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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asher Knightley (ranked 4301 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Bastien Knightley (ranked 483 p4p, 484 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asher Knightley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bastien Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Bastien Knightley misses with a straight left.
Asher Knightley is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asher Knightley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Asher Knightley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien Knightley cracks Asher Knightley with a good jab.
A jab from Asher Knightley misses.
Bastien Knightley throws out a counter right but Asher Knightley avoids it with no problem.
Asher Knightley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bastien Knightley throws out the jab.
It looked like Asher Knightley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bastien Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Asher Knightley.
Bastien Knightley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bastien Knightley misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Asher Knightley misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bastien Knightley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asher Knightley's head.
Asher Knightley slips under a jab from Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley connects with a right hand. Asher Knightley shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley connects with a crisp jab.
Asher Knightley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bastien Knightley has time to react.
Bastien Knightley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab from Asher Knightley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bastien Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asher Knightley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastien Knightley drops his hands momentarily and Asher Knightley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Knightley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bastien Knightley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bastien Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bastien Knightley loads up on a big right hand but Asher Knightley slips the punch.
Asher Knightley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Bastien Knightley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastien Knightley dips to his left and cracks Asher Knightley with an uppercut!
Bastien Knightley misses with a right hand
enabling Asher Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Asher Knightley misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastien Knightley! But no joy.
Asher Knightley moves out of range as Bastien Knightley strikes.
Asher Knightley is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bastien Knightley throws a jab when Asher Knightley was well out of range.
Bastien Knightley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asher Knightleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bastien Knightley misses with a straight left.
Asher Knightley throwing a counter right hand but Bastien Knightley manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Asher Knightley lands a glancing blow to the side of Bastien Knightley's head.
Bastien Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asher Knightley.
Bastien Knightley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastien Knightley lands an overhand right.
Bastien Knightley missing with a left hand there. Asher Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bastien Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Knightley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bastien Knightley blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bastien Knightley! But no joy.
Donk. Bastien Knightley catches Asher Knightley right on the button with a cross.
Asher Knightley ducks under a wild hook from Bastien Knightley.
It looked like Asher Knightley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastien Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Asher Knightley's shoulder, as Asher Knightley tries to avoid the shot.
Asher Knightley cracks Bastien Knightley with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and Asher Knightley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asher Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastien Knightley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastien Knightley looks to throw the jab but Asher Knightley is out of range.
Asher Knightley is looking to counter punch.
Asher Knightley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Asher Knightley lands an overhand right.
Bastien Knightley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asher Knightley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley scores with a hook.
Asher Knightley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bastien Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Asher Knightley's shoulder, as Asher Knightley tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher Knightley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bastien Knightley.
Bastien Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asher Knightley.
Bastien Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asher Knightley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Asher Knightley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asher Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Bastien Knightley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bastien Knightley.
Well Bastien Knightley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bastien Knightley!
Bastien Knightley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 4603 p4p, 23285 weight class) and Brubeck Knox (ranked 541 p4p, 612 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brubeck Knox!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Dimakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Konstantin Dimakov has been cut.
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox slips under a jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Dimakov slips a jab from Knox.
Dimakov darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimakov.
Knox jumps into guard, dragging Dimakov to the mat.
Dimakov stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Knox is working an open guard so Dimakov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Dimakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dimakov misses the jab.
Dimakov moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dimakov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Konstantin Dimakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dimakov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dimakov connects with a nice looking jab.
Dimakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dimakov lands a head shot.
Dimakov takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dimakov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Knox.
Dimakov scores with a nice right hand.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Dimakov looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dimakov tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Dimakov.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dimakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimakov throws a big shot that misses.
Dimakov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knox to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Dimakov. Beautiful body shot.
Dimakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Dimakov has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Dimakov throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dimakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dimakov. Knox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dimakov digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Dimakov misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Dimakov connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knox dips to his left and cracks Dimakov with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Dimakov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
Dimakov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimakov throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox throws out a counter right but Dimakov avoids it with no problem.
Dimakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimakov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knox.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox tries to pull guard but Dimakov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Konstantin Dimakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brubeck Knox.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimakov.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Dimakov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
Dimakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Dimakov tries to break free but Knox pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dimakov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimakov tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dimakov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Knox can turn it around.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimakov trying to stall but Knox improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Dimakov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Dimakov counters with a two punch combo.
Dimakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimakov.
Dimakov throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Dimakov lands a jab to the nose.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Dimakov.
A left lands for Knox.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimakov.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Dimakov slips a jab from Knox.
Donk. Dimakov catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimakov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knox doesn't seem bothered though.
Dimakov swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Dimakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Knox misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Dimakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimakov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimakov.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Dimakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Dimakov moved out of range nicely.
Dimakov closes the distance and clinches.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dimakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dimakov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dimakov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knox prevents a body shot from Dimakov.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimakov.
Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimakov lands with a nice body punch.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Dimakov moves into the clinch.
Dimakov blocks an uppercut.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimakov working aggressively here.
Knox wants a takedown.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox moves forwards but Dimakov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Dimakov.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a series of punches but Dimakov avoids them all with ease.
Dimakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dimakov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dimakov lands a right hook to the body.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Knox ducks right into an uppercut from Dimakov.
Dimakov lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
A big right from Dimakov misses.
Dimakov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Dimakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dimakov lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimakov is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Dimakov.
Dimakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knox moves away.
Dimakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov stuffs the takedown attempt from Knox. Knox gets slowly back to his feet.
Konstantin Dimakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brubeck Knox.
Dimakov throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Dimakov lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Dimakov throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox throws a good cross that connects.
Dimakov moves into the clinch.
Knox is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Dimakov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Dimakov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Dimakov.
Dimakov has managed to clinch.
Dimakov avoiding damage as Knox throws knees to the body.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dimakov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Knox obliges.
Knox throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dimakov fails to land.
Dimakov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimakov blocks an uppercut.
Dimakov working aggressively here.
Dimakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dimakov.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Dimakov gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dimakov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dimakov has Knox pushed against the cage.
Knox misses with some punches.
Dimakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dimakov clinches up against the cage.
Dimakov blocks an uppercut.
Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dimakov ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Dimakov scores with a hook.
