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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sadler (ranked 1764 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 242 p4p, 260 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadler throws a lazy right hand but Durden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden flicks out a counter leg kick but Sadler steps away.
Durden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sadler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sadler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sadler throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Sadler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Durden.
Sadler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sadler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sadler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sadler blocks a low kick nicely.
Sadler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sadler digs a good body shot into Durden's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden staying out of range there.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Sadler moved out of range.
Durden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sadler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Abraham Durden has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Sadler lands a nice shot that snaps Durden's head back.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sadler.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sadler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sadler scores with a nice right hand.
 Durden is rocked!
Durden gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sadler gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Durden is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sadler!
A relieved looking Jack Sadler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jane Malley (ranked 1016 p4p, 1186 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 146 p4p, 177 weight class). Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Princip comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lord of This World by Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Louis Princip was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Princip. Princip circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Malley throws a body punch but Princip moves out of range.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Princip catches Malley right on the button with a cross.
Malley lands with a right hand.
Princip on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malley. Malley obviously looking to wear him down.
Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malley throws a nice head kick!
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
Malley throws a leg kick which misses Princip's front leg but catches the back leg as Princip tries to avoid it.
Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip cracks Malley with an open hand slap.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malley slips a jab from Princip.
Malley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Princip throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Malley counter with a right hand.
Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Princip.
Malley lands a leg kick that knocks Princip off balance momentarily.
Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Malley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip misses with a two punch combination.
Princip tries to bum rush Malley with a series of wild strikes but Malley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Princip moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Malley seems unphased.
 Malley is rocked!
Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Princip.
Oh Malley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Princip misses the body punch
and Princip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Princip throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Malley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Malley seems to have got his legs back now.
Princip rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malley with the inside leg kick.
Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Princip takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Princip throws out a powerful jab.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Malley throws a head kick but Princip moves out of range.
Jab by Malley.
A right-left combo lands from Malley.
Malley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley slips under a jab from Princip.
Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Princip throws a lazy uppercut
and Malley counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Malley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Princip.
Princip swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Malley counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Malley.
Princip throws a poor cross that misses
and Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Princip is out of range and Malley settles back down.
Princip throws a hook but Malley avoids it easily.
A jab from Princip misses.
Princip connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Malley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Princip takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malley with a jab.
Malley blocks a jab.
Malley scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Malley.
Princip stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malley.
Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip misses with a lunging right hand
and Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malley slips under a jab.
Malley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malley moves away.
It looked like Malley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Princip takes a swing at Malley's ribcage but misses.
Malley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Princip's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Malley.
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!
Malley connects with a solid leg kick.
Malley connects with a leg kick.
Princip misses with a looping left.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Princip sends Malley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Princip is motioning to the referee to let Malley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip misses the body punch
and Malley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Princip takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Princip's hands.
No joy there for Princip, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malley manages to avoid it.
Malley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Princip.
Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malley thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Princip swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Princip misses with a right hand
and Malley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Princip walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Princip connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malley. Malley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Malley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Princip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Princip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Good leg kick by Malley.
Princip takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malley.
Malley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Princip on the side of the head.
Princip throws a hook but Malley blocks it.
Malley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malley misses with a head kick.
Princip has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malley lands with an uppercut that bounces Princip off the cage and back into range.
Malley lands a jab to the nose.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Princip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Princip might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Malley has got the better of the exchanges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malley cracks Princip with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Princip misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Malley lands an overhand right.
Malley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Princip can do to turn this around?
Princip misses with an uppercut. Malley saw that one coming.
Princip lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Princip misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a lazy uppercut
and Malley counters with a straight right hand.
Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Princip moves out of range easily.
Princip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jane Malley is winning the standup battle so far.
Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Princip.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Malley.
Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malley ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Princip on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Princip throws a lazy uppercut
and Malley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malley moves away.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Malley digs a good hook to Princip's body.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Princip.
Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Malley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malley can pounce on him.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malley.
Malley lands with a kick to the temple. Princip shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malley avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malley moves away.
