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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Panfilo Acerbi (ranked 2804 p4p, 1981 weight class) and Cathal Tiernan (ranked 202 p4p, 147 weight class). Acerbi comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom Boom Boom - Venga Boys. 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Panfilo Acerbi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acerbi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Tiernan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Tiernan lands.
Cathal Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Acerbi lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiernan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Acerbi at a distance.
Acerbi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Acerbi throws a series of punches but Tiernan avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Acerbi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiernan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Acerbi misses.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acerbi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan swings for the body but Acerbi moves out of range.
Acerbi scores with a jab.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Acerbi moves out of range.
Acerbi slips a jab from Tiernan.
Acerbi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acerbi throws a right hand that misses
and Tiernan counters with a stiff right hand.
Acerbi lands with a shot to the body.
Tiernan takes a swing at Acerbi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acerbi lands a nice shot that snaps Tiernan's head back.
Tiernan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Acerbi wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Acerbi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Acerbi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Acerbi duly obliges.
Acerbi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Acerbi throws a solid leg kick but Tiernan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Acerbi.
Acerbi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiernan misses.
Acerbi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Acerbi misses with a body shot
enabling Tiernan to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acerbi throws a head kick but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Acerbi walks into a left hand.
Tiernan scores with a jab.
Acerbi moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Acerbi's head but Acerbi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Acerbi misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiernan is just out of range.
Acerbi scores with a body shot.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Acerbi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acerbi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiernan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Acerbi counter with a right hand.
Acerbi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Acerbi ducks down to avoid it.
Acerbi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
Acerbi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Acerbi misses.
Tiernan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Acerbi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acerbi takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acerbi slips a straight right by Tiernan.
Tiernan misses the shot to the body.
Acerbi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiernan in his tracks.
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tiernan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Acerbi in his tracks.
Acerbi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Acerbi slips the punch.
Acerbi scores with a punch to the head.
Crunch! Acerbi slams his shin into Tiernan's torso.
Acerbi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiernan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Acerbi saw that one coming.
Acerbi works over Tiernan's head and body with a nice combination.
Tiernan throws a hook but Acerbi avoids it easily.
Acerbi lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Acerbi.
Acerbi with a hook.
Tiernan jabs at Acerbi's body.
Acerbi takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Tiernan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Acerbi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiernan throws a body punch but Acerbi moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a good cross that connects.
Tiernan slips a jab from Acerbi.
Acerbi defending well as Tiernan loads up on a big left hand.
Acerbi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acerbi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Acerbi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acerbi throws a chopping leg kick but Tiernan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiernan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Acerbi misses with an uppercut
and Tiernan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Tiernan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiernan.
Acerbi throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cathal Tiernan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Acerbi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Acerbi throws a sloppy head kick and Tiernan moves out of range easily.
Tiernan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Acerbi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiernan lands a nice shot to the body.
Acerbi lands a really nice looking cross but Tiernan seems unphased.
Acerbi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 Acerbi is rocked!
Tiernan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Acerbi.
Acerbi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiernan scores with a nice strike.
Oh Acerbi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan tests Acerbi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan steps in with a hook that catches Acerbi right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tiernan follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Acerbi looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cathal Tiernan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Itziar Belmond (ranked 1769 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Journey Sky (ranked 216 p4p, 196 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Itziar Belmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Journey Sky!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sky jabs Belmond right on the nose. Belmond blinks but takes it well.
Sky scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Itziar Belmond has been cut.
Sky slips a straight right by Belmond.
Sky misses with a looping left.
Belmond ducks under a wild hook from Sky.
It looked like Belmond was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sky.
Sky's corner calls for a 1-2. Sky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belmond is rocked!
Sky circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Belmond tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Sky wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Journey Sky!
After winning the bout, Journey Sky thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cobb (ranked 2416 p4p, 2197 weight class) and Nestor Makhno (ranked 260 p4p, 237 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Makhno's choice of entrance music: Yablochko. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makhno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makhno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makhno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makhno scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Cobb blocking some punches.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Makhno.
