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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 5149 p4p, 3087 weight class) and Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 524 p4p, 372 weight class). Van Cleefe has chosen Classics - The Master (1984) TV series as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lee Van Cleefe enters 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 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Van Cleefe!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McPherson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Cleefe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McPherson.
McPherson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd McPherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Cleefe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McPherson's defenses.
McPherson takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Turd McPherson has been cut.
McPherson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Cleefe smiles and moves away.
Van Cleefe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Cleefe tries to clinch up
and McPherson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McPherson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McPherson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McPherson stands up over Van Cleefe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Cleefe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Cleefe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McPherson is just riding it out for now. Van Cleefe eventually gives up the hold.
Van Cleefe is trying to work for a kimura but McPherson is defending well.
McPherson is looking to improve his position.
Van Cleefe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson tries to get to full guard but Van Cleefe has control of the leg.
Van Cleefe moves into full mount! McPherson won't be happy about that!
Van Cleefe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McPherson can't escape the position.
Van Cleefe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McPherson is looking to escape.
Van Cleefe moves to take his opponent's back.
Van Cleefe has the hooks in. McPherson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Van Cleefe is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Van Cleefe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Cleefe looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! McPherson taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lee Van Cleefe!
A victorious Lee Van Cleefe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 2190 p4p, 2111 weight class) and RaeRae Usman (ranked 295 p4p, 282 weight class). Shima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. Usman has chosen Yaba Buluku as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, RaeRae Usman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima blocks the body kick.
Usman misses with a wild body shot.
Usman lands with a right hand.
Usman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Usman lands the left hand.
Shima blocks the body kick.
Usman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shima swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Usman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shima.
Shima throwing a counter right hand but Usman manages to avoid it.
Usman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shima throws a series of punches but Usman avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shima, pushing him back against the cage.
Shima taking a breather.
Shima lands a left hand.
Shima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shima taking a breather.
Usman tries to throw a body punch but Shima avoids it by throwing Usman back against the cage.
Usman misses with an elbow strike.
Usman tries to pull guard but Shima won't allow it.
Usman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Usman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Usman tries to pull guard but Shima holds him up against the cage and eventually Usman drops back down to his feet.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RaeRae Usman.
Usman misses with an elbow over the top.
Shima works on Usman's body with a couple of short punches.
Shima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shima cracks Usman with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima pressing his opponent against the cage.
Usman tries to pull guard but Shima holds him up against the cage and eventually Usman drops back down to his feet.
Usman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Shima.
Usman misses with a punch to the body.
Shima prevents a body shot from Usman.
The referee calls for Shima to work.
Shima is trying to break the clinch but Usman is controlling him.
Usman takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Usman.
Usman tries to pull guard but Shima holds him up against the cage and eventually Usman drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Usman drags the fight down to the ground.
Shima is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Trials Of Fortitude that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Shima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shima has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Usman is proving hard to escape from.
Usman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shima seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Usman wants to stand and escape but Shima is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima stands up and waves to Usman to follow him.
Usman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shima lands with a cross.
Shima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Usman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shima as he jumps to the side.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Usman wants to clinch
and Shima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Usman tries to clinch there but Shima circles away.
A slow jab from Shima misses its intended target.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch but Shima swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Tetsuo Shima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Usman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
Usman slips under a jab.
Shima throws a right hand that Usman ducks under and follows up with a left that Usman also avoids with ease.
Shima takes a swing at Usman's ribcage but misses.
Shima misses the jab.
Shima looks to throw the jab but Usman is out of range.
Shima misses with a hook.
Shima misses with an uppercut. Usman saw that one coming.
Shima throws out a loose jab but Usman uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Usman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
RaeRae Usman 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Usman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shima throws a hook but Usman avoids it easily.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Usman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
It seemed like Usman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Usman moves away.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usman can do to turn this around?
Usman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Usman scores with a sloppy right hand. Shima should have avoided that one.
Shima avoids the body shot from Usman.
Usman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Usman.
Shima throws a lazy right hand but Usman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shima throws a hook but Usman blocks it.
Usman misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
Shima swings for the body but Usman moves out of range.
Usman throws a body shot but no joy.
Shima misses with a body shot.
Shima throws the left hand but Usman avoids the punch easily.
Usman connects with a looping right hand.
Shima misses with an uppercut
and Usman counters with a series of strikes. Shima will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usman slips under a jab from Shima.
Usman just misses with a punch to the body.