Dimakov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brubeck Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Dimakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimakov connects with a body shot that sends Knox's belly button to the back.
Knox walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimakov is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Dimakov is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Dimakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Dimakov cracks Knox with a good jab.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the body
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Dimakov.
Dimakov lands a head shot.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov scores with a shot to the body.
Dimakov connects with a jab.
Knox scores with a hook.
Dimakov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knox throws a right and a left that Dimakov avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Dimakov finds it's target.
Dimakov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Konstantin Dimakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Dimakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox has Dimakov pushed against the cage.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimakovs head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Dimakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimakov closes the distance and clinches.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dimakov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox working aggressively here.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimakov takes a swing at Knox's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Dimakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dimakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dimakov tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Dimakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimakov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Dimakov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aniruddha Anand (ranked 4130 p4p, 4098 weight class) and Elvis Milissis (ranked 329 p4p, 327 weight class). Anand comes to the cage accompanied by Swag Se Segat by Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aniruddha Anand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milissis lands with a nice body punch.
Milissis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milissis's sensitive parts.
Anand throws a looping overhand right but Milissis ducks down to avoid it.
Milissis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Milissis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aniruddha Anand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anand doesn't manage to clinch there - Milissis circles away.
Milissis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Milissis misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Anand misses its target.
Anand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Milissis lands with a straight right. Anand didn't see that one coming.
Milissis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anand slips a jab from Milissis.
Milissis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milissis misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Milissis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis avoids a kick to the body.
Milissis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anand.
A nice combination there by Anand.
Anand misses with a shot to the body
and Milissis counters with a one-two to the body.
Anand jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Milissis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Anand misses.
Milissis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Milissis.
Anand thuds his shin into the meat of Milissis's side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milissis.
A slow jab from Anand misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anand throws a head kick but Milissis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anand attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Milissis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anand is looking to clinch.
Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Anand bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Milissis is looking for the big counter here.
Anand throws a low kick but Milissis moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Milissis! But no joy.
Anand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Milissis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anand seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anand misses with a kick to the body.
Milissis defending well as Anand loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Milissis swinging wildly here.
Anand throws a leg kick which misses Milissis's front leg but catches the back leg as Milissis tries to avoid it.
Anand has Milissis up against the cage in a clinch.
Anand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milissis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Milissis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anand has him pressed against the cage.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anand keeps control of Milissis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Milissis breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milissis throws a nice looking combination but Anand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Anand misses its target.
Anand throws a low kick but Milissis moves out of range easily.
Milissis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anand tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Milissis is able to avoid easily.
Anand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anand connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Milissis throws a right and a left that Anand avoids nicely.
Anand slips a jab and a cross from Milissis.
Anand misses with a leg kick.
Milissis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Milissis tries to keep at a distance but Anand has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Aniruddha Anand will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anand is looking to slow Milissis down with leg kicks.
Milissis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Milissis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anand shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milissis can do to turn this around?
Milissis tries a head kick but it misses.
Anand misses with an uppercut. Milissis saw that one coming.
Milissis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Anand lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milissis misses with a low kick.
Milissis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aniruddha Anand is winning the standup battle so far.
Anand moves out of range of the body kick.
Milissis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Milissis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anand can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Milissis blocks the leg kick.
Anand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Milissis responds with a good body kick, but Anand manages to step out the way in time.
Anand tries to clinch but Milissis is having none of it.
Milissis jabs at Anand's body.
Elvis Milissis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anand misses with a hook.
Milissis works over Anand's head and body with a nice combination.
Milissis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Milissis misses with a head kick.
Milissis blocks a head kick by Anand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milissis's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anand lands a nice shot that snaps Milissis's head back.
Milissis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Milissis throws an off balance right hand
and Anand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anand throws a head kick that misses.
Milissis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anand closes the distance but Milissis moves to the side
and Milissis counters with a two punch combo.
Anand looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anand throws a push kick but Milissis slaps the foot to one side.
Anand fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Milissis is out of range.
Anand misses with a low kick as Milissis jumps back.
Milissis throws a series of punches but Anand moves out of range.
Milissis tries a head kick but it misses.
Elvis Milissis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milissis checks the leg kick.
Anand misses with a leg kick
and Milissis counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anand darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anand throws an overhand right that lands on Milissis's shoulder, as Milissis tries to avoid the shot.
Milissis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anand throws a leg kick but Milissis checks it.
Milissis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Milissis tries to bum rush Anand with a series of wild strikes but Anand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milissis misses with a series of wild punches.
Milissis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anand connects with a right hand. Milissis shakes it off.
Milissis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anand counters with an inside leg kick.
Anand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anand lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anand throws a leg kick that misses.
Milissis misses with a double jab.
Anand throws a leg kick
and Milissis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Milissis moves out of range as Anand strikes.
Despite the aggression on Milissis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Milissis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anand moves out of range of the body kick from Milissis.
Milissis misses the shot to the body.
Anand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elvis Milissis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Milissis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anand is looking to chop away at Milissis's legs.
Milissis staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anand.
Anand misses with a low kick.
Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Anand bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anand throws a hook but Milissis avoids it easily.
Milissis throws a series of punches but Anand avoids them all with ease.
Anand is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anand throws out a leg kick but Milissis moves out of range and Anand only half commits.
Milissis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anand with a body shot.
Milissis throws a right and a left that Anand avoids nicely.
Anand's jab looks to have found its range, popping Milissis under the eye.
Anand lands a nice hook to Milissis's body. Milissis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milissis throws a series of punches but Anand moves out of range.
Anand connects with a right hand. Milissis shakes it off.
Milissis tries a low kick but Anand avoids it.
Anand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Milissis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anand tries to clinch up.
Milissis slips under a jab from Anand.
Anand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anand is leaning against Milissis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anand scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milissis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milissis tries to break the clinch but Anand is controlling the position.
Anand misses with some punches.
Anand misses with a body punch.
Anand is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anand tries to throw a body punch but Milissis avoids it by throwing Anand back against the cage.
Milissis manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Anand coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anand is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anand.
Anand scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anand throws a sloppy head kick and Milissis moves out of range easily.
Anand punishes Milissis's body with a nice straight punch.
Anand scores with a takedown into Milissis's guard.