Makhno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Makhno lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
Makhno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb tries to pull guard but Makhno won't allow it.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
Makhno misses with the head strike.
Makhno misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb can't break the clinch.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
A body shot lands from Makhno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makhno.
Makhno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Makhno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makhno scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makhno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makhno.
Makhno has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cobb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makhno can turn it around.
Makhno misses with some punches.
Makhno throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Cobb tries to circle away but Makhno has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Makhno is controlling him.
Makhno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
Makhno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Makhno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Makhno.
Cobb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Makhno tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Makhno back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makhno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhno prevents Cobb from breaking the clinch.
Cobb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Makhno to keep the fight standing.
Makhno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makhno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makhno tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Makhno back against the cage.
Makhno misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makhno.
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhno has Cobb pressed against the cage, preventing Cobb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Cobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makhno clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the cage.
Makhno cracks Cobb with a nice body shot.
Makhno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makhno misses with a punch to the body.
Makhno lands a nice uppercut.
Makhno lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cobbs head.
Makhno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makhno is leaning against Cobb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makhno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nestor Makhno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Makhno.
Makhno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Makhno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makhno misses with a punch to the body.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Makhno is controlling him.
Cobb wants to break free but Makhno has control.
Cobb gets control of Makhno's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cobb will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Cobb's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Makhno wants to get up but he can't break Cobb's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Makhno is one step ahead there.
Makhno stands up from Cobb's guard - Makhno perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nestor Makhno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb misses the jab.
Makhno unleashes a big counter combination but Cobb bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makhno doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Cobb misses the jab.
Makhno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Makhno's head but Makhno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb misses with a hook. Makhno ducked under it nicely.
Cobb gets tackled into the cage by Makhno. Makhno maintains the clinch.
Makhno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makhno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Makhno.
Makhno tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno working aggressively here.
Makhno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhno has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Makhno lands with a right to the head.
Makhno tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Makhno back against the cage.
Makhno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makhno scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Makhno.
Nice body punch from Makhno - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makhno lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makhno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
Makhno lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
Cobb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makhno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Makhno throws a counter combo.
Cobb lands a jab to the nose.
Makhno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cobb throws a lazy right hand but Makhno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Makhno saw that one coming.
Makhno wants to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch position.
Makhno slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Makhno slips under a jab.
Cobb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makhno clinches up with Cobb and pushes him back against the cage.
Makhno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhno cracks Cobb with a nice body shot.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
Makhno scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhno tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb tries to pull guard but Makhno won't allow it.
Cobb can't break the clinch.
Makhno can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Makhno misses with the head strike.
Cobb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makhno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Makhno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cobb.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb pulls Makhno into guard.
Makhno wants to stand but Cobb has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Makhno prevents Cobb from getting back to his feet.
Makhno stands and steps away. Cobb gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Makhno moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb tries to keep at a distance but Makhno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
Makhno working aggressively here.
Makhno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cobb working hard to break the clinch.
Makhno throws a punch but it's blocked by Cobb.
Makhno tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Makhno back against the cage.
Cobb jumps guard but Makhno stands there with Cobb around his waist. Cobb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb throws a head kick but Makhno moves out of range.
A big left from Cobb misses.
As Cobb backs off Makhno throws a huge counter combo but Cobb manages to avoid it all.
Billy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhno tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Makhno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cobb can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Makhno.
Makhno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makhno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Makhno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
Billy Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nestor Makhno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Makhno 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Nestor Makhno!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Nestor Makhno!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Nestor Makhno!
Nestor Makhno wins by unanimous decision!
Nestor Makhno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Gotch (ranked 1178 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Senger Line (ranked 48 p4p, 60 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Gotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lou Gotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Line!
Senger Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gotch controlling the position from side mount.
Line struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotch controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gotch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line is not content to let Gotch control the position.