Usman lands with a shot to the body.
Shima scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Usman doesn't seem bothered though.
Usman connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shima misses the target.
Usman takes one to the side of the head.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Shima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Usman has Shima up against the cage in a clinch.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Usman is trying to pull guard but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Usman tries to pull guard but Shima won't allow it.
Usman is trying to pull guard but Shima turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RaeRae Usman.
Usman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shima's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Usman throws a sloppy head kick and Shima moves out of range easily.
Shima throws a right hand that misses
letting Usman counter with a right hand.
Shima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Usman misses.
A combination from Shima does no damage.
Tetsuo Shima is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Usman counters with a two punch combo.
Usman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shima.
Jab by Usman.
Usman scores with a punch to the head.
Usman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Usman gets caught flat footed, as Shima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Usman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tetsuo Shima will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Usman checks the leg kick.
Shima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Usman moves away.
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman tries for a takedown but Shima circles away easily
enabling Shima to counter with a crisp jab.
Usman tries to clinch up but Shima circles away and keeps his distance.
Shima misses with a double jab
and Usman counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman throws a series of punches but Shima moves out of range.
Shima throwing a counter right hand but Usman manages to avoid it.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Shima stuffs the takedown.
Shima throws a big shot that misses.
Usman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usman cracks a nice hook into Shima's ribs.
Usman looks to throw the jab but Shima is out of range.
Shima misses with a wild body shot.
Usman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Usman shoots and misses
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of RaeRae Usman.
Usman tries to clinch there but Shima circles away.
Shima seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Usman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shima was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab from Usman does it's job there.
Usman avoids the body shot from Shima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a body shot.
Shima lands with a right that hurts Usman. Usman looks to clinch but Shima throws a short knee that drops Usman. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Tetsuo Shima!
During a confident post fight interview, Tetsuo Shima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, RaeRae Usman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 1571 p4p, 2332 weight class) and Ryo Hamada (ranked 212 p4p, 312 weight class). Liee's entrance music is Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video]. A fine choice. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryo Hamada!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liee cracks Hamada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Liee throws a low kick, looking for Hamada's leg but Hamada calmly moves out of range.
Liee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Ryo Hamada has been cut.
Liee catches Hamada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Liee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamada is just out of range.
Hamada has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Liee closes the distance and pushes Hamada back into the cage.
Liee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamada's elbow.
Liee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamada controls his hands.
Liee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamada feints a counter leg kick.
Hamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamada drops his hands momentarily and Liee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamada tries to keep at a distance but Liee has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liee lands with a right to the head.
Liee lands an elbow inside that Hamada shrugs off.
Liee connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ryo Hamada's cut even more.
Liee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamada's elbow.
Liee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brusse Liee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamada throws a body punch but Liee moves out of range.
Hamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liee circles away quickly and effectively.
Liee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamada on the side of the head.
 Hamada is rocked!
Liee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamada cracks Liee with an open hand slap.
Hamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liee has closed the distance and engaged Hamada in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamada is looking to break free of the clinch but Liee has double underhooks.
Hamada tries to break the clinch but Liee is controlling the position.
Liee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamada.
Liee throws an elbow that misses.
Hamada is trying to stall.
Liee can't find room to land a body shot as Hamada controls the action.
Liee misses with a knee to the head.
Hamada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liee throws an elbow but it misses.
Hamada lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liee.
Hamada takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamada tries to break free but Liee pushes him back against the cage.
Liee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamada breaks from the clinch.
Liee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Liee.
Hamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liee.
Liee jabs Hamada right on the nose. Hamada blinks but takes it well.
The cut above Ryo Hamada's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Liee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liee drops Hamada with a big left hand! Hamada is injured, injured bad! Liee jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brusse Liee!
An out of breath and clearly excited Brusse Liee thanked Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Bleak (ranked 1258 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Deontay DJ (ranked 163 p4p, 278 weight class). DJ is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil Scrappy - No Problem. Bruno Bleak has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bleak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deontay DJ!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from DJ.
DJ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bleak avoids the body shot from DJ.
DJ throws a head kick that misses.
DJ misses with an uppercut. Bleak saw that one coming.
DJ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DJ throws a head kick that misses.
DJ fakes the leg kick and cracks Bleak in the body.
Deontay DJ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleak shoots in and bounces DJ off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
DJ is looking to stand up but Bleak isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak trying to control the position from guard on top but DJ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DJ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bleak is working hard here to advance position.