Milissis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anand.
Anand is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anand trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anand wants to control from the top but Milissis keeps moving.
Anand stands and throws Milissis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anand is looking to take a break and control but Milissis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milissis tries to escape but Anand is in control.
Anand tries for a kimura but Milissis is defending well.
Anand tries to advance position but instead Milissis slips a leg back in to half guard.
Anand moves into full mount! Milissis won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aniruddha Anand showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anand 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aniruddha Anand!
After the fight, Aniruddha Anand was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boomer Scarborough (ranked 2389 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Torsten Mjölnir (ranked 262 p4p, 436 weight class). Scarborough kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rumjacks - An Irish Pub Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boomer Scarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torsten Mjölnir!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mjölnir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarborough.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mjölnir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Scarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mjölnir.
Scarborough scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Scarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mjölnir.
Scarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Mjölnir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarborough.
Mjölnir blocks a jab.
Scarborough gets tackled into the cage by Mjölnir. Mjölnir maintains the clinch.
Scarborough blocks a body shot from Mjölnir.
Scarborough misses with the head strike.
Scarborough looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Mjölnir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mjölnir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mjölnir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mjölnir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scarborough connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjölnir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mjölnir slips a jab from Scarborough.
Scarborough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mjölnir counters with a straight right hand.
Scarborough is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mjölnir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mjölnir lands the left hand.
Mjölnir blocks a head kick by Scarborough.
We've been told by Scarborough's head coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mjölnir slips a jab from Scarborough.
Mjölnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarborough swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scarborough circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mjölnir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scarborough. Scarborough circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Scarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mjölnir moves away.
Scarborough misses with a hook. Mjölnir ducked under it nicely.
Mjölnir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarborough misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Scarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarborough dodges the punch combination from Mjölnir.
Scarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scarborough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mjölnir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mjölnir misses with a double jab.
Mjölnir rushes Scarborough and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mjölnir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarborough paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scarborough walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mjölnir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scarborough throws a hook but Mjölnir blocks it.
Mjölnir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Scarborough throws a body punch but Mjölnir moves out of range.
Mjölnir clinches.
Scarborough misses with an elbow over the top.
Scarborough tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mjölnir avoids it.
Scarborough pushes off an throws an elbow but Mjölnir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Mjölnir.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarborough.
Mjölnir lands a nice uppercut.
Scarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir wants to break free but Scarborough has control.
Scarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mjölnir.
Scarborough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarborough.
Mjölnir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mjölnir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir prevents a body shot from Scarborough.
Scarborough presses Mjölnir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Mjölnir.
Scarborough misses with a knee strike.
Mjölnir lands a right hand.
Mjölnir breaks the clinch.
A big left from Scarborough misses.
Mjölnir wants to clinch up but Scarborough keeps it at a distance.
Mjölnir avoids the body shot from Scarborough.
Mjölnir raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Scarborough throws a jab when Mjölnir was well out of range.
Mjölnir staying out of range there.
Scarborough loads up on a big right hand but Mjölnir slips the punch.
Mjölnir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarborough.
Scarborough misses with a hook. Mjölnir ducked under it nicely.
Mjölnir slips under a jab from Scarborough.
Mjölnir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scarborough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mjölnir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boomer Scarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarborough is looking to land body kicks.
Scarborough walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mjölnir clinches with his opponent.
Scarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Scarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir lands an uppercut.
Mjölnir blocks an uppercut.
Mjölnir lands a right hand.
Mjölnir breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Scarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scarborough.
Mjölnir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scarborough lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjölnir backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mjölnir misses with a punch on the inside.
Scarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarborough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scarborough is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scarborough working aggressively here.
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 Boomer Scarborough will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarborough misses the target.
Mjölnir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mjölnir tries to clinch up but Scarborough circles away and keeps his distance.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but Scarborough is having none of it.
Mjölnir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mjölnir connects with a looping right hand.
Scarborough misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Mjölnir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mjölnir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarborough gets tackled into the cage by Mjölnir. Mjölnir maintains the clinch.
Mjölnir blocks a body shot from Scarborough.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mjölnir scores with a shot to the side of Scarborough's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mjölnir managing to block the knees to the body from Scarborough.
Scarborough looking to throw knees to the head but Mjölnir is blocking nicely.
Scarborough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mjölnirs head.
Scarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Mjölnir.
Mjölnir lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mjölnir lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjölnir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scarborough throws an overhand right that lands on Mjölnir's shoulder, as Mjölnir tries to avoid the shot.
Mjölnir misses with a few strikes there.
Scarborough lands a leg kick that knocks Mjölnir off balance momentarily.
Mjölnir has Scarborough up against the cage in a clinch.
Mjölnir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mjölnir wants to clinch.
Mjölnir wants to clinch but Scarborough slips to the side
and Scarborough connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scarborough throws a shot from downtown. Mjölnir moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mjölnir checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Mjölnir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boomer Scarborough is winning the standup battle so far.
Mjölnir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarborough misses with an uppercut.
Mjölnir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Scarborough wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mjölnir misses with the combination.
Mjölnir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scarborough throws out the jab.
Mjölnir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mjölnir staying out of range there.
Mjölnir clinches with his opponent.
Mjölnir wants to break free but Scarborough has control.
Torsten Mjölnir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Mjölnir.
Scarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Scarborough pushes Mjölnir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mjölnir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarborough connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Scarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Mjölnir blocks the leg kick.
Mjölnir looks to land a combination but Scarborough avoids it well.
Good work by Mjölnir as he checks the leg kick.
Scarborough misses with a body shot.
Scarborough throws a head kick but Mjölnir moves out of range.
Mjölnir thuds a left hand into Scarborough's body.
Torsten Mjölnir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarborough throws a right hand that misses
and Mjölnir counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjölnir moves in looking to clinch but Scarborough pushes him off.
Scarborough looks to land a right hand but Mjölnir moved out of range.
Mjölnir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarborough swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Scarborough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mjölnir drives through and clinches with Scarborough against the cage.
Scarborough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Scarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mjölnir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scarborough has him pressed against the cage.
Scarborough misses with the head strike.
Mjölnir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mjölnir blocks an uppercut.