Gotch working away.
Gotch takes a little break here. Line wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gotch wants to control but Line is keeping him busy.
Gotch wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Line, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gotch is looking to take a break and control but Line is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Line wants to control but Gotch postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gotch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Line cracks Gotch with an open hand slap.
Line seems to be stalking Gotch here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Gotch drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Senger Line!
A very excited looking Senger Line made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joon Sang Hun (ranked 811 p4p, 945 weight class) and Julian Bashir (ranked 62 p4p, 72 weight class). Bashir has chosen Exodus - The Toxic Waltz as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joon Sang Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir drops Sang Hun with a nice combination! Bashir dives into Sang Hun's guard, looking to finish!
Sang Hun is rocked!
Bashir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Sang Hun is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bashir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sang Hun seems to have got his legs back now.
Sang Hun seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sang Hun is pulling down on Bashir's head to control his posture.
Sang Hun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sang Hun pulls Bashir in to control the position.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Sang Hun keeps moving.
Sang Hun is trying to control the position but Bashir postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sang Hun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashir.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bashir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bashir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sang Hun is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sang Hun lands a jab to the head.
Julian Bashir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir throws a shot from downtown. Sang Hun moves away and avoids it.
Sang Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashir throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sang Hun tumbling to the canvas!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sang Hun being controlled here, momentarily.
Bashir is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir won't allow Sang Hun to get back to his feet.
Bashir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sang Hun looking for a sweep. Not yet Sang Hun, not yet.
Bashir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bashir controlling from the top position.
Sang Hun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bashir misses with a double jab
and Bashir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sang Hun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bashir scrambles back to his feet.
Bashir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bashir moves out of range as Sang Hun strikes.
Bashir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sang Hun is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bashir.
Bashir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sang Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sang Hun ducks under a wild hook from Bashir.
Bashir jabs at Sang Hun's body.
Sang Hun changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sang Hun throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bashir! But no joy.
Sang Hun misses with a left hand
enabling Bashir to counter with a crisp jab.
Bashir connects with a body shot that sends Sang Hun's belly button to the back.
Sang Hun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashir to score with a decent uppercut.
Bashir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sang Hun throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sang Hun missing with a left hand there. Bashir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bashir misses with a body shot
and Sang Hun counters with a nice body shot.
Sang Hun defending well as Bashir loads up on a big left hand.
Bashir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sang Hun at a distance.
Bashir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bashir.
Sang Hun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sang Hun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bashir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sang Hun.
Bashir with the counter takedown but Sang Hun avoids it easily.
Sang Hun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sang Hun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sang Hun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bashir steps in with a hook that catches Sang Hun right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bashir follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sang Hun looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Bashir!
Our winner, Julian Bashir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ewgenju Scorfna (ranked 1468 p4p, 2216 weight class) and Gaston Tellurique (ranked 188 p4p, 264 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ewgenju Scorfna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Tellurique !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tellurique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Scorfna has picked Tellurique up - he's going for a ride! Scorfna dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tellurique kicks off Scorfna and gets to his feet.
Tellurique has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tellurique unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Scorfna is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tellurique is defending well.
Tellurique displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scorfna up against the cage.
Tellurique gets through Scorfna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tellurique lands a left hand.
Tellurique lands a damaging elbow.
Tellurique holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tellurique prevents the takedown attempt.
Scorfna is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tellurique gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewgenju Scorfna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tellurique lands a damaging elbow.
Tellurique lands with a light punch inside.
Tellurique is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellurique .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorfna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tellurique softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tellurique - that landed with a thud.
Tellurique lands with a short shot to the head.
Tellurique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scorfna tries to score a body lock takedown but Tellurique shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Scorfna is trying to drag Tellurique to the mat but Tellurique just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scorfna being controlled against the cage.
Tellurique stalls.
Tellurique avoiding damage.