DJ wants to get back to his feet but Bleak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bleak is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
DJ throws a sloppy head kick and Bleak moves out of range easily.
Bleak tries to counter with a takedown but DJ is quick to defend against it.
Bleak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DJ at a distance.
DJ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Bleak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bleak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
DJ lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bleak shoots in and bounces DJ off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bleak prevents DJ from getting back to his feet.
Bleak drops back, looking for a kneebar! DJ looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. DJ looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from DJ!
DJ decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak tries for a takedown but DJ circles away easily
and DJ counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
DJ lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bleak backs up against the cage.
It looks like Bruno Bleak has been cut.
DJ lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bleak will feel that in the morning.
DJ feints a jab promting Bleak to slip. DJ then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bleak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
DJ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DJ throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bleak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bleak finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DJ wants to clinch but Bleak slips to the side
and Bleak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
DJ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
DJ scores with a push kick.
DJ is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DJ throws a combination that misses
and Bleak counters with a nice uppercut.
DJ falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bleak counters with a shoot takedown. DJ fights it but they end up in guard.
DJ wants to stand up but Bleak is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deontay DJ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Bleak's cut.
That's time! Bleak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bleak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Deontay DJ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bleak slips under a jab from DJ.
DJ throws a sloppy head kick
and Bleak counters with a single leg into guard. DJ didn't expect that.
Bruno Bleak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bleak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DJ is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DJ trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bleak's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak is looking for a triangle but DJ pushes his legs off easily.
DJ got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bleak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, DJ has managed to get both his arms back between Bleak's legs - danger averted.
DJ tries to stand but Bleak is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bleak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DJ is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DJ wanted to stand there but Bleak had control of the position.
Bleak keeping moving, preventing DJ from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DJ on the wrong end of a nice jab.
DJ walks into a straight right hand from Bleak.
DJ lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak drops DJ with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bleak follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Bleak!
Bruno Bleak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skillz Kneeland (ranked 1122 p4p, 1546 weight class) and Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 151 p4p, 209 weight class). Kneeland comes into the arena with Kung Fu FIghting blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kanaani's choice of entrance music: Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Skillz Kneeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanaani misses with a hook
enabling Kneeland to counter with a crisp jab.
Kneeland ducks under a wild hook from Kanaani.
Kanaani throws a leg kick but Kneeland sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kanaani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kanaani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanaani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kanaani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kneeland has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal in the buildup to the fight.
Kneeland cracks Kanaani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kneeland misses with a few strikes there.
Kanaani fails to land with a series of punches.
Kneeland pushes Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeland misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanaani struggles to land a body shot inside as Kneeland controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanaani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kneeland's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland scores with a shot to the side of Kanaani's head.
Kneeland effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeland gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kanaani.
Kneeland lands with a left to the head.
Kneeland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanaani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneeland throws out the jab.
Kanaani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kanaani looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneeland is just out of range.
A jab from Kneeland finds it's way through Kanaani's defenses.
Kanaani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
Skillz Kneeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanaani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland clinches up with Kanaani and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanaani dodges the punch combination from Kneeland.
Kanaani drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kanaani is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kneeland sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Skillz Kneeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mehdi Kanaani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanaani throws an overhand right that lands on Kneeland's shoulder, as Kneeland tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kneeland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kanaani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kneeland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kneeland throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kanaani avoids it.
A shot to the body from Kanaani misses
letting Kneeland counter with a right hand.
Kneeland ducks under a wild hook from Kanaani.
Kanaani shoots in looking for a takedown. Kneeland tries to sprawl out of it but Kanaani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kneeland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kanaani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kneeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kanaani misses.
A right-left combo lands from Kneeland.
Kneeland closes the distance and pushes Kanaani back into the cage.
Kneeland letting Kanaani take a breather here.
Kneeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kanaani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kanaani looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland digs a good body shot into Kanaani's ribs.
Kneeland works the jab nicely.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kanaani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeland moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kneeland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kanaani gets tackled into the cage by Kneeland. Kneeland maintains the clinch.
Kneeland just leaning against Kanaani, taking a breather.
Kanaani has Kneeland pushed against the cage.
Kneeland misses with some punches.
Kanaani is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kneeland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kanaani lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kneeland connects with a leg kick.
Kanaani swats away the attempt to clinch by Kneeland.
Kneeland throws a right and a left that Kanaani avoids nicely.
Kneeland tries to clinch but Kanaani is having none of it.
