San misses with a hook. Siddik ducked under it nicely.
Siddik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San moves away.
San appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
San misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by San.
San getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik with a poor takedown
and San counters with a straight right hand.
Siddik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
San avoids the body shot from Siddik.
Siddik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siddik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
San fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
San uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siddik.
San wants to land a leg kick but Siddik is out of range.
Siddik darts in and clinches San up against the cage.
San doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siddik goes for a takedown in the clinch but San prevents it.
Siddik lands a hook to the side of the head.
San lands with a light punch inside.
Siddik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. San avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shichiroji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ebubekir Siddik.
Siddik gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, San regains guard.
San controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
San is pulling down on Siddik's head. It's preventing any offense from Siddik, at least for the moment.
San bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Siddik's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San tries to stand but Siddik is controlling from the bottom.
Ebubekir Siddik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siddik wants to control but San passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
San seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Shichiroji San is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
San continues to stall.
Siddik trying to control but San postures up.
San controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Siddik trying to control from the bottom.
San not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
San fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siddik manages to avoid it.
San scores with a hook to the body. Siddik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Siddik drops his hands momentarily and San takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San throws the kick towards the body but Siddik avoids it.
San lands a leg kick that knocks Siddik off balance momentarily.
Siddik throws a poor cross that misses
letting San counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shichiroji San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shichiroji San!
Shichiroji San 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Banito Gianni (ranked 1412 p4p, 1143 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 193 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Banito Gianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gianni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Gianni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gianni.
Gianni connects with the punch.
Banito Gianni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gianni throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Gianni looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Gianni. Those never looked like landing.
Luciano lands with a cross.
Gianni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luciano.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gianni throws a combination that misses
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
Gianni throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gianni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gianni lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luciano backs up against the cage.
Luciano sizes up Gianni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Banito Gianni has been cut.
Gianni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
A little feinted left hand from Gianni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Gianni misses.
Luciano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Gianni lands with a cross.
Luciano throws a shot from downtown. Gianni moves away and avoids it.
Gianni slips a jab from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Luciano.
Oooooh!!! Gianni has knocked Luciano down with a huge combo! Gianni steps away and waves a wobbly Luciano back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Luciano is rocked!
Luciano misses the jab.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can Gianni finish him?
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Gianni looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Gianni throws a series of punches but Luciano avoids them all with ease.
Luciano seems to have recovered his senses.
Gianni throws a jab when Luciano was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gianni.
Luciano cracks Gianni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gianni misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Gianni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luciano cracks Gianni with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Luciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gianni to stand back up!
 Gianni is rocked!
Luciano throws the left hand but Gianni avoids the punch easily.
Gianni throws a lazy uppercut
and Luciano counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Gianni falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Antonio Luciano!
A victorious Antonio Luciano 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinzade Murakami (ranked 2700 p4p, 2768 weight class) and Jobber Joe (ranked 261 p4p, 268 weight class). Shinzade Murakami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jobber Joe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Murakami instigates a clinch.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Joe tries a body shot but Murakami blocks it.
A short uppercut from Murakami.
Murakami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Murakami misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Murakami.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe tries a body shot but Murakami blocks it.
Murakami tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murakami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Murakami has double underhooks.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe tries to circle away but Murakami has him pinned against the cage.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murakami tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Murakami keeps control of Joe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murakami pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe tries to break free but Murakami pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Murakami fails to land.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Murakami misses with a punch on the inside.
Murakami misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Murakami.
Joe tries to break the clinch but Murakami is controlling the position.
Murakami digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Murakami.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Murakami controls his hands.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murakami tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe wants to get back to striking at distance but Murakami won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murakami.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murakami.
Murakami works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Murakami has double underhooks.
Murakami lands a body shot.
Murakami goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe lands with a right to the head.
Murakami misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Joe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe can't break the clinch.
Murakami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murakami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Murakami fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murakami.
Murakami looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Murakami scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murakami blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murakami lands with a left to the head.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Murakami.
Murakami tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murakami has him pressed against the cage.
Murakami tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Murakami misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murakami tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe is trying to force a seperation but Murakami has the dominant position.
