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HFC 72 - Queiroz vs Nourempi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Spong (ranked 2683 p4p, 4926 weight class) and Lefty Lopez (ranked 328 p4p, 498 weight class). Spong's entrance music is Bullet For My Valentine - In Loving Memory. A fine choice. Lefty Lopez 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefty Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Lopez misses.
It looked like Spong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Spong.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong is looking to counter punch.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Spong moves his leg out of the way.
Spong slips a jab from Lopez.
Spong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Spong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spong's head backwards.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Spong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spong checks a leg kick.
Spong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lopez slips a straight right by Spong.
Jerome Spong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Spong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Spong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez 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.
Spong slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Spong's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Spong is looking to counter punch.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Spong counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Spong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Lopez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Spong knocks Lopez out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jerome Spong!
A less than humble Jerome Spong misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Chai (ranked 2456 p4p, 2495 weight class) and Daniel Gable (ranked 322 p4p, 323 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Eoin Chai has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eoin Chai seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Gable!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable has his takedown stuffed
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Daniel Gable has been cut.
Gable tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Chai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chai wants it to stay on the feet.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt
and Gable takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eoin Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Gable.
Gable will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gable darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gable perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gable is looking for a kimura here.
Gable wants to pass to mount but Chai is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gable on the ground.
Gable is trying to control. Chai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chai defending well though.
Gable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gable wants to work for an arm triangle but Chai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gable is working for a kimura but Chai is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gable is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gable is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable is looking to take a break and control but Chai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Chai tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Gable!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Gable thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bengan Bengtsson (ranked 2546 p4p, 2183 weight class) and Haru Tanaka (ranked 219 p4p, 195 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengan Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haru Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengtsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
A jab from Bengtsson does it's job there.
Bengtsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bengtsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tanaka clinches up against the cage.
Bengtsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bengtsson avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Come on Bengtsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tanaka landing knees to the head.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bengtsson avoids it.
Bengtsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengtsson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengtsson avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Bengtsson misses with a body punch.
Bengtsson misses with a knee to the head.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bengtsson avoids the damage to the body.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bengtsson avoids the damage to the body.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengtsson.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Bengtsson tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanaka.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Bengtsson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bengtsson avoids it.
Tanaka tries a knee to the head but Bengtsson blocks it.
Tanaka being controlled against the cage.
Tanaka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bengtsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bengtsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Bengtsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bengtsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bengtsson's face.
Tanaka working Bengtsson over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka working Bengtsson over with knees to the body.
Tanaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bengtsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
Bengtsson is trying to break free.
Bengtsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bengtsson avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Bengtsson throws knees to the body.
Tanaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bengtsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tanaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bengtsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanaka misses with a knee to the head.
Bengtsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bengtsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tanaka's hands.
Tanaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bengtsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengtsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Bengtsson has knocked Tanaka down with a huge combo! Bengtsson steps away and waves a wobbly Tanaka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tanaka is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka rushes Bengtsson and presses him up against the cage.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Bengtsson is blocking nicely.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Bengtsson breaks the clinch.
Bengtsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tanaka walks into a stiff left hand from Bengtsson.
Bengtsson scores with a body shot.
Bengtsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Bengtsson.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Bengtsson finish him?
Bengtsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Tanaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bengtsson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tanaka to the canvas! Tanaka doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bengtsson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bengan Bengtsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Irwin (ranked 2200 p4p, 2274 weight class) and Jack Cango (ranked 276 p4p, 285 weight class). Irwin comes to the cage accompanied by No More Heroes. Cango has chosen Into Action by Tim Armstrong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cango throws a head kick but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cango throws out the jab.
Cango throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Cango uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Irwin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cango!
Irwin tries to advance to mount but Cango denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin is looking to take a break and control but Cango is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irwin stands up and beckons Cango to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango moves out of range of the body kick from Irwin.
Cango clobbers Irwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cango.
Cango misses with a hook. Irwin ducked under it nicely.
Irwin tries to clinch up.
Cango doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cango throws a front kick aimed at Irwin's knee but Irwin avoids it well.
Cango misses with a body shot.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cango lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Cango.
Cango slaps away a takedown attempt from Irwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Cango is pressed up against the cage. Irwin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cango down to the mat. Cango avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cango stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Irwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cango turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cango slips under a jab from Irwin.
Irwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cango misses with a body punch
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cango lands a right hook to the body.
Irwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cango tries to sprawl out of it but Irwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cango manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cango with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cango chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Cango.
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cango throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cango. That snapped Irwin's head back.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cango scoring well with a low kick there.
Cango cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cango lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cango.
Cango will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango is looking to chop away at Irwin's legs.
Irwin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cango throws a body kick that misses
and Irwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cango won't allow Irwin to pass to mount.
Irwin trying to control the pace.
Cango looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Irwin in particular looking to stall.
Cango keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cango cracks a nice hook into Irwin's ribs.