Skillz Kneeland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kneeland misses with the combination.
Kneeland has Kanaani up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeland holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeland is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani looking for a takedown.
Kanaani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kneeland breaks from the clinch.
Kanaani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kneeland connects with a single shot there.
Kanaani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanaani. Kneeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kneeland went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kneeland tries to clinch but Kanaani moves out of range.
Kneeland lands a slapping body shot.
Kanaani 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.
A good leg kick by Kneeland.
Some bone on bone action there as Kneeland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani scores with a jab to the head.
Kanaani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kneeland.
Kanaani looks to land a right hand but Kneeland moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kneeland on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skillz Kneeland is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanaani ducks right into an uppercut from Kneeland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeland drives through and clinches with Kanaani against the cage.
Kneeland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanaani avoids the head kick by Kneeland.
Kneeland scores with a jab to the head.
Kneeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kneeland drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Kneeland politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kneeland prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kanaani tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kneeland presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani regains half guard.
Kanaani wants to control but Kneeland is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kneeland in particular looking to stall.
Kanaani wants to control but Kneeland is keeping busy.
Kneeland is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kanaani is staying active underneath Kneeland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kneeland postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kanaani to stand up.
Kneeland goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kanaani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kneeland is able to avoid easily.
Kneeland fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kanaani just manages to avoid it.
Kneeland lands a nice looking body shot.
Kneeland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kneeland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanaani.
Kanaani throws out a leg kick but Kneeland moves out of range and Kanaani only half commits.
Kneeland throws a head kick that misses
and Kanaani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kneeland slips under a jab.
Kanaani lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kanaani.
It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Kanaani throws a leg kick
and Kneeland counters with a one-two to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Skillz Kneeland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Skillz Kneeland's cut.
That's time! Kneeland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kneeland scores with a leg kick.
Kneeland connects with a solid leg kick.
Kanaani throws a poor cross that misses
and Kneeland counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanaani takes a swing at Kneeland's ribcage but misses.
Kneeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanaani can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Kneeland as he connects with a hook.
Kanaani throws an off balance right hand
and Kneeland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kneeland scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kneeland enables Kanaani to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kneeland manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kneeland has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kanaani off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kneeland.
Kneeland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanaani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kneeland is fending him off so far but Kanaani persists. Nope, Kneeland circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Kanaani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanaani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kanaani misses with a looping right.
Kneeland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mehdi Kanaani has been cut.
Kneeland lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanaani's head.
Kneeland fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kneeland scores with a nice body kick.
Kanaani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanaani looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kneeland!
Kneeland explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kneeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanaani manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Kanaani misses
and Kneeland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kanaani on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani shoots in and gets a takedown into Kneeland's guard.
Kanaani throws an elbow that misses. Kneeland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kanaani's guard. Nice move by Kneeland!
Kanaani is trying to control the position but Kneeland postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kneeland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kanaani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kneeland is controlling him.
Kneeland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland stands up from Kanaani's guard - Kneeland perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kneeland moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kanaani misses with a looping right.
Kneeland is looking for a counter combo.
Kanaani shoots in for a takedown but Kneeland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Kneeland finds it's target.
Kneeland lands a nice looking body kick.
Kneeland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kneeland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kanaani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Kanaani's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kanaani walks into a straight right hand from Kneeland.
Skillz Kneeland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanaani swings widly with a right hand
and Kanaani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kneeland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kneeland lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeland has Kanaani pressed against the cage.
Kneeland misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Kneeland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mehdi Kanaani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanaani is looking to control Kneeland's arms but Kneeland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kanaani has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kneeland.
Kanaani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanaani lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skillz Kneeland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kneeland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skillz Kneeland!
Skillz Kneeland gave a mention to Waste of Money Nutrition lol in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koichi Kamei (ranked 1081 p4p, 1324 weight class) and Romega Vartanein (ranked 147 p4p, 178 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koichi Kamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Romega Vartanein!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartanein loads up on a big right hand but Kamei slips the punch.
Vartanein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kamei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vartanein lands a nice hook to Kamei's body. Kamei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vartanein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
A leg kick checked by Vartanein.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Vartanein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kamei at a distance.
Vartanein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamei closes the distance and clinches.
Kamei wants to get back to striking at distance but Vartanein won't allow it.
Kamei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamei breaks the clinch.
Vartanein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vartanein scores with the left hand. Kamei knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Vartanein throws a poor cross that misses
and Kamei counters with a nice body shot.