Princip lands the left hand.
Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Malley thumps Princip with a low kick.
Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malley lands with an uppercut that bounces Princip off the cage and back into range.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip misses the jab.
Princip takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Princip is rocked!
Princip lands with a shot to the body.
Princip is still on wobbly legs! Can Malley finish him?
Malley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Malley is out of range.
Malley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malley lands with a nice body punch.
Malley lands a head kick. Princip smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Malley moves away and avoids it.
Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malley moves away from the strike by Princip.
Malley tried to counter with a leg kick but Princip avoided it.
Malley is looking to chop away at Princip's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
Malley tries a low kick but Princip avoids it.
Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Malley scores with a hook.
Princip throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Princip throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malley counters with an outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Princip misses with a hook. Malley ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Princip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malley cracks Princip with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Princip is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Malley tried to score with a low kick but Princip checks it.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Princip.
Malley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Malley throwing a counter right hand but Princip manages to avoid it.
Malley slips a jab and a cross from Princip.
Princip is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Princip. That did some damage!
Malley scores with a jab. Princip acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Princip misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip misses with a double jab.
A big right from Princip misses.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jane Malley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Malley lands a nice looking body shot.
Malley moves away from the strike by Princip.
Malley staying out of range there.
Princip throws a body punch but Malley moves out of range.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Princip does no damage.
As Princip backs away, Malley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malley.
Malley throwing a counter right hand but Princip manages to avoid it.
Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Princip's head back.
Malley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Malley lands with a nice body punch.
Princip on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice jab there from Malley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip throws an off balance right hand
and Malley counters with a flying knee that drops Princip! Malley dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jane Malley!
During a confident post fight interview, Jane Malley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Louis Princip had this to say: 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hull (ranked 1707 p4p, 1954 weight class) and Nick Jackson (ranked 156 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Hull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hull blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Hull tries to clinch but Jackson moves away
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hull counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Nick Jackson has been cut.
Hull staying out of range there.
Hull has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson.
Hull drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Hull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Hull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Hull ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Hull counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson misses with a hook
enabling Hull to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A counter left hand to the body from Hull misses its target.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
letting Hull counter with a right hand.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hull has managed to clinch.
Hull ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hull no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hull has wrist control.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Hull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hull trying to control the position.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson works over Hull with some ground and pound from guard.
Hull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Hull blocks nicely.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Hull working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hull pulls Jackson in close to his closed guard and prevents Jackson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hull's head.
Hull working a defensive guard here.
Hull has his foot on Jackson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jackson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson cracks Hull with a solid left hand.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Hull's brow.
Hull looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hull is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hull trying to control the position here.
Hull will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hull working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Hull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Hull was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.
Hull wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hull tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Hull moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Hull is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hull stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Hull counters with a stiff right hand.
Hull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looks like Hull has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Hull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hull moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hull to counter with a crisp jab.
Hull tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson misses with a hook. Hull ducked under it nicely.
Hull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hull tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hull ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hull no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!
Hull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hull trying to control the position here.
Hull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hull is trying to keep Jackson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hull is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hull's head.
Jackson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hull not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hull is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hull looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jackson working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson working Hull over with strikes.
Hull is rocked!
Jackson is nestled in close to Hull, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Hull is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hull tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Nick Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Hull has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Hull defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hull! More strikes land and this one is all over! Jackson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
Nick Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Valentine (ranked 579 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 74 p4p, 161 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentine.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helenius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helenius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Helenius with that takedown attempt.
Valentine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valentine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Helenius tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Helenius.
It appears Valentine was looking to counter with a kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helenius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Helenius tries to get set, Valentine tries to push him back and clinch up but Helenius manages to avoid the attempt.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses
and Valentine counters with a straight right hand.
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
Valentine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rupert Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helenius fails to land the takedown.
Helenius clinches up against the cage.
Valentine lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Valentine.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helenius wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Helenius.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
Helenius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Helenius blocks the leg kick.
Helenius clinches.
Helenius throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Helenius breaks the clinch.