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Tellurique pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tellurique using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tellurique lands a shoulder strike.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scorfna has Tellurique pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tellurique manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorfna lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tellurique tries to kick Scorfna off but Scorfna keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tellurique is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Scorfna is looking to stall here but Tellurique recovers full guard.
Tellurique pushes Scorfna off and gets back to his feet.
Tellurique has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorfna changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tellurique fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scorfna gets tackled into the cage by Tellurique . Tellurique maintains the clinch.
Scorfna wants a takedown but no success here.
A hook to the body from Tellurique .
Scorfna takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tellurique works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scorfna is breathing heavily.
Scorfna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tellurique after a bit of a struggle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Scorfna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tellurique with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ewgenju Scorfna has been cut.
Scorfna is trying to drag Tellurique to the mat but Tellurique just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scorfna.
Scorfna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tellurique dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tellurique with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scorfna takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellurique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tellurique gets underhooks to prevent Scorfna's takedown attempt.
Tellurique utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Tellurique .
Knees to the body from Tellurique .
Tellurique scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Tellurique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ewgenju Scorfna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tellurique has closed the distance and engaged Scorfna in a clinch.
Tellurique is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tellurique lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scorfna is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tellurique pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Tellurique on the inside.
Tellurique lands a knee to the body.
Tellurique gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Tellurique .
Tellurique has Scorfna pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Tellurique .
Tellurique utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tellurique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tellurique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scorfna seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tellurique can turn it around.
Tellurique stalling against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tellurique lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellurique landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique avoiding damage.
Tellurique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scorfna is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tellurique is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewgenju Scorfna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tellurique lands a knee to the head.
Scorfna is working for takedown but Tellurique is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short body shot lands from Tellurique as the two fighters clinch.
Tellurique pushes Scorfna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tellurique landing knees to the body.
Tellurique crunches a lovely knee into Scorfna's ribcage.
Tellurique working Scorfna over with knees to the body.
Tellurique scores a nice knee to the body.
Tellurique lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scorfna.
Tellurique lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellurique lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scorfna backwards.
Nice body punch from Tellurique - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tellurique as the two fighters clinch.
Tellurique 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Scorfna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tellurique using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tellurique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tellurique cracks Scorfna with a nice body shot.
Tellurique lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorfna backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tellurique .
Scorfna is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tellurique pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tellurique unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Tellurique .
Tellurique putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scorfna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tellurique lands a body shot.
Tellurique with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scorfna takes an elbow to the temple.
Tellurique is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tellurique .
Still in the clinch, Tellurique scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tellurique lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tellurique lands a body punch.
Scorfna being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Tellurique .
Good body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique with a knee to the head.
Tellurique displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scorfna up against the cage.
Tellurique lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorfna drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tellurique gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scorfna is working for takedown but Tellurique is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands with a right to the head.
Scorfna is looking for a takedown.
Tellurique lands an uppercut.
Tellurique crunches a lovely knee into Scorfna's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Tellurique to work.
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Tellurique slowing the pace effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Tellurique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ewgenju Scorfna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tellurique forces Scorfna back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tellurique - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Tellurique .
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gaston Tellurique .
Scorfna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tellurique circles away.
Tellurique clinches with his opponent.
Tellurique lands a body shot.
Tellurique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scorfnas head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tellurique .
Tellurique displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scorfna up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tellurique takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scorfna wants to take the fight to the mat but Tellurique manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellurique displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scorfna up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tellurique .
Tellurique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tellurique takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gaston Tellurique .
Tellurique clinches.
Scorfna tries to score a body lock takedown but Tellurique shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewgenju Scorfna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scorfna wants a takedown but no success here.
Tellurique scores with a knee to the head.
Tellurique with a knee to the head.
Tellurique lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scorfna takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellurique works on Scorfna's body with a couple of short punches.
Scorfna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tellurique controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tellurique .
Tellurique using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tellurique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scorfna backwards.