Vartanein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vartanein misses with a looping left.
Kamei misses with a wild combination.
Kamei clinches up against the cage.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Romega Vartanein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Kamei has managed to clinch.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Vartanein.
Vartanein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kamei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei avoids the body shot from Vartanein.
Kamei tries to counter with a takedown but Vartanein is quick to defend against it.
Kamei goes for a double leg but Vartanein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vartanein continues to drive forward.
Kamei breaks the clinch.
Vartanein misses with a body shot.
Vartanein scores with a jab to the body.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
No joy there for Kamei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vartanein throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it.
Vartanein looks to land a left hand but Kamei moved out of range nicely.
Kamei darts in looking for a takedown but Vartanein gets double underhooks and turns Kamei into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koichi Kamei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Kamei changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vartanein tries to avoid it but Kamei manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vartanein to the ground. Vartanein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vartanein misses with a straight right.
Kamei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Vartanein.
Kamei closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vartanein circles away.
A little jabbing left from Vartanein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vartanein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vartanein wants it to stay on the feet.
Kamei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vartanein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamei slips under a jab from Vartanein.
Kamei is looking to clinch.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Vartanein circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vartanein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Vartanein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vartanein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vartanein throws a body punch but Kamei moves out of range.
Vartanein circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei doesn't manage to clinch there - Vartanein circles away.
Kamei moves into the clinch successfully.
Kamei is trying to push Vartanein away but Vartanein has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vartanein prevents Kamei from breaking the clinch.
Kamei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kamei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vartanein connects with a jab.
Kamei shoots in and gets a takedown into Vartanein's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vartanein is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vartanein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamei controls the pace.
Vartanein can't keep his opponent in guard - Kamei advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kamei content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Romega Vartanein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Vartanein.
Kamei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vartanein! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Vartanein misses the target.
Nice jab there from Kamei.
Vartanein lands a body shot.
Kamei is looking to clinch but Vartanein is avoiding it.
Kamei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vartanein but Vartanein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartanein dodges the punch combination from Kamei.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vartanein. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kamei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vartanein's waist but Vartanein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kamei off to one side.
Vartanein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kamei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romega Vartanein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei looks for a takedown but Vartanein sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koichi Kamei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Vartanein misses.
Vartanein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vartanein digs a good body shot into Kamei's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Vartanein.
Vartanein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vartanein wants it to stay on the feet.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Kamei throwing a counter right hand but Vartanein manages to avoid it.
Vartanein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vartanein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamei moves away.
Kamei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vartanein, pushing him back against the cage.
Kamei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vartanein on his heels. He'll look to pass Vartanein's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vartanein is pulling down on Kamei's head to control his posture.
Vartanein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamei controls the pace.
Kamei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kamei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vartanein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vartanein is trying to control the position but Kamei postures up.
Vartanein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kamei stays in close to Vartanein's body and controls the position.
Vartanein wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein is working an open guard so Kamei takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kamei tries to clinch up but Vartanein circles away and keeps his distance.
Koichi Kamei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vartanein takes a swing at Kamei's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Kamei.
Vartanein is rocked!
Vartanein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamei was well out of range. Poor timing from Vartanein.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vartanein.
Kamei clinches up with Vartanein and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamei shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vartanein is breathing heavily.
Kamei prevents Vartanein from improving his position.
Kamei is taking a breather. Vartanein says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vartanein is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kamei is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vartanein is looking to improve his position.
Vartanein manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vartanein can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kamei controls the pace.
Vartanein wants to sweep here but Kamei controlling him for the moment.
Vartanein wants to stand and escape but Kamei is having none of it.
Vartanein trying to control the position.
Kamei passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Romega Vartanein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Kamei throws the kick towards the body but Vartanein avoids it.
Vartanein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamei rather than just go for the knockout.
Vartanein throws a body shot but no joy.
Romega Vartanein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vartanein defends it nicely.
Kamei tries to clinch up but Vartanein circles away and keeps his distance.
Vartanein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vartanein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei tries for a takedown but Vartanein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vartanein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vartanein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vartanein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kamei takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamei wants to slow Vartanein down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Vartanein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vartanein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kamei staying out of range there.
Vartanein misses with an uppercut.
Vartanein misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Kamei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vartanein is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamei finish him?
It looks like Romega Vartanein has been cut.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
Vartanein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vartanein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Vartanein as Kamei shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koichi Kamei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamei fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vartanein circles away quickly and effectively.