Helenius throws a nice head kick!
Valentine thumps Helenius with a low kick.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helenius lands with a shot to the body.
Helenius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Helenius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentine tries to avoid it but Helenius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentine to the ground. Valentine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lou Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rupert Helenius.
Helenius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Helenius misses with a body shot
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Helenius.
Valentine sets himself, and Helenius steps forward looking for the clinch! Valentine avoids it this time.
Valentine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentine wants it to stay on the feet.
Valentine is looking for a counter combo.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick and Valentine moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valentine lands a big uppercut and Helenius crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Helenius looks OK. Valentine waves Helenius back to his feet!
Helenius is rocked!
Valentine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Helenius - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helenius shoots in but Valentine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lou Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine throws a jab when Helenius was well out of range.
Helenius goes for a double leg but Valentine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Valentine continues to drive forward.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valentine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helenius's knee momentarily.
Helenius looks winded!
Helenius slips a straight right by Valentine.
Helenius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Helenius controls his hands.
Valentine lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Valentine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Helenius controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helenius.
Helenius wants to break free but Valentine has control.
Helenius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Helenius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentine has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helenius.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helenius's elbow.
Helenius tries to break free but Valentine pushes him back against the cage.
Valentine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Helenius does no damage.
Valentine is looking to counter with a body kick.
Helenius throws a nice looking combination but Valentine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Helenius avoids it.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Valentine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine feints and then cracks Helenius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helenius down.
Helenius moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Valentine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helenius tries to clinch up.
Helenius throws out a powerful jab.
Helenius lands a head shot.
Helenius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Helenius scores with a takedown into Valentine's guard.
Valentine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Helenius looking to pass the guard.
Helenius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Valentine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helenius defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine working for submissions but it's allowed Helenius to get to half guard.
Helenius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helenius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Valentine!
Valentine can't escape the position.
Helenius controlling his opponent.
Valentine is looking to improve his position but Helenius isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Helenius is controlling well.
Valentine is looking to control Helenius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valentine avoid being mounted?
Valentine is looking for a sweep. Helenius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine trying to hold on to Helenius's head to control him but Helenius postures up.
Valentine tries to roll over but Helenius keeps him under control.
Valentine trying to hold on to Helenius's head to control him but Helenius postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Helenius controlling the action here.
Valentine tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Helenius has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Valentine tries to reverse the position but Helenius maintains control.
Valentine wants to hold on but Helenius pushes him away.
Valentine is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius controlling his opponent.
Valentine throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Helenius avoids the attempt from Valentine to control.
Valentine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valentine regains half guard.
Helenius is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Helenius working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helenius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rupert Helenius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Helenius moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
Valentine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helenius's elbow.
Helenius lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helenius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Helenius throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius lands with a hook. Valentine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Helenius.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helenius misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helenius's sensitive parts.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine is looking to counter with a body kick.
Helenius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Helenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentine counters with a body kick that stops Helenius in his tracks momentarily.
Helenius takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Valentine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Helenius misses the jab.
Helenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helenius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valentine defends well and Helenius ends up having to push Valentine into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Valentine tried to counter with a leg kick but Helenius avoided it.
Helenius fails with the takedown.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Helenius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentine throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius dives in for a single leg takedown but Valentine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lou Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rupert Helenius.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lou Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Helenius throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with an outside leg kick.
Helenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helenius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valentine as he jumps to the side.
Helenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Helenius wants to clinch
and Valentine counters with an outside leg kick.
Helenius throws a combination that misses
and Valentine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helenius misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters with a nice right hand that sends Helenius toppling to the canvas! Helenius scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Valentine finish him?!
Helenius is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentine finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine drops Helenius with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Helenius! Valentine dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Valentine!
In his post fight interview, Lou Valentine started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kim Kitsuragi (ranked 669 p4p, 970 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 94 p4p, 136 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kitsuragi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni avoids the head kick by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kitsuragi just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni throws the left hand but Kitsuragi avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Giovanni.
A nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giovanni works Kitsuragi 's body with a nice hook.
Giovanni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kitsuragi misses with a combination
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Kitsuragi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kitsuragi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giovanni counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitsuragi lands with a good body shot.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitsuragi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitsuragi blocks a low kick nicely.
Kitsuragi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitsuragi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Kitsuragi misses.
Kitsuragi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giovanni.
Giovanni looks to throw a body kick
and Kitsuragi counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kitsuragi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Giovanni - the referee stops the clock and Kitsuragi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Giovanni. Kitsuragi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kitsuragi throws a low kick, looking for Giovanni's leg but Giovanni calmly moves out of range.
Kitsuragi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Giovanni gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Kitsuragi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kitsuragi misses with a body shot.
Giovanni connects with a jab.
Kitsuragi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Giovanni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Kitsuragi checks a leg kick.
Kitsuragi lands with a nice combination. Giovanni backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by Kitsuragi 's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Giovanni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kitsuragi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Giovanni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Giovanni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giovanni thows a body kick. Kitsuragi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick from Giovanni.
Giovanni forces Kitsuragi back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kitsuragi fails to land.
Kitsuragi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kitsuragi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kitsuragi moves away from the strike by Giovanni.
Giovanni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kitsuragi blocks the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Giovanni
and Kitsuragi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Giovanni.
Giovanni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giovanni tries to clinch there but Kitsuragi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kitsuragi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Giovanni both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Kim Kitsuragi has been cut.
Kitsuragi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kitsuragi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giovanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giovanni connects with an inside leg kick.
Kitsuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Giovanni.
Kitsuragi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Giovanni throws out a loose jab but Kitsuragi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Giovanni scores with a hook to the body. Kitsuragi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kitsuragi misses with a kick to the body.
Kitsuragi misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for Kitsuragi .
Giovanni throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kitsuragi to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Kitsuragi , right into the meat of the thigh.
Giovanni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kitsuragi .
A low kick from Giovanni misses
enabling Kitsuragi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kitsuragi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kitsuragi swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kitsuragi .
Giovanni misses with a kick to the body.
Giovanni wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Giovanni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kim Kitsuragi 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giovanni throws a push kick but Kitsuragi slaps the foot to one side.
Kitsuragi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kitsuragi misses with a few strikes there.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni defending well as Kitsuragi loads up on a big left hand.
Giovanni throws a hook but Kitsuragi avoids it easily.
Kitsuragi throws a quick counter head kick but Giovanni was just out of range.
Giovanni tries to work over Kitsuragi 's front leg with a kick but Kitsuragi checks it.
Giovanni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giovanni looks to land a body kick but Kitsuragi moved away.
It looked like Kitsuragi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Giovanni.
Kitsuragi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitsuragi swats away the attempt to clinch by Giovanni.
An attempted straight right counter from Kitsuragi misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitsuragi lunges at Giovanni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Giovanni's hand.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kitsuragi misses with a looping right.
Kitsuragi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Giovanni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kitsuragi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni has managed to clinch.
Kitsuragi tries to work over Giovanni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kitsuragi 's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Giovanni tries to break free but Kitsuragi pushes him back against the cage.
Kitsuragi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi fails to pull guard.
Kitsuragi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kitsuragi manages to pull guard.
Giovanni wants to stand but Kitsuragi is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Giovanni trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kitsuragi 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Giovanni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kitsuragi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheers as Kitsuragi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giovanni doesn't seem phased though.
Kitsuragi keeps Giovanni at a distance using the push kick.
Giovanni stuns Kitsuragi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giovanni thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kitsuragi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giovanni.
A jab from Giovanni misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kitsuragi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kitsuragi blocks the body kick.
Kitsuragi tried to counter with a leg kick but Giovanni avoided it.
Kitsuragi ducks right into an uppercut from Giovanni.
Giovanni drops Kitsuragi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kitsuragi looks back up at him and smiles so Giovanni waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kitsuragi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovanni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kitsuragi throwing a counter right hand but Giovanni manages to avoid it.