Tellurique working Scorfna over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellurique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tellurique lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tellurique lands an elbow inside that Scorfna shrugs off.
Scorfna can't get the takedown.
Tellurique lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellurique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Tellurique to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tellurique .
Tellurique scores a nice knee to the body.
Tellurique gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands with a right to the head.
Tellurique is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tellurique leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ewgenju Scorfna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tellurique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tellurique lands a body punch.
Tellurique lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Tellurique scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tellurique takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tellurique blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellurique looking to throw knees to the head but Scorfna is blocking nicely.
Tellurique utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorfna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gaston Tellurique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tellurique lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tellurique putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Scorfna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Scorfna takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tellurique crunches a lovely knee into Scorfna's ribcage.
Tellurique is leaning against Scorfna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tellurique creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scorfna's defenses.
Tellurique working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tellurique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scorfna backwards.
Tellurique landing knees to the head.
Tellurique tries to land a knee to the head but Scorfna blocks with his arms.
Tellurique scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Tellurique .
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston Tellurique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tellurique 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Gaston Tellurique !
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Gaston Tellurique !
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Gaston Tellurique !
Gaston Tellurique wins by unanimous decision!
Gaston Tellurique thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Phillips (ranked 919 p4p, 20960 weight class) and Ceph Alopodis (ranked 43 p4p, 360 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceph Alopodis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alopodis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jack Phillips has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phillips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alopodis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Phillips is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alopodis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Alopodis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Phillips is wriggling around trying to escape.
Phillips sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips is staying active underneath Alopodis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alopodis trying to mount his opponent but Phillips defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alopodis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Phillips looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Alopodis's arms.
Phillips is keeping busy.
Ceph Alopodis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at HELLCADEMY, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Phillips trying to control but not successfully.
Alopodis controlling the position well here. Phillips rolled but Alopodis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Well, with Alopodis on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Phillips is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Alopodis is hanging on to Phillips's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alopodis just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Phillips tries to escape the position.
Phillips is working hard here to advance position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceph Alopodis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alopodis 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Ceph Alopodis!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Ceph Alopodis!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Ceph Alopodis!
Ceph Alopodis wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ceph Alopodis thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horus Egyptian (ranked 403 p4p, 307 weight class) and Richard Mesquita (ranked 52 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egyptian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egyptian throws the kick towards the body but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut.
Egyptian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Egyptian.
Mesquita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Egyptian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mesquita lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Our sources have told us that Egyptian has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian tries to work over Mesquita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Mesquita.
Egyptian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita jumps guard and drags Egyptian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Egyptian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Egyptian not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Egyptian preventing the sweep.
Egyptian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Egyptian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian 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.
Egyptian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Egyptian wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Egyptian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita controlling Egyptian's posture.
Mesquita 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.
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Egyptian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mesquita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Egyptian has managed to get both his arms back between Mesquita's legs - danger averted.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Egyptian controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Egyptian thumps Mesquita with a low kick.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mesquita takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mesquita throws out the jab.
Horus Egyptian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egyptian swings widly with a right hand
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Egyptian throws a wild body kick that Mesquita sees coming a mile off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mesquita throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Egyptian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mesquita checks a leg kick.
Egyptian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Mesquita punishes Egyptian's body with a nice straight punch.
Egyptian scores with a head kick. Mesquita tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Mesquita finds it's target.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mesquita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Egyptian as Mesquita shoots in.
Horus Egyptian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
Mesquita throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mesquita, as that shot connected.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Egyptian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Egyptian there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Horus Egyptian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Egyptian finds it's way through Mesquita's defenses.
Horus Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Egyptian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Egyptian as he connects with a hook.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Mesquita counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Egyptian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Mesquita seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita prevents Egyptian from standing back up.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Egyptian manages to get to full guard.
Egyptian working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita forces his way into half guard.