Mjölnir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scarborough 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.
A left lands for Scarborough.
Scarborough scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scarborough throws a hook but Mjölnir blocks it.
Scarborough cracks Mjölnir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Mjölnir.
Mjölnir tries to clinch but Scarborough is having none of it.
Mjölnir staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mjölnir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Scarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mjölnir.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarborough misses the target.
Mjölnir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scarborough throws out a loose jab but Mjölnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scarborough connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Scarborough takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mjölnir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mjölnir.
Scarborough missing with a left hand there. Mjölnir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mjölnir blocks a jab.
Mjölnir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mjölnir lands a really nice looking cross but Scarborough seems unphased.
Mjölnir circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Scarborough drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mjölnir follows Scarborough to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Torsten Mjölnir!
Torsten Mjölnir managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Boomer Scarborough had this to say: 'I'm an embarrassment to Boston.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 2510 p4p, 2164 weight class) and Robbie McBobbie (ranked 212 p4p, 192 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniko Montpoisante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie McBobbie!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBobbie misses with an uppercut. Montpoisante saw that one coming.
Montpoisante is looking to score with low kicks.
McBobbie moves out of range of the body kick.
Montpoisante has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Montpoisante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McBobbie.
Montpoisante loads up on a big right hand but McBobbie slips the punch.
McBobbie stuns Montpoisante with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McBobbie dives in and scores a takedown into Montpoisante's guard.
Montpoisante trying to keep a closed guard but McBobbie is proving a slippery customer.
McBobbie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McBobbie throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBobbie is looking to work some ground and pound but Montpoisante has wrist control.
McBobbie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montpoisante controlling McBobbie's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montpoisante looking for a sweep. Not yet Montpoisante, not yet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Montpoisante trying to keep a closed guard but McBobbie is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McBobbie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montpoisante thows a left - swing and a miss!
McBobbie punishes Montpoisante's body with a nice straight punch.
McBobbie scores with the left hand. Montpoisante knows he should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Montpoisante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Montpoisante looks to score with a jab to the body but McBobbie is just out of range.
Montpoisante keeps McBobbie at a distance using the push kick.
Montpoisante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McBobbie shoots in looking for a takedown but Montpoisante manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McBobbie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Montpoisante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montpoisante throws out a loose jab but McBobbie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montpoisante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Montpoisante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montpoisante misses with an uppercut. McBobbie saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from McBobbie.
A swing and a miss from Montpoisante.
McBobbie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montpoisante moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Montpoisante wants to land a leg kick but McBobbie is out of range.
Montpoisante swinging wildly here.
Montpoisante tries to land a body kick
so McBobbie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Montpoisante manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Montpoisante blocks a body shot from McBobbie.
A head punch on the inside from Montpoisante fails to land.
McBobbie has picked Montpoisante up - he's going for a ride! McBobbie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Montpoisante tries to kick McBobbie off in order to stand up. McBobbie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBobbie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Montpoisante is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Montpoisante is not content to let McBobbie control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McBobbie working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie throws a strike aimed at the side of Montpoisante's head but Montpoisante avoids it well.
McBobbie cracks Montpoisante with a big right hand but Montpoisante just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McBobbie landing a few strikes.
McBobbie lands a nice forearm strike.
McBobbie landing a few strikes.
Montpoisante pushes McBobbie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McBobbie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
McBobbie is looking to take a break and control but Montpoisante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montpoisante regains half guard there - taking advantage of McBobbie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montpoisante's head.
Montpoisante is staying active underneath McBobbie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McBobbie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McBobbie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McBobbie thows a huge punch but Montpoisante dodges it nicely.
McBobbie working Montpoisante over with strikes.
Montpoisante is trying to stand.
McBobbie is keen to just control but Montpoisante is a slippery customer.
McBobbie throwing shots but Montpoisante is blocking nicely.
McBobbie controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie McBobbie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montpoisante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McBobbie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McBobbie lands with a right hand.
A jab from Montpoisante misses.
McBobbie throws out a counter right but Montpoisante avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheers as McBobbie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Montpoisante doesn't seem phased though.
McBobbie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Montpoisante throws a sloppy head kick
and McBobbie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montpoisante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Montpoisante looks to throw the jab but McBobbie is out of range.
McBobbie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Montpoisante misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBobbie moves out of range of the strikes.
Montpoisante uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McBobbie has time to react.
Montpoisante missing with a left hand there. McBobbie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Montpoisante darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montpoisante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBobbie.
Montpoisante on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McBobbie misses with a straight right.
Daniko Montpoisante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montpoisante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McBobbie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Montpoisante throws a jab but it's blocked by McBobbie.
McBobbie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBobbie blocks the body kick.
Montpoisante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Montpoisante takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Montpoisante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montpoisante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McBobbie thuds a left hand into Montpoisante's body.
McBobbie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McBobbie scores with a hook to the body. Montpoisante takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McBobbie lands a body shot.
McBobbie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Montpoisante.
McBobbie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Montpoisante with a body shot.
Robbie McBobbie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBobbie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Montpoisante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McBobbie sizes up Montpoisante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McBobbie digs a good body shot into Montpoisante's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montpoisante.
Montpoisante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montpoisante there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montpoisante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McBobbie checks a low kick from Montpoisante.
McBobbie cracks Montpoisante with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 Montpoisante is rocked!
Montpoisante wants to land a leg kick but McBobbie is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from McBobbie.
Oh Montpoisante is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McBobbie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Montpoisante is trying to defend but McBobbie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McBobbie stalling.
McBobbie working Montpoisante over with strikes.
Montpoisante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McBobbie.
Montpoisante seems to have got his legs back now.
Robbie McBobbie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Montpoisante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McBobbie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montpoisante keeps working.
Montpoisante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montpoisante blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBobbie.
McBobbie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McBobbie lands a nice short elbow.
Montpoisante avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McBobbie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBobbie trying to control the action but Montpoisante is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McBobbie lands a nice short elbow.
McBobbie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McBobbie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Montpoisante defending well though.
McBobbie is nestled in close to Montpoisante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McBobbie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montpoisante is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McBobbie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McBobbie's back!
McBobbie is in bad spot here.