Oh Kitsuragi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giovanni takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kitsuragi seems to have got his legs back now.
Giovanni lands a big right hand that sends Kitsuragi crashing to the mat! Giovanni stays standing though and waves Kitsuragi back to his feet!
Giovanni thumps Kitsuragi with a low kick.
Kitsuragi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giovanni misses with a low kick.
Kitsuragi throws a hook to the side of Giovanni's head but Giovanni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni misses with a hook.
Kitsuragi throws a big counter combination but Giovanni scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kitsuragi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giovanni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Giovanni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitsuragi .
A little jabbing left from Giovanni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body kick there by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi misses the jab.
Kim Kitsuragi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovanni misses with the body kick
and Kitsuragi counters with a stiff right hand.
Giovanni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitsuragi is just out of range.
As Giovanni backs away, Kitsuragi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Giovanni throws a leg kick
and Kitsuragi counters with a three punch combo that has Giovanni backing up. Giovanni nods at Kitsuragi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kitsuragi staying out of range there.
Kitsuragi slips a straight right by Giovanni.
Giovanni is looking to chop away at Kitsuragi 's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooh!!! Giovanni has knocked Kitsuragi down with a huge combo! Giovanni steps away and waves a wobbly Kitsuragi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Giovanni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kitsuragi .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kim Kitsuragi 's cut.
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!
Giovanni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giovanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitsuragi lands with a cross.
Kitsuragi throws a push kick but Giovanni slaps the foot to one side.
Giovanni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kitsuragi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kitsuragi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kitsuragi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooh!!! Giovanni has knocked Kitsuragi down with a huge combo! Giovanni steps away and waves a wobbly Kitsuragi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitsuragi stalks Giovanni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Giovanni's face. Giovanni staggers backwards, shaken.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that misses.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. Kitsuragi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovanni lands a big uppercut and Kitsuragi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kitsuragi looks OK. Giovanni waves Kitsuragi back to his feet!
Giovanni misses with a hook. Kitsuragi ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kitsuragi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giovanni wants to clinch.
Giovanni misses with a leg kick
and Kitsuragi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giovanni's knee momentarily.
Kitsuragi defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.
Kitsuragi throws an overhand right that lands on Giovanni's shoulder, as Giovanni tries to avoid the shot.
Giovanni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kitsuragi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice defenses there by Kitsuragi .
Kitsuragi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giovanni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kitsuragi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giovanni.
Kitsuragi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kitsuragi defending well as Giovanni loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsuragi connects with a body shot that sends Giovanni's belly button to the back.
Giovanni throws a leg kick but Kitsuragi checks it.
Giovanni lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giovanni lands with a good body shot.
Kitsuragi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kitsuragi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giovanni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kitsuragi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giovanni clinches.
Kitsuragi jumps guard but Giovanni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Giovanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands a big head kick that sends Kitsuragi tumbling to the mat! Giovanni takes a step backwards and waves Kitsuragi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kim Kitsuragi 's cut is getting worse.
Kitsuragi loses concentration momentarily and Giovanni pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Kitsuragi crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Giovanni finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sonny Giovanni!
A relieved looking Sonny Giovanni thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Feynman (ranked 1717 p4p, 1711 weight class) and Torkel Bystrom (ranked 193 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Feynman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feynman lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bystrom goes down and covers up as Feynman starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Feynman!
Richard Feynman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Torkel Bystrom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 185 p4p, 379 weight class) and Jakov Pavlek (ranked 31 p4p, 59 weight class). Pavlek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pavlek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Pavlek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Billabong doesn't seem phased though.
Pavlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Billabong under the eye.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek lands a nice shot that snaps Billabong's head back.
A cross from Pavlek lands.
Billabong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pavlek 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 Billabong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Billabong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Billabong misses with a body shot.
Pavlek misses with a hook. Billabong ducked under it nicely.
Jakov Pavlek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Pavlek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pavlek.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Billabong manages to avoid it.