Joe prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Joe misses with a punch on the inside.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinzade Murakami dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murakami misses with a hook.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Joe tries to bum rush Murakami with a series of wild strikes but Murakami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murakami misses with a hook to the body
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murakami misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Murakami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Murakami to the mat! Murakami manages to get full guard.
Murakami is wriggling around but Joe manages to pass to half guard.
Joe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Joe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
My spies in LA Fitness inform me that Joe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Joe.
Joe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is continuing to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Joe stops Murakami from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Murakami misses with a combination
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe connects with a looping right hand.
Murakami gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murakami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Murakami keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joe cracks Murakami with a nice body shot.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Murakami controls the action.
Murakami scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murakami is working Joe over against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murakami has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Murakami tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Murakami back against the cage.
Shinzade Murakami has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joe.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jobber Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Murakami slips the punch.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murakami.
Murakami tries to clinch up.
Murakami with a jab.
Murakami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe defending well as Murakami loads up on a big left hand.
Joe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murakami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe throws out a counter right but Murakami avoids it with no problem.
Joe gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe stalling.
Joe thows a huge punch but Murakami dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joe in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murakami is trying to stand back up but Joe is controlling him
Joe controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joe clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murakami misses with the head strike.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Murakami lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
Joe digs a right hand into Murakami's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murakami's gas tank.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Joe blocking some punches.
Murakami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murakami's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a body shot from Murakami.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Murakami avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Murakami tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe slowing the pace effectively.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murakami backwards.
A shot in the inside from Murakami.
Murakami struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Murakami avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murakami misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murakami tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Joe - that landed with a thud.
Joe blocks a body shot from Murakami.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe breaks the clinch.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Murakami swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murakami tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Joe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Joe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murakami throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe throws out a counter right but Murakami avoids it with no problem.
Murakami moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Murakami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Joe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jobber Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobber Joe!
Post fight, Jobber Joe took to the microphone: 'Highland Give me title shot,GIVe me chance at the Champ'.
The defeated Shinzade Murakami had this to say: 'Congrats to my opponent, but I’ll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Tillet (ranked 2323 p4p, 154 weight class) and Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 309 p4p, 23 weight class). Kohinata Minoru Ii has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maurice Tillet's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Tillet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minoru Ii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minoru Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Tillet misses
and Minoru Ii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tillet clinches.
Minoru Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tillet blocks an uppercut.
Tillet takes a shot to the head.
Tillet misses with a punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tillet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minoru Ii is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Minoru Ii.
Tillet misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minoru Ii blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Minoru Ii as the two fighters clinch.
Minoru Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Minoru Ii.
A head punch on the inside from Minoru Ii fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minoru Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillet misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Minoru Ii.
Tillet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minoru Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tillet is breathing heavily.
Minoru Ii is leaning against Tillet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Minoru Ii tries a body shot but Tillet blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii works on Tillet's body with a couple of short punches.
Minoru Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Minoru Ii tries to throw a body punch but Tillet avoids it by throwing Minoru Ii back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minoru Ii pushes Tillet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Minoru Ii pushes Tillet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minoru Ii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tillet backwards.
Minoru Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Minoru Ii - that landed with a thud.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tillet or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Minoru Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Minoru Ii lands with a right to the head.
Minoru Ii blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Minoru Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tillet backwards.
Tillet is rocked!
Minoru Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Tillet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Minoru Ii.
A left hand lands to the body for Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii digs a right hand underneath Tillet's ribcage. Tillet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minoru Ii is working Tillet over against the cage.
Minoru Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Minoru Ii - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Minoru Ii pushes Tillet against the cage. Minoru Ii is working some dirty boxing. Minoru Ii pushes off with a quick right hook! Tillet goes down! Tillet tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Minoru Ii moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
Kohinata Minoru Ii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 507 p4p, 397 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 78 p4p, 61 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Sudbury Saturday Night. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godoi.
Bradley misses the jab.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Godoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradley lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is looking to slow Godoi down with leg kicks.
Bradley lands a glancing blow to the side of Godoi's head.
Godoi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godoi manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Godoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Godoi avoids it.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a nice body shot.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Godoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradley wants to land a leg kick but Godoi is out of range.
Godoi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a low kick, right behind Godoi 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Godoi blocks a jab.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Godoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley connects with a jab.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Godoi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a right hand.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradley.