Vartanein seems to have recovered his senses.
Vartanein lands with an overhand left.
Vartanein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Vartanein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vartanein swivels and escapes.
Kamei shoots in and drives through. Vartanein sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vartanein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamei wants to clinch up but Vartanein keeps it at a distance.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei fails with a takedown attempt.
Vartanein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamei is just out of range.
Kamei shoots in for a double leg but Vartanein sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vartanein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kamei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vartanein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vartanein lands with a shot to the body.
Kamei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vartanein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vartanein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamei closes the distance and clinches.
Kamei manages to break the clinch.
Kamei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vartanein lands with a straight right. Kamei didn't see that one coming.
Vartanein swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamei throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vartanein's waist but Vartanein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kamei off to one side.
Kamei shoots in for a takedown but Vartanein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vartanein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vartanein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamei has time to react.
Kamei ducks under a wild hook from Vartanein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vartanein.
Kamei takes one on the button.
Kamei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kamei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vartanein avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koichi Kamei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romega Vartanein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kamei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vartanein.
Vartanein misses with a straight left.
Kamei moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romega Vartanein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vartanein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romega Vartanein!
A relieved looking Romega Vartanein thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 554 p4p, 1874 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 72 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 34 - 5, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anstey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Swanson's guard.
Anstey won't allow Swanson to sweep him here.
Swanson has his hands on Anstey's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey works over Swanson with some ground and pound from guard.
Swanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swanson is looking for a triangle but Anstey pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson pulls Anstey in close to prevent any damage.
Anstey trying to control but Swanson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
Anstey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anstey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swanson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anstey has managed to get both his arms back between Swanson's legs - danger averted.
Swanson wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
Swanson is working hard here to advance position.
Swanson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Corwin Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anstey gets to mount! Swanson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Swanson is squirming around, avoiding Anstey's attempts to control the action.
Swanson is looking to improve his position but Anstey isn't that keen on the idea.
Swanson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Anstey with a couple of short strikes.
Swanson is bucking up trying to escape but Anstey cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Swanson regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is trying to maintain the position but Anstey is very close to passing his half guard.
Swanson wants to get back to full guard.
Swanson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Swanson trying to control the position here.
Swanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swanson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swanson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anstey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Swanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swanson is trying to keep Anstey in close.
Anstey throws a strike but Swanson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anstey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Anstey dives in and grabs Swanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes down on Anstey's head and hops out.
Swanson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Swanson rushes Anstey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Swanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
Anstey has Swanson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swanson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anstey takes a shot to the head.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson lands a shot to the body.
Swanson misses with the head strike.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
A short right from Swanson.
Anstey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Swanson scores with a shot to the side of Anstey's head.
Swanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands with a left to the head.
Swanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Swanson.
Swanson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Benedicte Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
Anstey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Swanson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anstey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson presses Anstey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anstey wants to take the fight to the mat but Swanson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Swanson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anstey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Swanson prevents it.
Anstey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anstey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Swanson after a bit of a struggle.
Anstey is trying to stall.
Anstey is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anstey tries to pull guard but Swanson holds him up against the cage and eventually Anstey drops back down to his feet.
Swanson lands an elbow inside that Anstey shrugs off.
Anstey has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Swanson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anstey controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anstey is not going to allow Swanson to sit and survive in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson is really stuck here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anstey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anstey dives in and grabs Swanson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swanson pushes down on Anstey's head and hops out.
Swanson is looking to counter punch.
Anstey slips under a jab from Swanson.
Anstey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anstey has his takedown stuffed
and Swanson counters with a two punch combo.
Benedicte Swanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corwin Anstey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anstey or perhaps it was just good defense by Swanson, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Swanson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Swanson clinches up against the cage.
Benedicte Swanson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Swanson struggles to land a body shot inside as Anstey controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Swanson.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anstey can do to turn this around?
Swanson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anstey backwards.
Anstey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Swanson to keep the fight standing.
Anstey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swanson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the head but Anstey blocks with his arms.
Swanson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson lands an elbow that stopped Anstey in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Corwin Anstey has been cut.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson stalling.
Anstey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swanson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Swanson digs a right hand into Anstey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anstey's gas tank.
Anstey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Swanson after a bit of a struggle.
Swanson is pressed up against the cage. Anstey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swanson down to the mat. Swanson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a body kick that misses.
Swanson lands with a kick to the temple. Anstey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anstey is rocked!