Pavlek works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek clinches with his opponent.
Billabong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlek backwards.
Billabong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Pavlek.
Pavlek misses with a punch to the body.
Billabong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Billabong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pavlek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Billabong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pavlek.
Pavlek lands with a good body shot.
Billabong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pavlek wants to get back to his feet but Billabong is dominant here and he's now got Pavlek's back!
Billabong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
I really don't envy Pavlek right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here.
Billabong lands shots from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong keeps control of the position as Pavlek tries to break free.
Billabong goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pavlek escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Pavlek is working for a kimura but Billabong is defending it quite comfortably.
Pavlek keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pavlek must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Billabong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pavlek's guard.
Pavlek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pavlek keeping moving, preventing Billabong from controlling successfully.
Pavlek isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Billabong stacks Pavlek on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Billabong!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Billabong politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Billabong prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek tries to buck Billabong off but Billabong is having none of it.
Billabong grinds an elbow into Pavlek's temple.
Pavlek is looking to reverse the position.
Billabong works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pavlek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Billabong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Billabong landing strikes.
Billabong gets to mount! Pavlek was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Billabong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Billabong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pavlek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakov Pavlek will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Billabong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavlek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pavlek walks into a left hand.
Pavlek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavlek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Billabong.
Pavlek clinches up with Billabong and pushes him back against the cage.
Billabong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Billabong blocks a body shot from Pavlek.
Billabong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Billabong backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Pavlek.
Billabong lands a shot to the body.
Billabong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavlek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pavlek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlek lands a nice hook to Billabong's body. Billabong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billabong slips a straight right by Pavlek.
Billabong feinted with a counter takedown.
Billabong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pavlek misses with a right hand
and Billabong counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Billabong has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billabong is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pavlek!
Billabong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Billabong breaks from Pavlek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Billabong with the ground and pound from mount.
Billabong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Billabong with the ground and pound from mount.
Billabong goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pavlek is on top in guard.
Billabong working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek trying to control the position from guard on top but Billabong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Billabong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavlek has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Billabong to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pavlek is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Billabong pulls down on the head and he's put Pavlek to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Billabong!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Billabong started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 467 p4p, 236 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 77 p4p, 38 weight class). Yip Man Iii had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Iii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Man Iii moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man Iii slips under a jab.
Man Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Man Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele 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.
Man Iii blocks a leg kick.
Man Iii throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Man Iii looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele jabs Man Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man Iii.
Man Iii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perkele gets a clinch.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Man Iii digs a right hand underneath Perkele's ribcage. Perkele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man Iii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man Iii works on Perkele's body with a couple of short punches.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Perkele.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Man Iii prevents a body shot from Perkele.
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!
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Man Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man Iii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Iii throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Man Iii misses
and Perkele counters with a nice body kick.
Man Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Man Iii avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man Iii!
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Man Iii's shoulder, as Man Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele lands a front kick.
Perkele moves into range and clinches up with Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
Man Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Man Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Man Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele thumps Man Iii with a low kick.
Man Iii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Iii lands a high kick!
Perkele clinches up with Man Iii and pushes him back against the cage.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Man Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Man Iii - that landed with a thud.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Man Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Man Iii looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Man Iii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkele. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele flicks out a counter leg kick but Man Iii steps away.
Man Iii 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 Man Iii misses.
Man Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele wants to slow Man Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Man Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Man Iii connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkele.
Man Iii avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Iii lands a jab to the nose.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man Iii checks it well.
It looked like Man Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Iii.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Perkele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii is looking to slow Perkele down with leg kicks.
Man Iii blocks the body kick.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Man Iii moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Man Iii misses the jab.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii throws a shot to the body.
Man Iii misses with a low kick as Perkele jumps back.
Man Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Iii.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Man Iii down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Man Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Man Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Man Iii 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.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Man Iii jumps back.
Perkele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perkele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man Iii is defending well for now.
Perkele tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele lands an elbow that stopped Man Iii in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man Iii.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii has Perkele pressed against the cage, preventing Perkele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Man Iii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkele.