Bradley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bradley takes a swing at Godoi's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godoi misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley jabs Godoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a straight right.
Godoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bradley. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godoi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley misses with a jab to the body
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Godoi's head but Godoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Godoi to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley wants to land a leg kick but Godoi is out of range.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Derrick Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Godoi is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Godoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godoi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godoi slips a jab from Bradley.
Godoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with an uppercut.
Bradley feints and then cracks Godoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Godoi down.
Godoi with a jab.
Bradley moves out of range as Godoi strikes.
Bradley clobbers Godoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derrick Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bradley misses with a hook
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Godoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley 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.
Bradley lands a head shot.
Bradley misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Godoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Godoi scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Godoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a nice body punch.
Godoi moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Godoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Bradley misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Godoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley clobbers Godoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godoi lands an overhand right.
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 Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A left lands for Godoi.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley is rocked!
A low kick lands for Bradley.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradley lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Godoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley with the inside leg kick.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godoi.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godoi! But no joy.
Guilherme Godoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Godoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Godoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces Godoi off the cage and back into range.
Godoi misses with a left hand
and Bradley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godoi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradley swings for the body but Godoi moves out of range.
Godoi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bradley with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws the left hand but Godoi avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradley.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
Godoi moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradley lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Godoi misses.
A big left from Bradley misses.
Godoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley misses with a body shot
and Godoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Godoi avoids it.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Bradley!
Derrick Bradley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 60 p4p, 299 weight class) and Nikolay Leonov (ranked 11 p4p, 44 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonov is just out of range.
Veainu blocks the body kick.
Veainu slips under a jab from Leonov.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
Leonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veainu tries to counter by clinching up but Leonov breaks away and moves out of range.
Leonov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Leonov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Veainu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leonov connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Veainu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veainu's head.
Leonov misses with a hook.
Veainu pushes Leonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Veainu lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
Veainu digs a right hand into Leonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonov's gas tank.
Veainu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leonov.
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu scores with a hook to the body.
Leonov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Leonov is trying to break free.
Veainu lands a shoulder strike.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Veainu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonov tries to stall but Veainu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonov tries to break free but Veainu pushes him back against the cage.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Veainu lands a body punch.
Leonov is trying to push Veainu away but Veainu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Veainu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonov breaks from the clinch.
Veainu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
Veainu slips a straight right by Leonov.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonov 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 Veainu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veainu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov throws a body kick that misses.
Leonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leonov swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leonov throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
Leonov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonov throws a looping overhand right but Veainu ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leonov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leonov connects with a high kick.
Leonov lands a front kick.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonov.
Veainu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu drops Leonov with a nice combination! Veainu dives into Leonov's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Nikolay Leonov has been cut.
Veainu stopping the sweep attempt from Leonov.
Veainu tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veainu wants to control from the top but Leonov keeps moving.
Veainu prevents Leonov from getting back to his feet.
Veainu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leonov wants to stand but Veainu is controlling the position.
Veainu controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Veainu prevents Leonov from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Siale Veainu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veainu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Leonov.
Nikolay Leonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonov can pounce on him.
Veainu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Leonov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leonov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Veainu's head backwards.
Leonov lunges at Veainu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veainu's hand.
Veainu staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veainu moves away.
Veainu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veainu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Leonov throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leonov lands the left hand.
Leonov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Veainu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonov scores with a leg kick.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonov misses with a right hand
and Veainu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
Leonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veainu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Veainu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leonov is looking to slow Veainu down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Leonov lands but Veainu takes it in his stride.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonov feints and then cracks Veainu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Veainu down.
Leonov throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu catches Leonov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leonov avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Leonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Leonov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov pushes Veainu away with a front kick.
Leonov misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Leonov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leonov lands with a slapping head kick.
Leonov throws a leg kick that misses.
Veainu moves into the clinch.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Veainu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veainu pushes Leonov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
A body shot lands from Veainu.
Leonov is breathing heavily.
Veainu lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu cracks Leonov with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Veainu.
Veainu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veainu tries to pull guard but Leonov won't allow it.
Veainu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Leonov smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Leonov misses
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Leonov ducks down to avoid it.
Leonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Veainu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonov.
Leonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Leonov manages to avoid it.
Veainu connects with a crisp jab.