Montpoisante doesn't have the hooks in and McBobbie manages to turn into his guard.
Montpoisante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McBobbie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montpoisante works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McBobbie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McBobbie trying to control the position from guard on top but Montpoisante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie McBobbie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Montpoisante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Montpoisante misses the target.
Montpoisante misses with a lunging right hand
letting McBobbie counter with a right hand.
Montpoisante throws a looping overhand right but McBobbie ducks down to avoid it.
McBobbie lands a jab.
Montpoisante misses with a hook
and McBobbie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBobbie misses the shot to the body.
Daniko Montpoisante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBobbie looks to throw the jab but Montpoisante is out of range.
Montpoisante swinging wildly here.
McBobbie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Montpoisante to the ground. McBobbie is now in Montpoisante's guard.
Montpoisante is wriggling around but McBobbie manages to pass to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montpoisante is refusing to be controlled, as McBobbie sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montpoisante taking some punishment here, with McBobbie in his half guard.
McBobbie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Montpoisante looks like he's trying to stand up.
McBobbie throwing shots but Montpoisante is blocking nicely.
Montpoisante blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBobbie.
Montpoisante wants to improve his position but McBobbie is controlling well.
McBobbie is nestled in close to Montpoisante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McBobbie is nestled in close to Montpoisante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McBobbie lands a nice short elbow.
Daniko Montpoisante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBobbie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McBobbie slips a nice elbow through Montpoisante's hands, connecting with Montpoisante's forehead.
McBobbie is controlling the pace.
McBobbie lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Montpoisante quite badly. Montpoisante pulls McBobbie in close trying to recover. McBobbie postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Montpoisante on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Montpoisante doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie McBobbie!
After winning the bout, Robbie McBobbie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Piercer (ranked 2067 p4p, 3662 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 275 p4p, 430 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Piercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bastiat checks a leg kick.
Bastiat steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Piercer.
Piercer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Piercer misses with a body kick.
Piercer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bastiat counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Piercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastiat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John Piercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bastiat moves out of range as Piercer strikes.
Bastiat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastiat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer throws a jab when Bastiat was well out of range.
Piercer throws a hook to the side of Bastiat's head but Bastiat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piercer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bastiat is just out of range.
Bastiat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piercer throws a sloppy body shot
and Bastiat counters with a series of strikes. Piercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bastiat moves away from the strike by Piercer.
Piercer looks to land a left hand but Bastiat moved out of range nicely.
Piercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Piercer backs off Bastiat throws a huge counter combo but Piercer manages to avoid it all.
Piercer misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Bastiat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice shot lands for Piercer.
Nice shot by Piercer.
Piercer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bastiat is looking for the big counter here.
Piercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastiat is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Piercer throws a sloppy body shot
and Bastiat counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piercer slows down the pace here.
Piercer lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bastiat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Piercer prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Piercer as the two fighters clinch.
Piercer has a couple of punches blocked by Bastiat.
Piercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piercer.
Bastiat blocks a body shot from Piercer.
Bastiat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piercer blocking some punches.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bastiat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piercer.
Bastiat has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Piercer regains guard immediately.
Piercer is pulling down on Bastiat's head. It's preventing any offense from Bastiat, at least for the moment.
Bastiat throwing strikes from guard but Piercer blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastiat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bastiat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bastiat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piercer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat connects with a couple of short punches.
Bastiat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bastiat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bastiat trying to control the position from guard on top but Piercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bastiat is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Piercer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bastiat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bastiat throwing strikes but missing.
Piercer pulls Bastiat in close to prevent any damage.
Bastiat is looking to work some ground and pound but Piercer has wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bastiat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Piercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bastiat tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Piercer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Piercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Piercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastiat can do to turn this around?
Piercer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bastiat.
Piercer looks to land a left hand but Bastiat moved out of range nicely.
Piercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piercer throws a lazy right hand but Bastiat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Piercer misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer misses with a hook
and Bastiat counters with a three punch combo that has Piercer backing up. Piercer nods at Bastiat to acknowledge the strikes.
Piercer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good exchange - Piercer coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Piercer does it's job there.
Piercer lands a slapping body shot.
Piercer misses with a lunging right hand
and Bastiat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Piercer tries to throw a body punch but Bastiat avoids it by throwing Piercer back against the cage.
Piercer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Bastiat is rocked!
Bastiat turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bastiat manages to end up in side control.
Piercer is not content to let Bastiat control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piercer tries to buck Bastiat off but Bastiat is having none of it.
Bastiat wants to control but Piercer is keeping him busy.
Bastiat in side control, throwing shots but Piercer defends.
Piercer can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piercer is not content to let Bastiat control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piercer tries to bench press Bastiat off him but Bastiat keeps the position.
Bastiat lands a nice forearm strike.
Bastiat trying to control the position but Piercer is working away.
Bastiat misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bastiat working away.
Bastiat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bastiat is working Piercer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bastiat is working Piercer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bastiat wants to control but Piercer is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piercer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bastiat is looking to take a break and control but Piercer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bastiat scoring with punches from side control.
Bastiat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Piercer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bastiat sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Piercer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bastiat misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bastiat landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Piercer can't do much from the bottom here.
Bastiat lands a nice forearm strike.
Piercer is not content to let Bastiat control the position.
Bastiat working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Frederic Bastiat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bastiat is looking to take a break and control but Piercer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Bastiat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bastiat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bastiat throws a strike aimed at the side of Piercer's head but Piercer avoids it well.
Bastiat connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Piercer some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Bastiat's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piercer dodges the ground and pound from Bastiat.
Bastiat throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Piercer tries to bench press Bastiat off him but Bastiat keeps the position.
Piercer is trying to control Bastiat's posture but Bastiat avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Bastiat.
Piercer struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Bastiat seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Bastiat 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Piercer throws a lazy right hand but Bastiat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bastiat slips under a jab.
Bastiat is looking for the big counter here.
Piercer throws a jab but it's blocked by Bastiat.
Bastiat throws a counter combo.
Piercer throws a right hand that Bastiat ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastiat also avoids with ease.
Bastiat wants to counter the offense by Piercer and move into the clinch position.