Cango throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cango.
A low kick from Cango misses
and Irwin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cango tries to kick Irwin off in order to stand up. Irwin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cango wants to get back to his feet but Irwin is dominant here and he's now got Cango's back!
Cango is trying to stand back up.
Irwin missing with strikes from the back.
Irwin tries to keep control of the position but Cango is staying busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Cango.
Will Irwin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cango is trying to shake Irwin off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Irwin won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Cango throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Cango is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irwin slips a jab from Cango.
Irwin is looking to counter the offense by Cango and move into the clinch.
Cango fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Irwin on the side of the head.
Irwin is looking to clinch but Cango is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cango.
Irwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cango cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cango throws a jab but it's blocked by Irwin.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Cango throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cango.
 Irwin is rocked!
Irwin is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Cango Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Irwin is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Cango!
Jack Cango seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Shaun Irwin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would say that he is the better fighter, but I would be lying.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Armando (ranked 2144 p4p, 2203 weight class) and Yaroslav Amosov (ranked 285 p4p, 292 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Armando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaroslav Amosov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armando missing with a left hand there. Amosov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amosov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Armando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amosov circles away quickly and effectively.
Amosov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Armando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amosov takes a swing at Armando's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Armando misses its target.
Armando throws a shot to the body.
Amosov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amosov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando throws a lazy uppercut
and Amosov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Diego Armando has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Armando.
Armando misses the body punch
and Armando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amosov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armando.
A little feinted left hand from Armando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Armando wants to clinch
and Armando takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amosov moves in looking to clinch but Armando pushes him off.
Armando drives through and clinches with Amosov against the cage.
Armando misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Armando can't find room to land a body shot as Amosov controls the action.
Armando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armando - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amosov misses with some punches.
Amosov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Amosov swings wildly with an uppercut but Armando uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amosov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armando scores with a shoulder strike.
Amosov throws a punch but it's blocked by Armando.
Armando displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amosov up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armando.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amosov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armando can't find room to land a body shot as Amosov controls the action.
Amosov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Amosov on the inside.
Armando has Amosov pressed against the cage.
Amosov misses with a punch to the body.
Armando lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amosov backwards.
Amosov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amosov blocks a body shot from Armando.
Amosov throws a head punch that misses.
Amosov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando struggles to land a body shot inside as Amosov controls his hands.
Armando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amosov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armando takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Armando.
Armando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armando makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Armando struggles to land a body shot inside as Amosov controls his hands.
Armando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amosov misses with a body punch.
Armando lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amosov backwards.
Armando tries to work over Amosov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amosov swings wildly with an uppercut but Armando uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amosov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yaroslav Amosov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Armando's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amosov has managed to clinch.
Armando trying to control the position but instead, Amosov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Armando into the cage.
Armando throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amosovs head.
Armando presses Amosov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armando lands a nice uppercut.
Armando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amosov.
Armando lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amosov backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amosov's elbow.
Amosov tries a body shot but Armando blocks it.
Amosov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amosov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Amosov lands a hook that snaps the head of Armando backwards.
A short left from Amosov.
Amosov prevents a body shot from Armando.
Armando is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amosov misses with the head strike.
Amosov lands with a short shot to the head.
Amosov has a couple of punches blocked by Armando.
Armando tries to work over Amosov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amosov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armando misses with a body punch.
Amosov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Armando misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short uppercut from Amosov.
Armando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Armando dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Amosov blocks a body shot from Armando.
Armando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amosov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amosov lands a damaging elbow.
Armando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amosov misses with a punch on the inside.
Amosov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armando backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amosov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armando works on Amosov's body with a couple of short punches.
Armando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaroslav Amosov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amosov's elbow.
Armando lands a hook that snaps the head of Amosov backwards.
Amosov tries a body shot but Armando blocks it.
Armando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Amosov can't find room to land a body shot as Armando controls the action.
Armando throws a punch but it's blocked by Amosov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amosov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Amosov throws an elbow but it misses.
Armando takes a shot to the head.
Armando avoids the elbow strike from Amosov, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amosov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armando backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amosov.
Amosov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armando is looking to control Amosov's arms but Amosov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armando has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amosov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armando's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armando swings wildly with an uppercut but Amosov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armando tries a body shot but Amosov blocks it.
Armando can't find room to land a body shot as Amosov controls the action.
Amosov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armando has a couple of punches blocked by Amosov.
Armando blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armando stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yaroslav Amosov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Armando's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Armando lands a nice looking body shot.
Armando throws a sloppy body shot
and Amosov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaroslav Amosov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armando throws out a powerful jab.
Diego Armando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armando scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amosov walks into a stiff left hand from Armando.
Armando throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Amosov on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Armando does it's job there.
Armando instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amosov misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Armando fails to land.
Armando lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Armando misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amosov blocks a body shot from Armando.