Swanson clinches up against the cage.
Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Swanson finish him?
Swanson lands with a left to the head.
Anstey wants a takedown.
Anstey tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swanson.
Swanson lands with a right to the head.
Swanson pushes Anstey against the cage. Swanson is working some dirty boxing. Swanson pushes off with a quick right hook! Anstey goes down! Anstey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Swanson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benedicte Swanson!
An out of breath Benedicte Swanson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rock Romero (ranked 401 p4p, 619 weight class) and Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 48 p4p, 83 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Unfaithful as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rock Romero !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Romero momentarily.
Romero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Romero 's defenses.
We've been told by Romero 's head coaches at Finch Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
Barbosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Romero .
Romero takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero checks a low kick from Barbosa.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Romero tries to move into range but Barbosa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbosa throws a big shot that misses.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Romero misses.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Romero .
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero .
Romero walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
A telegraphed right hand from Romero misses the target.
It seemed like Barbosa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Romero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Romero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romero .
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Romero shakes it off.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Romero uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Barbosa does it's job there.
Romero slips under a jab.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa jabs Romero right on the nose. Romero blinks but takes it well.
Romero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a solid leg kick but Romero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barbosa.
Romero scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romero feints a jab promting Barbosa to slip. Romero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barbosa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Baldomir Barbosa has been cut.
A lazy left from Barbosa finds it's target.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Romero avoids the punch easily.
Romero staying out of range there.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa works Romero 's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Romero .
Romero throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab, jab by Romero - just one landing.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Romero .
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Romero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa slips a jab from Romero .
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero misses with a looping left.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Romero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa's cut.
That's time! Romero 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Romero punishes Barbosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Romero .
Romero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa slips a jab from Romero .
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Romero .
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
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!
Barbosa cracks Romero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Romero misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barbosa! But no joy.
Romero loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Barbosa throws a nice looking combination but Romero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Romero misses its target.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Romero with a body shot.
Barbosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Romero on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Barbosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero misses with an uppercut
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romero manages to avoid it.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Romero throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Romero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Romero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romero 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romero scrambles back to his feet.
Romero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Romero .
Romero throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Romero throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Romero might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa cracks Romero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barbosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero .
Barbosa connects with a leg kick.
Romero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Romero throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Romero lands a lovely overhand right.
Romero swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a right hand that misses
and Barbosa counters with a low kick, right behind Romero 's knee.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Romero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa jabs Romero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
Romero throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
A big left from Romero misses.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbosa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Barbosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa throws an overhand right that lands on Romero 's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Barbosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baldomir Barbosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
Romero defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Romero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Barbosa.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbosa doesn't seem phased though.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Barbosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a nice leg kick.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Romero slips a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at Romero 's knee but Romero avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab by Barbosa.
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Barbosa. Barbosa maintains the clinch.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romero throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Romero slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Romero is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Romero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Barbosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barbosa swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbosa has Romero up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero .
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa digs a right hand underneath Romero 's ribcage. Romero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Romero misses with a hook.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Romero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa blocking some punches.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Romero .
Romero working aggressively here.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Romero avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Baldomir Barbosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa presses Romero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Barbosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Barbosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbosa 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Barbosa!
A victorious Baldomir Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tungsten Kaafjord (ranked 78 p4p, 112 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 12 p4p, 19 weight class). Kaafjord comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rize has chosen Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours as his entrance music. Tungsten Kaafjord has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tungsten Kaafjord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaafjord misses with a body kick.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
As Rize looks to move away, Kaafjord throws a big counter combo but Rize just gets out of the way.
Rize tries to bum rush Kaafjord with a series of wild strikes but Kaafjord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rize throws a shot from downtown. Kaafjord moves away and avoids it.
Rize connects with a body shot.
Kaafjord blocks a jab.
Rize throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rize throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaafjord.
Kaafjord attempts a counter takedown but Rize avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rize thows a leg kick but Kaafjord checks it
and Kaafjord counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Kaafjord has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rize is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaafjord working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaafjord working the ground and pound but Rize is defending the strikes.
Kaafjord lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kaafjord.
Rize tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kaafjord wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Rize's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Kaafjord are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rize tries to improve position but can't.
Kaafjord with the ground and pound but Rize regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rize is looking for a sweep. Kaafjord is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rize is refusing to be controlled, as Kaafjord sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaafjord throws a strike but Rize avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rize keeping moving, preventing Kaafjord from controlling successfully.