Piercer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bastiat defending well as Piercer loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piercer. Bastiat does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piercer throws out a loose jab but Bastiat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piercer throws a series of punches but Bastiat moves out of range.
Bastiat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Piercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piercer scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Piercer.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Piercer throws a hook to the side of Bastiat's head but Bastiat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bastiat steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Piercer.
Piercer misses with a hook.
Piercer misses with a wild combination.
Piercer scores with a nice strike.
Piercer cracks Bastiat with an open hand slap.
A left and a right from Piercer both land. Nice combination.
Bastiat is still on wobbly legs! Can Piercer finish him?
Piercer swings for the body but Bastiat moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piercer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Piercer throws a poor cross that misses
and Bastiat counters with a series of strikes. Piercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frederic Bastiat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piercer cracks Bastiat with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bastiat tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Piercer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bastiat is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Piercer!
Our winner, John Piercer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jach Bresnar (ranked 3437 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 416 p4p, 207 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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162
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Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jach Bresnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bresnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Belly!
Belly throws Bresnar to one side and escapes!
Belly tests Bresnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belly missing with a left hand there. Bresnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bresnar walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bresnar lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Belly. Those never looked like landing.
Belly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bresnar slips under a jab from Belly.
Bresnar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Belly misses with an uppercut. Bresnar saw that one coming.
Belly connects with a looping right hand.
Belly closes the distance but Bresnar moves to the side
and Bresnar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Belly!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar is looking to take a break and control but Belly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bresnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Belly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bresnar trying to control the position but Belly is working away.
Bresnar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Belly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bresnar but great work by Belly.
Belly grinds an elbow into Bresnar's temple.
Belly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar regains half guard.
Belly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bresnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belly uses his free foot to push down on Bresnar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bresnar.
Belly looking to control but Bresnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belly stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Bresnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bresnar tries to counter with a takedown but Belly is quick to defend against it.
Bresnar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bresnar.
Bresnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Belly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belly is trying to get back to half guard.
Belly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belly wants to control but Bresnar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly regains half guard.
Belly is staying active underneath Bresnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belly has hold of Bresnar's hands but Bresnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bresnar looks to land a strike but Belly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Belly has Bresnar pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bresnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bresnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bresnar wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
Bresnar throws an elbow that misses. Belly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bresnar's guard. Nice move by Belly!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bresnar has his hands on Belly's head, controlling the position.
Belly advances position into side control!
Belly moves into full mount!
Belly goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bresnar is on top in guard.
Bresnar distracts Belly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Belly dominated that round.
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.
Belly throws a right hand that Bresnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bresnar also avoids with ease.
Bresnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Belly throws a jab when Bresnar was well out of range.
Bresnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Belly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jach Bresnar has been cut.
Belly misses with a series of wild punches.
Bresnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bresnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belly throws out the jab.
Belly takes a swing at Bresnar's ribcage but misses.
Bresnar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belly throws a hook to the side of Bresnar's head but Bresnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belly lands a lovely overhand right.
Bresnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belly lands a glancing blow to the side of Bresnar's head.
Bresnar is rocked!
Bresnar staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Bresnar as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Belly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bresnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jello Belly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bresnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belly.
Nice shot by Belly.
A jab from Belly misses.
Bresnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Belly with a hook.
Bresnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belly.
Belly throws a hook but Bresnar blocks it.
Belly is looking to clinch.
Bresnar attempts a counter takedown but Belly avoids it well and moves away.
Bresnar jabs Belly right on the nose. Belly blinks but takes it well.
Belly throws a body kick that misses.
Belly lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belly pulls guard effortlessly.
Bresnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bresnar wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
Belly managing to control the position.
Bresnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Belly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Belly has wrist control.
Bresnar looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Belly punishes Bresnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Jach Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bresnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belly lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Belly scores with a four punch combination!
Belly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jach Bresnar's cut is getting worse.
Belly misses with a hook
so Bresnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belly looking for a guillotine here but Bresnar defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully.
Bresnar stopping the sweep attempt from Belly.
Bresnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Belly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jach Bresnar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bresnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Bresnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belly.
Belly misses with a series of wild punches.
As Belly tries to get set, Bresnar tries to push him back and clinch up but Belly manages to avoid the attempt.
Belly looks to land a left hand but Bresnar moved out of range nicely.
Belly pushes Bresnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Belly works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bresnar is on top in guard.
Bresnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Bresnar from controlling successfully.
Bresnar postures up in Belly's guard and throws a big left but Belly blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly looking for a sweep. Not yet Belly, not yet.
Bresnar postures up in Belly's guard and throws a big left but Belly blocks it.
Belly wants to sweep but no luck.
Belly pulls Bresnar in close to prevent any damage.
Bresnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bresnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bresnar won't allow Belly to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belly is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belly forces his way into half guard.
Belly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bresnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Belly decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Belly scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Bresnar coming out on top.
Belly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bresnar moves in looking to clinch but Belly pushes him off.
Belly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belly lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belly.
Belly scores with a hook to the body. Bresnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belly throws a jab when Bresnar was well out of range.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bresnar avoids a kick to the body.
Jach Bresnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bresnar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belly checks it well.
Belly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Bresnar misses the target.
Bresnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Belly on his heels. He'll look to pass Belly's guard now, I'm sure.
Bresnar throws a strike but Belly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bresnar trying to keep a closed guard but Belly is proving a slippery customer.
Belly looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly is still trying to improve position.
Jello Belly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bresnar looking for a guillotine here but Belly defends easily.
Bresnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belly is one step ahead there.
Jello Belly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bresnar has his foot on Belly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belly works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jello Belly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jello Belly!
After the big win, Jello Belly made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 1830 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Senger Line (ranked 241 p4p, 233 weight class). Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line throws a hook but Rome avoids it easily.
Rome swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Line throws a wild body kick that Rome sees coming a mile off.
Rome looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Senger Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Line, as that shot connected.
Line misses the jab.
Rome slips a straight right by Line.
Rome misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Line feints a counter leg kick.
Rome closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rome tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rome has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rome looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rome tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rome has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Line rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rome's guard! Nice work there by Line!
Line loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rome wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
Rome working for a triangle but Line defends it easily.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Rome.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line postures up.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Rome.