Mesquita is looking to stall here but Egyptian recovers full guard.
Egyptian looking for a sweep. Not yet Egyptian, not yet.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita passes Egyptian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Richard Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Egyptian wants to stand back up but Mesquita manages to pass into side control.
Egyptian is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Egyptian tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Mesquita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Egyptian is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Egyptian taking punishment in the form of punches.
Egyptian can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian pushes Mesquita away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mesquita gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Egyptian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mesquita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Egyptian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mesquita advances to full mount.
Mesquita tries to control but Egyptian wriggling away.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mesquita lands with some strikes.
Mesquita in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Egyptian is squirming around, avoiding Mesquita's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scoring with strikes but Egyptian is staying in there.
Mesquita working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mesquita lands a couple of good shots and Egyptian has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Mesquita looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Egyptian is rocked!
Egyptian is trying to stand back up.
Oh Egyptian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mesquita has the hooks in. Egyptian is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Egyptian is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Egyptian has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Egyptian seems to have got his legs back now.
Egyptian rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.
Egyptian is concentrating on defense, preventing Mesquita from advancing position.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mesquita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Egyptian wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Egyptian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mesquita slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Mesquita gets tackled into the cage by Egyptian. Egyptian maintains the clinch.
Mesquita manages to break the clinch.
Egyptian throws out a leg kick but Mesquita moves out of range and Egyptian only half commits.
Mesquita misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita connects with a body shot.
Egyptian wants to clinch up but Mesquita keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Mesquita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egyptian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mesquita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian is looking to clinch.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
and Mesquita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Egyptian's guard.
Egyptian wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Egyptian wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Egyptian is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.
Egyptian wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Egyptian is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Egyptian to get back to his feet.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita distracts Egyptian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up.
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita connects with a couple of short punches.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Egyptian has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita preventing the sweep.
Mesquita postures up in Egyptian's guard and throws a big left but Egyptian blocks it.
Mesquita passes Egyptian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Egyptian has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita lands strikes from half guard.
Mesquita is working for a kimura here but Egyptian manages to reverse the position and he's now in Mesquita's guard.
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Egyptian defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Egyptian wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Egyptian would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Egyptian manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Egyptian is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Egyptian moves in looking to clinch but Mesquita pushes him off.
Egyptian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mesquita finds it's way round the side to connect with Egyptian's head.
Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
Egyptian motions for Mesquita to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Richard Mesquita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Egyptian but Egyptian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mesquita lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian is looking to score with low kicks.
Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Egyptian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mesquita scores with a sloppy right hand. Egyptian should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Egyptian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egyptian with a nice calf kick.
Egyptian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Egyptian throws a leg kick
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Mesquita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mesquita takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Egyptian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mesquita just manages to avoid it.
Mesquita blocks a head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mesquita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mesquita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Mesquita coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian misses with a leg kick
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egyptian ducks right into an uppercut from Mesquita.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita blocks a leg kick.
Egyptian tries to clinch up but Mesquita circles away and keeps his distance.
Mesquita with the counter takedown but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Mesquita swats away the attempt to clinch by Egyptian.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita slips under a jab.
Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mesquita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Egyptian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egyptian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mesquita blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita lands the left hand.
Egyptian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Egyptian.
Mesquita jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Egyptian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mesquita.
The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egyptian lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Mesquita.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick.
Mesquita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mesquita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
Egyptian misses with a lunging right hand
letting Mesquita counter with a right hand.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Mesquita looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Egyptian is avoiding damage well.
Mesquita working away.
Egyptian is trying to improve his position.
Egyptian takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mesquita scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Egyptian is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mesquita can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 141 p4p, 176 weight class) and Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 14 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
A jab from Ivanovic finds it's way through Crispian's defenses.
Ivanovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crispians jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crispian throws a hook but Ivanovic blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Ivanovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crispian is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ivanovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a right hook to the body.
Crispian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at League of Shadows MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Crispian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
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!
Ivanovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ivanovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Ivanovic moves away and avoids it.
Crispian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ivanovic is out of range and Crispian settles back down.
Crispian lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ivanovic!
Crispian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanovic misses with a looping right.
Crispian throwing a counter right hand but Ivanovic manages to avoid it.
Crispian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crispian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crispian connects with a looping right hand.
Crispian thumps Ivanovic with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Ivanovic finds it's target.
Ivanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovic.
Crispian scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic thuds a left hand into Crispian's body.
Ivanovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ivanovic loads up on a big right hand but Crispian slips the punch.
Crispian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ivanovic blocks a jab.
Ivanovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ivanovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanovic throws a combination. Crispian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic slips under a jab from Crispian.
Ivanovic throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
Crispian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ivanovic cracks Crispian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crispian.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Crispian blocks the leg kick.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crispian throws the kick towards the body but Ivanovic avoids it.
Crispian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ivanovic checks a leg kick.
Crispian misses with a right hand
enabling Ivanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Ivanovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian misses with a body shot
and Ivanovic counters with a left to the body.
Ivanovic works over Crispian's head and body with a nice combination.
Crispian looks to land a right hand but Ivanovic moved out of range.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick
and Crispian counters with a straight right hand.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Ivanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivanovic moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Crispian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Ivanovic.
Crispian avoids the body shot from Ivanovic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
letting Ivanovic counter with a right hand.
Ivanovic scores with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crispian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Crispian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ivanovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Crispian off the cage and back into range.
Crispian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Ivor Ivanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ivanovic with the inside leg kick.
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. Crispian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crispian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ivanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Crispian.
Ivanovic moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Ivanovic tried to score with a low kick but Crispian checks it.
Ivanovic moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Crispian avoids the head kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick but Crispian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Crispian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Ivanovic does it's job there.
Ivanovic misses with a few strikes there.
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Crispian throws a hook to the side of Ivanovic's head but Ivanovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Ivanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Crispian slams his shin into Ivanovic's torso.
Crispian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crispian lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian connects with a looping right hand.
Ivanovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ivanovic throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Jab from Ivanovic.
Crispian avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Crispian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ivanovic on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crispian at a distance.
Crispian avoids a kick to the body.
Ivanovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crispian misses with a jab to the body
and Ivanovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crispian connects with an inside leg kick.
Crispian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivanovic, as that shot connected.
Crispian works Ivanovic's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Crispian lands a jab.
Ivanovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crispian. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ivanovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivanovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crispian doesn't seem bothered though.
Ivanovic throws a right hand that Crispian ducks under and follows up with a left that Crispian also avoids with ease.
Ivanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ivanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Crispian swings for the body but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Ivanovic throws a looping overhand right but Crispian ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Ivanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ivanovic.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Ivanovic lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivor Ivanovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Crispian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivanovic scores with a body shot.
Crispian lands with a good body shot.
Crispian throws the left hand but Ivanovic avoids the punch easily.
Ivanovic misses with a leg kick.
Crispian defending well as Ivanovic loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Ivanovic does no damage.
Ivanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crispian on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivanovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Crispian tried to score with a low kick but Ivanovic checks it.
Ivanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ivanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovic slips a straight right by Crispian.
Ivanovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivanovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crispian is out of range and Ivanovic settles back down.
A jab from Ivanovic finds it's way through Crispian's defenses.
Ivanovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanovic throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good work by Ivanovic as he checks the leg kick.
Crispian takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Crispian misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Ivanovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crispian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivanovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ivanovic slips a jab from Crispian.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Crispian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crispian will feel that in the morning.
Crispian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ivanovic is out of range.
Crispian throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic misses with a straight right.
Ivanovic with the inside leg kick.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Crispian moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Ivanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crispian will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Ivanovic ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanovic was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ivanovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Crispian looks for the body kick but Ivanovic saw that one coming.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crispian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ivanovic throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crispian misses its intended target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crispian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ivanovic misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanovic is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Crispian was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ivanovic misses with the combination.