Armando misses with the head strike.
Armando tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armando blocks an elbow strike.
Armando blocking some punches.
Armando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armando is looking to control Amosov's arms but Amosov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armando has his back to the cage.
Armando misses with a punch on the inside.
Amosov throws a head punch that misses.
Armando leaning his opponent against the cage.
Amosov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Armando.
Amosov throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Amosov.
Armando tries a body shot but Amosov blocks it.
Armando tries to work over Amosov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Amosov.
Amosov lands with a left to the head.
Armando looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Armando takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Armando misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amosov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Armando struggles to land a body shot inside as Amosov controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Armando.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amosov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armando's brow.
Armando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armando misses with some punches.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amosov's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amosov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armando's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armando.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armando.
Amosov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amosov's elbow.
Armando blocks an uppercut.
Armando tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amosov's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amosov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amosov throws an elbow that misses.
Armando blocks an uppercut.
Yaroslav Amosov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Armando misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Armando.
Amosov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armando displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amosov up against the cage.
Amosov lands an elbow just above Armando 's eye.
Diego Armando's cut is getting worse.
Armando tries to work over Amosov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego Armando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armando misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Armando showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Amosov 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaroslav Amosov!
Yaroslav Amosov 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 1270 p4p, 1594 weight class) and Putte Ro (ranked 85 p4p, 102 weight class). Bashir comes to the cage accompanied by Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Bashir.
Ro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bashir defends it nicely.
Bashir definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big left from Ro misses.
Ro shoots in but Bashir avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Putte Ro.
Ro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bashir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bashir lands a right hook to the body.
Ro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bashir throws out the jab.
Ro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir slips under a jab.
Bashir moves out of range of the strikes.
Ro lands a nice looking body shot.
Bashir misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bashir. Ro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ro feints the counter takedown.
Bashir misses with a wild body shot.
Ro feints and as Bashir raises his hands in defense, Ro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bashir is adopting a defensive guard.
Bashir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashir working some strikes from top position.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ro, not yet.
Ro pulls Bashir in close to prevent any damage.
Bashir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bashir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bashir throws a big right hand that misses.
Ro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bashir lands a couple of digs.
Ro is trying to keep Bashir in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ro working for a triangle but Bashir defends it easily.
Bashir cracks Ro with a solid left hand.
Bashir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bashir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bashir has managed to get both his arms back between Ro's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Ro keeps moving.
Bashir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bashir defends well and Ro ends up having to push Bashir into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Bashir.
Bashir jabs at Ro's body.
Ro tries to clinch up but Bashir circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ro.
Bashir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bashir misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro moves into the clinch.
Bashir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ro has Bashir pressed against the cage, preventing Bashir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bashir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Putte Ro.
Bashir has Ro pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bashir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ro tumbling to the mat - Bashir dives into Ro's guard.
Bashir forces his way into half guard.
Bashir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ro's head.
Ro has hold of Bashir's hands but Bashir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ro trying to control but Bashir postures up.
Ro is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ro trying to control from the bottom.
Ro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bashir trying to control from half guard but Ro is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julian Bashir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bashir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ro wants to control but Bashir is keeping busy.
Bashir trying to control the action but Ro is working from the bottom.
Ro is looking for a sweep. Bashir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro is in trouble now - Bashir has advanced to mount!
Ro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bashir cracks Ro with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bashir is stalling here but it's allowed Ro to get half guard.
Bashir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ro trying to hold on to Bashir's head to control him but Bashir postures up.
Bashir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ro moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir landing with the ground and pound.
Bashir postures up.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashir cracks Ro with a solid left hand.
Bashir is in close to Ro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Ro keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bashir misses with a wild body shot.
Ro tries to clinch up.
Bashir misses with a looping left.
Ro shoots in looking for a takedown but Bashir manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ro shoots for a double leg takedown but Bashir sprawls well. He's pushed Ro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bashir appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ro throws a body punch but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Bashir misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bashir counters with a nice body shot.
Julian Bashir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Putte Ro.
Bashir swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ro.
Ro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bashir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Bashir.
Bashir cracks Ro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bashir lands a nice looking body shot.
Bashir jabs Ro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bashir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashir.
Bashir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bashir defends well.
Ro controls Bashir momentarily but Bashir frees himself.
Putte Ro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bashir throws a big right hand that misses.
Bashir postures up and lands a big shot to Ro's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bashir is working Ro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ro is rocked!
Bashir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ro is still in real trouble! Can Bashir finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bashir arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Ro's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!
An out of breath Julian Bashir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1256 p4p, 2364 weight class) and Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 145 p4p, 262 weight class). Marley comes to the cage accompanied by WANTED DREAD & ALIVE. The key to victory for Ezekiel Marley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thevenet misses with a wild body shot.