Line is stalling in the full guard.
Rome is looking to sweep but instead, Line has passed into half guard.
Rome is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Line is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Line is working away from the top position though.
Rome moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Line lands a couple of elbows.
Line cracks Rome with a solid left hand.
Rome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Line postures up.
Line trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Line throwing strikes from guard but Rome blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rome seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Line's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Line keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rome's head.
Line trying to control but Rome is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Line's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Line is in close to Rome's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome keeping full guard, as Line tries to pass.
Rome wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Senger Line dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rome checks a leg kick.
Line misses with a leg kick.
Line tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rome was well out of range. Poor timing from Line.
Line attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rome gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rome.
Rome tries for a kimura but Line is defending well.
Rome is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Line has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Line, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rome trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rome manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Rome.
Line working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Line's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Line makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Line won't allow Rome to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Line accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rome working a defensive guard but Line passes into half guard.
Line is thwarting Rome's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rome with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rome moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Line is one step ahead there.
Rome wants to hit a sweep here but Line passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rome there!
Rome takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Line has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rome tries to get to full guard but Line has control of the leg.
Rome wants to get back to his feet.
Line working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Line scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rome is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Line scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rome is trying to get back to full guard.
Rome looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rome is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Line's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Line's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line is really stuck here.
Rome has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Line has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rome looking for the choke from the back.
Rome looking for the RNC.
Line manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rome's guard. Nice work there by Line.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Senger Line has got the better of the ground game so far.
Line looking to sit in guard and control but Rome gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rome is looking to advance position but Line has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Senger Line showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rome shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Line as he jumps to the side.
Line throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rome counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Line misses
and Rome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Line throws a series of punches but Rome moves out of range.
Line misses with a hook.
Rome was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Rome.
Rome thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rome staying out of range there.
Rome wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line misses with a straight right.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rome.
Line throws a front kick aimed at Rome's knee but Rome avoids it well.
Rome is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Rome. No joy for Line on that attempt.
Rome avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Line throws an off balance right hand
and Rome counters with a straight right hand.
Line misses with a body shot
and Rome counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rome shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rome showed some decent athleticism there.
Rome wants to work for an arm triangle but Line is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rome works his way into side control.
Rome wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Line, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rome has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Line is trying to get back to half guard.
Rome advances to full mount.
Rome wants to take Line's back here but Line is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line is in all sorts of trouble here.
Line tries to lock up and control but Rome gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rome moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Line has worked his arm free - good work by Line!
Line manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rome is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Line tries to roll over but Rome keeps him under control.
Rome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Line sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Line is looking for a sweep. Rome is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rome is pressing down on Line's thigh, looking to free his foot. Line is holding on for now.
Line trying to control here.
Line has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rome is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Line has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rome wants to control but Line is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Rome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Line has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senger Line!
After winning the bout, Senger Line thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Billingsly (ranked 1389 p4p, 2793 weight class) and Eddie McDermott (ranked 153 p4p, 300 weight class). McDermott has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie McDermott!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermott avoids the body shot from Billingsly.
Billingsly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Billingsly connects with a body shot that sends McDermott's belly button to the back.
McDermott moves away from the strike by Billingsly.
A combination from Billingsly does no damage.
McDermott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Billingsly throws out the jab.
McDermott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDermott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Billingsly slips a jab from McDermott.
McDermott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Billingsly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billingsly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDermott connects with a crisp jab.
Billingsly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermott moves away.
Billingsly blocks a head kick by McDermott.
McDermott throws a hook to the side of Billingsly's head but Billingsly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDermott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Billingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly scores with a jab to the head.
Billingsly rushes McDermott and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Billingsly.
Billingsly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Billingsly can't find room to land a body shot as McDermott controls the action.
Billingsly misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Billingsly.
Billingsly scores with a shoulder strike.
Billingsly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Billingsly misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Billingsly.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDermott's elbow.
Billingsly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McDermott blocks a body shot from Billingsly.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDermott looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly scores with a shot to the side of McDermott's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly lands with a right to the head.
Billingsly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDermott.
Billingsly scores with a shoulder strike.
McDermott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Billingsly throws a jab but it's blocked by McDermott.
Eddie McDermott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDermott tries to close the distance and clinch but Billingsly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Billingsly misses with a head kick.
Billingsly connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDermott. McDermott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from McDermott misses the target.
McDermott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Billingsly throws a shot to the body.
McDermott looks to land a right hand but Billingsly moved out of range.
Billingsly lands a right hook to the body.
Billingsly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDermott.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly catches McDermott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDermott connects with a high kick.
Billingsly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermott.
McDermott throws a body punch but Billingsly moves out of range.
Billingsly lands a nice looking body shot.
McDermott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
McDermott scores with a head kick. Billingsly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Billingsly.
Billingsly swats away the attempt to clinch by McDermott.
Billingsly lands a right hook to the body.
Billingsly misses with a few strikes there.
Billingsly is looking to wear down McDermott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDermott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Billingsly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDermott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDermott misses with a two punch combination.
Billingsly moves away from the strike by McDermott.
The fighters circling - McDermott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Billingsly as he connects with a hook.
McDermott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Billingsly on the side of the head.
McDermott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billingsly. McDermott does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDermott defending well as Billingsly loads up on a big left hand.
McDermott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
McDermott is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Billingsly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDermott throws a jab when Billingsly was well out of range.
McDermott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Billingsly cracks McDermott with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billingsly works the jab nicely.
McDermott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcDermott.
Billingsly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Billingsly connects with a body shot that sends McDermott's belly button to the back.
McDermott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDermott slips under a jab from Billingsly.
McDermott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Billingsly misses the target.
McDermott throws a head kick but Billingsly moves out of range.
A jab from Billingsly misses.
Billingsly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermott manages to avoid it.
Billingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billingsly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDermott throws out the jab.
Billingsly is looking to counter punch.
Billingsly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDermott moves out of range as Billingsly strikes.
McDermott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billingsly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly ducks right into an uppercut from McDermott.
Billingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Billingsly closes the distance looking to clinch
and McDermott counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott tests Billingsly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Billingsly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermott moves away.