Crispian is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ivanovic slips a jab from Crispian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Ivanovic.
Crispian scores with a nice strike.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crispian.
Crispian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ivanovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crispian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic really dominated that round.
That's time! Crispian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivanovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a three punch combo that has Crispian backing up. Crispian nods at Ivanovic to acknowledge the strikes.
A good leg kick by Crispian.
No joy there for Ivanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crispian connects with an inside leg kick.
Ivanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crispian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic works the jab nicely.
Crispian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic connects with a body shot.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick which misses Crispian's front leg but catches the back leg as Crispian tries to avoid it.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Ivanovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanovic.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ivanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crispian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanovic.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crispian takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Ivanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivanovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Ivanovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
A nice leg kick from Ivanovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crispian under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic staying out of range there.
Crispian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanovic unleashes a big counter combination but Crispian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crispian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crispian throws a head kick but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Crispian throws a low kick but Ivanovic moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a jab to the nose.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanovic digs a good hook to Crispian's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic connects with a right hand. Crispian shakes it off.
Ivanovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ivanovic lands a nice shot that snaps Crispian's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Ivanovic misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Ivanovic misses its intended target.
Crispian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Crispian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ivanovic can pounce on him.
Crispian has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Crispian's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanovic misses the target.
Ivanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanovic defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Crispian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crispian cracks Ivanovic with a good jab.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crispian has time to react.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Ivanovic moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic scores with a hook to the body. Crispian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Crispian.
Ivanovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Ivanovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ivanovic with a nice calf kick.
Crispian slips a straight right by Ivanovic.
Crispian cracks Ivanovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanovic avoids a kick to the body.
Ivanovic lands an overhand right.
Crispian is looking to land body kicks.
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crispian to score with a decent uppercut.
Ivanovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ivanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
And Ivanovic responds with a good body kick, but Crispian manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanovic with a nice cross.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivanovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crispian throws a hook but Ivanovic avoids it easily.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Ivanovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Ivanovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Crispian misses with a kick to the body.
Crispian misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanovic.
Crispian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivanovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crispian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ivanovic with the inside leg kick.
Ben Crispian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crispian thinking.
Ivanovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ivanovic lands the left hand.
Crispian tried to score with a low kick but Ivanovic checks it.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic thuds his shin into the meat of Crispian's side.
Crispian looks to land a right hand but Ivanovic moved out of range.
A nice side step and Ivanovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crispian moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crispian misses with a hook.
Ivanovic works Crispian's body with a nice hook.
Ivanovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivor Ivanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crispian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crispian thuds his right hand into Ivanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ivanovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanovic thows a leg kick but Crispian checks it
and Crispian counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Ivanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivanovic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Ivor Ivanovic!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Ivor Ivanovic!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Ivor Ivanovic!
Ivor Ivanovic wins by unanimous decision! Ivor Ivanovic retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Ivor Ivanovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 841 p4p, 47 weight class) and Chris John (ranked 102 p4p, 6 weight class). John has chosen Don't Stop Me Now as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chris John enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurmagomedov there as he acknowledges the shot.
John throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
John throws a one two combo.
John throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from John misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John is staying active underneath Nurmagomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
John tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nurmagomedov manages to move to mount!
BOOM! Nurmagomedov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nurmagomedov won't let John get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
John is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
John has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
John is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but John is having none of it.
John really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nurmagomedov wants to control the pace but John is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. John can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
John tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov postures up.
John taking shots to the head.
Nurmagomedov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of John's face.
 John is rocked!
Nurmagomedov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of short strikes.
John is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nurmagomedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nurmagomedov connects with a bit shot that sees John covering up! More strikes from Nurmagomedov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nurmagomedov is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Our winner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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