Kaafjord wants to pass the guard but Rize is keeping the position.
Kaafjord is stalling in the full guard.
Kaafjord pushing down on Rize's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kaafjord is pressing down on Rize's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rize is holding on for now.
Rize is not content to let Kaafjord control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kaafjord wants to control but Rize is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rize lands a jab.
A head kick by Kaafjord misses
and Rize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tungsten Kaafjord has been cut.
Kaafjord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rize throws a body punch but Kaafjord moves out of range.
Kaafjord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rize.
Kaafjord lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rize with a jab.
Rize tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rize throws a low kick but Kaafjord avoids it.
Rize attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kaafjord swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rize with the inside leg kick.
Zack Rize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rize lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaafjord on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaafjord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rize throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kaafjord drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rize sprawls and moves away.
Good exchange - Rize coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Rize dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tungsten Kaafjord's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Rize finds it's target.
Rize connects with a nice looking jab.
Rize defending well as Kaafjord loads up on a big left hand.
Rize misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaafjord misses the target.
Rize lands with a right hand.
Tungsten Kaafjord's cut is getting worse.
Rize is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rize misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaafjord takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rize misses with a leg kick
letting Kaafjord counter with a right hand.
Zack Rize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rize has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rize throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaafjord counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize throws out a powerful jab.
Rize looks to land a right hand but Kaafjord moved out of range.
Kaafjord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rize was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaafjord.
Rize lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rize 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 Kaafjord has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaafjord and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rize throws a lazy body kick
letting Kaafjord counter with a right hand.
Rize cracks Kaafjord with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tungsten Kaafjord's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rize misses with a looping left.
Rize misses with a jab to the body
and Kaafjord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rize has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaafjord has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaafjord there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaafjord lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Rize falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kaafjord dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tungsten Kaafjord!
Tungsten Kaafjord retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Tungsten Kaafjord thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 52 p4p, 107 weight class) and Oliver Robson (ranked 7 p4p, 13 weight class). Oliver Robson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vlad Tepes Iii's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepes Iii on the side of the head.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Robson slips under a jab.
Robson misses with a body shot.
Robson cracks Tepes Iii with an open hand slap.
Robson scores with a leg kick.
Tepes Iii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Robson can pounce on him.
Tepes Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson counters with a low kick, right behind Tepes Iii 's knee.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Robson.
Tepes Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tepes Iii dives in and grabs Robson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robson pushes down on Tepes Iii's head and hops out.
Tepes Iii backing away here, and Robson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tepes Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tepes Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robson punishes Tepes Iii's body with a nice straight punch.
Tepes Iii loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Tepes Iii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tepes Iii scores with a body shot.
Tepes Iii misses with a body kick.
Tepes Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Robson is looking to chop away at Tepes Iii's legs.
Tepes Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robson flicks out a counter leg kick but Tepes Iii steps away.
Oliver Robson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Tepes Iii misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii fails with the takedown
and Robson counters with a good low kick that Tepes Iii was not able to check.
Robson blocks a leg kick.
Robson checks a low kick from Tepes Iii.
Robson throws a hook but Tepes Iii avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes Iii blocks a low kick nicely.
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Robson throws a hook but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Robson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tepes Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick that misses
and Robson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tepes Iii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepes Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Robson avoids the head kick by Tepes Iii.
Robson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepes Iii darts in looking for a takedown but Robson gets double underhooks and turns Tepes Iii into the cage.
Robson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tepes Iii's elbow.
Robson presses Tepes Iii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tepes Iii lands an uppercut.
Tepes Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
Robson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
Tepes Iii is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Robson.
Tepes Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
Robson scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Robson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepes Iii prevents a body shot from Robson.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Tepes Iii controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Robson fails to land.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Robson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robson throws a head punch that misses.
Robson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robson tries to work over Tepes Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tepes Iii misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Robson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tepes Iii throws a hook but Robson avoids it easily.
Tepes Iii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tepes Iii or perhaps it was just good defense by Robson, which made it look bad.
Tepes Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tepes Iii connects with a jab.
Robson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Tepes Iii is predictable there
and Robson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii throws a right hand that misses
and Robson counters with a nice right hand that sends Tepes Iii toppling to the canvas! Tepes Iii scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Robson finish him?!
 Tepes Iii is rocked!
Tepes Iii walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Robson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oliver Robson!
Oliver Robson is the new welterweight champion!
Oliver Robson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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