McDermott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDermott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Billingsly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Billingsly staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Billingsly misses its intended target.
McDermott throws a counter combo.
Billingsly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDermott throws a fast counter high kick but Billingsly manages to duck under it in time.
McDermott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Billingsly sizes up McDermott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McDermott misses with a straight right.
Billingsly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDermott.
McDermott walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McDermott!
McDermott thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billingsly connects with a nice looking jab.
McDermott misses with a straight left.
Billingsly tries to keep at a distance but McDermott has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billingsly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Billingsly lands an uppercut.
Billingsly tries a body shot but McDermott blocks it.
Billingsly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Billingsly cracks McDermott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Billingsly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermott moves away.
McDermott throws an off balance right hand
and Billingsly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billingsly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDermott can do to turn this around?
Billingsly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDermott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Billingsly connects with a jab.
McDermott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDermott is rocked!
Billingsly connects with the punch.
McDermott is still on wobbly legs! Can Billingsly finish him?
McDermott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDermott looks to land a left hand but Billingsly moved out of range nicely.
McDermott seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by McDermott!
Billingsly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermott moves away.
Billingsly with a hook.
McDermott throws out a loose jab but Billingsly uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDermott throws a head kick that misses
and Billingsly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDermott throws a right hand that misses
and Billingsly counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick by McDermott misses
and Billingsly counters with a right hand to the body.
McDermott is breathing heavily.
Billingsly lands a jab to the head.
McDermott misses with a combination
letting Billingsly counter with a right hand.
McDermott doesn't manage to clinch there - Billingsly circles away.
McDermott throws a leg kick
and Billingsly counters with a nice uppercut.
Billingsly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDermott was well out of range. Poor timing from Billingsly.
McDermott wants to clinch.
McDermott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billingsly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermott.
Billingsly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McDermott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Billingsly.
McDermott lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly connects with a right hand. McDermott shakes it off.
Billingsly misses with a straight left.
Billingsly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDermott misses with a hook.
Billingsly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Billingsly takes a swing at McDermott's ribcage but misses.
McDermott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Billingsly has time to react.
A swing and a miss from McDermott.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billingsly misses with a head kick.
McDermott takes one on the button.
Billingsly throws a jab when McDermott was well out of range.
A nice side step and McDermott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Billingsly connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Billingsly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermott is looking to clinch but Billingsly is avoiding it.
McDermott throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Billingsly counter with a right hand.
McDermott throws a nice head kick!
McDermott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDermott slips under a jab from Billingsly.
McDermott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chad Billingsly is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Billingsly does no damage.
McDermott throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly scores with a hook to the body. McDermott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDermott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Billingsly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billingsly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billingsly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermott tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Billingsly misses its target.
McDermott misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Billingsly misses the target.
McDermott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Billingsly.
McDermott throws a body punch but Billingsly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McDermott. Those never looked like landing.
McDermott throws a head kick but Billingsly moves out of range.
McDermott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDermott fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDermott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billingsly catches McDermott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Billingsly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDermott on the side of the head.
Billingsly lands with a straight right. McDermott didn't see that one coming.
Billingsly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Billingsly misses with the combination.
A jab from Billingsly misses.
McDermott misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermott tries to clinch up but Billingsly circles away and keeps his distance.
McDermott avoids the head kick by Billingsly.
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!
McDermott throws a series of punches but Billingsly avoids them all with ease.
Billingsly digs a good hook to McDermott's body.
McDermott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billingsly lands with a shot to the body.
McDermott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDermott blocks an uppercut.
Billingsly has McDermott pressed against the cage, preventing McDermott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Billingsly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Billingsly pushes McDermott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billingsly swings wildly with an uppercut but McDermott uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDermott misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Billingsly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
McDermott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Billingsly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McDermott can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDermott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Billingsly on the inside.
Billingsly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chad Billingsly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Billingsly scores with a shoulder strike.
McDermott blocks a body shot from Billingsly.
Eddie McDermott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on McDermott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Billingsly.
Billingsly slowing the pace effectively.
Billingsly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Billingsly lands a nice shot to the body.
Billingsly creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McDermott with a big uppercut! McDermott tries to clinch up but Billingsly pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McDermott to the mat! McDermott covers up and Billingsly unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chad Billingsly!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chad Billingsly made sure he mentioned Dick Dolla Douchebag, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 468 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Panda Four (ranked 72 p4p, 157 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Four 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 Gora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gora has Four up against the cage in a clinch.
Four holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gora tries to break the clinch but Four is controlling the position.
Four fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Four jumps guard but Gora turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Four blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Four successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gora gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Panda Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gora has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Four off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Gora shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Four eats them both and turns towards Gora to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Panda Four has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Four throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gora.
Gora moves into the clinch successfully.
Gora throws a head punch that misses.
Four blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gora tries to work over Four's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gora lands a right hand.
Four stalling in the clinch but Gora improves position.
Gora has a couple of punches blocked by Four.
Four jumps guard but Gora stands there with Four around his waist. Four gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borowa Gora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panda Four.
Four looking to slow down the pace here.
Four tries to pull guard but Gora forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Four stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Four tries to pull guard but Gora forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora scores with a shot to the side of Four's head.
Four has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Four can turn it around.
Gora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Four is predictable there
and Gora counters with a crisp one two that drops Four! Gora thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Four to his feet! Four is in big trouble!
Four gets tackled into the cage by Gora. Gora maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Four has Gora pressed against the cage.
Gora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Four fails to pull guard.
Gora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gora working aggressively here.
Four tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gora smiles and moves away.
Gora lands a big head kick that sends Four tumbling to the mat! Gora takes a step backwards and waves Four back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Four is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Four changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gora tries to avoid it but Four manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gora to the ground. Gora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gora appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Borowa Gora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Four doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gora counters with a crisp right hand that drops Four! Gora lets Four back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Four is still on wobbly legs! Can Gora finish him?
That has opened up Panda Four's cut even more.
Gora connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Four out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borowa Gora!
Borowa Gora retains his light heavyweight title!
Borowa Gora decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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