Thevenet misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Marley's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thevenet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thevenet was well out of range. Poor timing from Marley.
Marley avoids the body shot from Thevenet.
Thevenet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marley tries to avoid it but Thevenet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marley to the ground. Marley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Thevenet misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thevenet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marley connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheers as Marley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thevenet doesn't seem phased though.
Thevenet misses with a body shot
and Marley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thevenet thinking.
Marley wants to land a leg kick but Thevenet is out of range.
Thevenet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marley defends it well.
Thevenet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marley lands a nice looking body shot.
Marley thumps Thevenet with a low kick.
Marley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thevenet misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ezekiel Marley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thevenet looks winded!
Marley scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thevenet takes a step back to recover.
Thevenet avoids the body shot from Marley.
Thevenet throws a big shot that misses.
Marley scores with a decent looking hook.
Thevenet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
Marley is looking to slow Thevenet down with leg kicks.
Thevenet lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marley just misses with a punch to the body.
Marley catches Thevenet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thevenet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marley defends it well.
Marley misses with a body shot.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley throws an overhand right that drops Thevenet like a sack of potatoes! Marley dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Marley!
After winning the bout, Ezekiel Marley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hataki (ranked 1675 p4p, 2034 weight class) and Kirill Berkut (ranked 151 p4p, 180 weight class). Kakashi Hataki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kakashi Hataki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hataki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Berkut looks to throw the jab but Hataki is out of range.
Berkut shoots in looking for a takedown but Hataki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berkut's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hataki misses with the combination.
Hataki 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.
Berkut slips under a jab from Hataki.
Berkut decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hataki actively working from the bottom here.
Hataki wants to improve his position but Berkut is controlling well.
Berkut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut seems to be working for a kimura but Hataki defends the submission attempt.
Hataki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berkut pulls his head out easily.
Berkut moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hataki.
Hataki taking a bit of punishment here - Berkut scoring with strikes.
Berkut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hataki keeps working.
Hataki tries to buck Berkut off but Berkut is having none of it.
Hataki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hataki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hataki actively working from the bottom here.
Hataki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berkut scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hataki is refusing to be controlled, as Berkut sits in half guard.
Berkut winds up and cracks Hataki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hataki is rocked!
Berkut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hataki looking for submissions off his back.
Berkut lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Hataki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Kakashi Hataki has been cut.
Berkut has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Berkut postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hataki bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Berkut and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Berkut!
Kirill Berkut decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 310 p4p, 1508 weight class) and Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 48 p4p, 231 weight class). Erasmo Vale Queiroz 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale Queiroz defending well as Nuorempi loads up on a big left hand.
Vale Queiroz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nuorempi pushes Vale Queiroz up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Vale Queiroz on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuorempi pushes Vale Queiroz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vale Queiroz.
A short left from Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Nuorempi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuorempi is working Vale Queiroz over against the cage.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuorempi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
A head punch on the inside from Vale Queiroz fails to land.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nuorempi backwards.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Nuorempi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuorempi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vale Queiroz is defending well.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Nuorempi misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nuorempi backwards.
Nuorempi throws a head punch that misses.
Nuorempi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz scores with a shot to the side of Nuorempi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Nuorempi avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
Nuorempi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Nuorempi.
It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Nuorempi avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Nuorempi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suutari Nuorempi.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi blocks an uppercut.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz gets underhooks to prevent Nuorempi's takedown attempt.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
Nuorempi lands a right hand.
Nuorempi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vale Queiroz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nuorempi checks a leg kick.
Nuorempi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nuorempi takes the fight into the clinch.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuorempi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Nuorempi avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Nuorempi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
Nuorempi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz misses with a body punch.
Vale Queiroz blocking some punches.
Nuorempi misses with the head strike.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi takes a shot to the head.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuorempi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
Nuorempi prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuorempi prevents a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz has a couple of punches blocked by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuorempi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vale Queiroz.
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!
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuorempi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vale Queiroz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vale Queiroz thuds a left hand into Nuorempi's body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi has closed the distance and engaged Vale Queiroz in a clinch.
Nuorempi throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz tries to work over Nuorempi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vale Queiroz.
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nuorempi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuorempi misses with some punches.
Vale Queiroz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz working aggressively here.
Vale Queiroz stops a takedown attempt from Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vale Queiroz can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vale Queiroz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vale Queiroz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nuorempi takes a shot to the head.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nuorempi.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz lands a left hand.
Nuorempi tries to work over Vale Queiroz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vale Queiroz misses with an uppercut. Nuorempi saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz connects with a high kick.
Nuorempi is rocked!
Vale Queiroz connects with an inside leg kick.
Nuorempi cracks Vale Queiroz with a good jab.
BOOM! Vale Queiroz lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nuorempi. Nuorempi tries to recover but Vale Queiroz is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nuorempi lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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