Man Iii digs a right hand into Perkele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkele's gas tank.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Iii is leaning against Perkele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkele blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Ispa Perkele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man Iii pushes Perkele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkele.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele'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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii'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!
Perkele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man Iii's head.
Man Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man Iii misses with a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a good, hard body kick but Man Iii shrugs it off.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele slips a straight right by Man Iii.
Man Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Man Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Perkele feints and then cracks Man Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man Iii down.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Man Iii throws a right hand that misses
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Man Iii tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkele feints and then cracks Man Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man Iii down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man Iii loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Man Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Man Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man Iii throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Perkele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele 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 Man Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man Iii lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man Iii gets tackled into the cage by Perkele. Perkele maintains the clinch.
Man Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Perkele.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Man Iii.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body. Man Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Man Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii walks into a left hand.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
Man Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii thuds a left hand into Perkele's body.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele slips a jab from Man Iii.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Man Iii scores with the left hand. Perkele knows he should have avoided that one.
Man Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Man Iii moved away.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Man Iii scores with a nice strike.
Man Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yip Man Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perkele slips a jab from Man Iii.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man Iii has time to react.
Perkele moves out of range as Man Iii throws a body kick.
Good work by Perkele as he checks the leg kick.
Man Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man Iii has time to react.
Man Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Man Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Perkele.
Man Iii is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Man Iii moved out of range.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Man Iii moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Man Iii missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkele backs up against the cage.
Man Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man Iii lands a head kick!
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Man Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Man Iii tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Perkele.
I think Man Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barron White (ranked 30 p4p, 58 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barron White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Blank.
White misses with a hook
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a right hand
and Blank counters with a nice right hand that sends White toppling to the canvas! White scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Blank finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blank cracks White with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blank has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning White to stand back up!
White lands with a shot to the body.
White throws a jab when Blank was well out of range.
Blank is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Blank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Blank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blank misses with a straight left.
White throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
White slips a jab from Blank.
White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
White throws a right hand that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blank's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blank counters with a huge right that knocks White out cold! Blank is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Blank!
Billy Blank is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Billy Blank thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 4 p4p, 9 weight class) and Randy Randleman (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Randleman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taneyev finds it's way round the side to connect with Randleman's head.
A low kick from Taneyev is predictable there
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randleman tries to move into range but Taneyev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taneyev cracks Randleman with a good jab.
Taneyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Randleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Randleman.
Randleman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taneyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Randleman misses.
We've been informed that Randleman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Randleman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Randleman throws a hook but Taneyev avoids it easily.
Taneyev tried to counter with a leg kick but Randleman avoided it.
Randleman dips to his left and cracks Taneyev with an uppercut!
Taneyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Taneyev punishes Randleman's body with a nice straight punch.
Taneyev stuns Randleman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Randleman blocks the low kick.
Randleman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randleman's head.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Taneyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randleman is looking to slow Taneyev down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taneyev throws a right hand that misses
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Randleman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Taneyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Taneyev connects with a nice looking jab.
Taneyev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev is looking to slow Randleman down with leg kicks.
Taneyev misses with a kick to the body.
Randleman walks into a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Randleman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taneyev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Taneyev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Randleman.
Taneyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taneyev looks for the body kick but Randleman saw that one coming.
Randleman flicks out a counter leg kick but Taneyev steps away.
Randleman slips under a jab.
Randleman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taneyev.
Taneyev scores with a hook to the body. Randleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randleman thuds his right hand into Taneyev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Valentin Taneyev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taneyev ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taneyev.
Taneyev throws a leg kick that misses.
Taneyev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
Taneyev throws a front kick that sends Randleman stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev scoring well with a low kick there.
Randleman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentin Taneyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Randleman misses with an uppercut
and Taneyev counters with a series of strikes. Randleman will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Taneyev saw that one coming.
Taneyev jabs at Randleman's body.
Randleman throws a hook to the side of Taneyev's head but Taneyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Taneyev misses its intended target.