Leonov is rocked!
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonov! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolay Leonov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leonov 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.
Leonov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leonov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Veainu was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leonov misses with a two punch combination.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonov throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Leonov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leonov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veainu doesn't seem bothered though.
Veainu throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov throws a right hand that misses
and Veainu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu darts in and clinches Leonov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu tries a body shot but Leonov blocks it.
Veainu lands a shot to the body.
Leonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veainu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonov's efforts to push away.
Siale Veainu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonov is trying to break the clinch but Veainu is controlling him.
Veainu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonov manages to break the clinch.
Veainu moves into range and clinches up with Leonov.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Leonov takes a shot to the head.
Leonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Veainu finish him?
Leonov prevents a body shot from Veainu.
Leonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Veainu lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Veainu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Veainu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Veainu lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu connects with a big uppercut there that sends Leonov tumbling to the ground! Veainu follows him down into his guard.
Leonov is looking to stand up but Veainu isn't so interested in that idea.
Veainu wants to control from the top but Leonov keeps moving.
Veainu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leonov is keeping the position for now.
Leonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Veainu pushing down on Leonov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu wants to pass the guard but Leonov is defending well.
Veainu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Veainu has control of Leonov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Leonov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Leonov is squirming around, avoiding Veainu's attempts to control the action.
Leonov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Veainu wants to control the pace but Leonov is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Veainu content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonov is looking to improve his position but Veainu isn't that keen on the idea.
Veainu is trying to take his opponent's back.
Veainu trying to control but Leonov is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Leonov.
A head kick from Leonov lands but Veainu takes it in his stride.
Leonov misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Leonov misses with a head kick.
Leonov misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Veainu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonov's elbow.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonov blocking some punches.
Leonov is trying to break the clinch but Veainu is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Veainu.
Veainu tries a body shot but Leonov blocks it.
Leonov blocks an uppercut.
Veainu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Veainu has Leonov pressed against the cage, preventing Leonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Veainu has Leonov pressed against the cage, preventing Leonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leonov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leonov is trying to force a seperation but Veainu has the dominant position.
Veainu has a couple of punches blocked by Leonov.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leonov backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Veainu swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with the head strike.
Veainu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veainu throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonov.
Veainu can't find room to land a body shot as Leonov controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Veainu as the two fighters clinch.
Leonov tries to break the clinch but Veainu is controlling the position.
Leonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Veainu.
Veainu working aggressively here.
Veainu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Veainu.
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonov can do to turn this around?
Leonov manages to break the clinch.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonov manages to avoid it.
Leonov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leonov throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Leonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leonov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veainu counters with a left to the body.
Veainu misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonov misses the target.
Veainu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Leonov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonov is just out of range.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Leonov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leonov scores with a jab. Veainu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonov gets tackled into the cage by Veainu. Veainu maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonov's efforts to push away.
Veainu lands an uppercut.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonov controls his hands.
Veainu misses with a body punch.
Leonov is looking to break free of the clinch but Veainu has double underhooks.
Leonov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonov.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Veainu.
Veainu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veainu misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu had his way with Nikolay Leonov in that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Leonov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Leonov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veainu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leonov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Leonov misses.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Leonov.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
enabling Leonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonov connects with a single shot there.
Veainu with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonov.
Leonov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veainu in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Leonov.
Veainu takes a swing at Leonov's ribcage but misses.
Veainu steps in with a hook that catches Leonov right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Veainu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Leonov looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 39 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Aljamain Sterling (ranked 2 p4p, 67 weight class). Sterling has chosen I Love as his entrance music. Aljamain Sterling will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall gets tackled into the cage by Sterling. Sterling maintains the clinch.
Sterling drags the fight down to the ground.
Sterling has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hall has passed into side control.
Hall has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterling tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Hall controlling from the full mount.
Sterling is trying to reverse the position but instead Hall has taken his back - oops!
Hall has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sterling's body.
Sterling tries to escape but Hall has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sterling 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 Hall gets his way!
Hall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sterling doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterling is in bad spot here.
Hall is not going to allow Sterling to sit and survive in this position.
Hall working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sterling defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sterling tries to escape but Hall has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hall is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Sterling taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Hall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
After the fight, Richard Hall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Aljamain Sterling stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me'.
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