Randleman misses with a hook
and Taneyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taneyev slips a jab and a cross from Randleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev lands an overhand right.
Randleman avoids the body shot from Taneyev.
Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taneyev.
Randleman throws a poor cross that misses
and Taneyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taneyev.
Taneyev backing away here, and Randleman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taneyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taneyev.
Taneyev backing away here, and Randleman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Randleman throws a looping overhand right but Taneyev ducks down to avoid it.
Taneyev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Taneyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randleman can do to turn this around?
Randleman misses with a looping left.
Taneyev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Randleman misses with an uppercut.
Taneyev walks into a left hand.
Randleman misses with a kick to the body
and Taneyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Taneyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Taneyev throws a leg kick but Randleman sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Randleman.
Taneyev misses with a low kick.
Randleman throws a jab when Taneyev was well out of range.
Randleman scores with the left hand. Taneyev knows he should have avoided that one.
Randleman throws a looping overhand right but Taneyev ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Taneyev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Taneyev dominated that second round.
That's time! Taneyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taneyev looks to land a body kick but Randleman moved away.
Randleman feints a counter leg kick.
Randleman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taneyev throws a leg kick but Randleman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taneyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taneyev throws a quick counter kick to the body but Randleman avoids it.
Randleman needs to keep his hands up - Taneyev had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taneyev misses with a body kick.
Randleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Taneyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Randleman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taneyev scores with the left hand. Randleman knows he should have avoided that one.
Randleman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taneyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
Randleman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taneyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taneyev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taneyev lands a big right hand that sends Randleman crashing to the mat! Taneyev stays standing though and waves Randleman back to his feet!
Randleman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Randleman. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Taneyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taneyev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Randleman tries a low kick but Taneyev avoids it.
Randleman slips a jab and a cross from Taneyev.
Randleman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Randleman misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Taneyev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taneyev throws a body punch but Randleman moves out of range.
Randleman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taneyev looks for the body kick but Randleman saw that one coming.
Taneyev misses with a leg kick.
Randleman tries a quick counter leg kick but Taneyev is wise to it.
Taneyev lands a nice shot that snaps Randleman's head back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taneyev.
Taneyev misses with an uppercut. Randleman saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Randleman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Randleman looks to land a right hand but Taneyev moved out of range.
Taneyev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Taneyev misses.
Taneyev misses with a lunging right hand
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taneyev thinking.
Randleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Taneyev connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Taneyev clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Taneyev throws a right hand that misses
and Taneyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taneyev misses with a left hand
and Randleman counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Randleman.
Randleman looks to throw a body kick
and Taneyev counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taneyev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Taneyev.
Randleman connects with a jab.
Taneyev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randleman lands with an uppercut that bounces Taneyev off the cage and back into range.
Randleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Taneyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Randleman blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
Taneyev misses with a looping right.
Taneyev moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRandleman.
Randleman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taneyev lands a jab to the nose.
Taneyev misses with a left hand
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman misses with an uppercut. Taneyev saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taneyev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick from Taneyev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taneyev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taneyev slips under a jab.
Randleman misses with a body shot.
Taneyev throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Randleman! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Randleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taneyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randleman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taneyev moves out of range as Randleman strikes.
Randleman looks to land a body kick but Taneyev moved away.
Taneyev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Taneyev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randleman checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Valentin Taneyev will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Taneyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Randleman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taneyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randleman.
Randleman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taneyev with a body shot.
A low kick from Taneyev misses
letting Randleman counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Randleman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taneyev throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Randleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman throws a hook to the side of Taneyev's head but Taneyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taneyev thows a leg kick but Randleman checks it
and Randleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taneyev misses with a hook.
It seemed like Randleman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Randleman.
Randleman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taneyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Randleman misses with a head kick.
Randy Randleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Randleman misses with a looping left.
Taneyev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taneyev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taneyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taneyev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taneyev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taneyev is rocked!
Taneyev misses with a lunging right hand
and Randleman counters with a crisp right that sends Taneyev to the canvas! Randleman follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Randleman!
In his post fight interview, Randy Randleman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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