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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tio Nuno (ranked 5295 p4p, 4056 weight class) and Sean OBrien (ranked 250 p4p, 211 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tio Nuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nuno counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for OBrien!
Nuno has hold of OBrien's arm. He's looking for a kimura. OBrien seems comfortable defending it but Nuno has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! OBrien is real pain and he's forced to tap out! OBrien is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nuno couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tio Nuno!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emir Bosnic (ranked 4920 p4p, 4450 weight class) and Seasons Brom (ranked 443 p4p, 420 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emir Bosnic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seasons Brom!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosnic throws a head kick that misses.
Bosnic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosnic rushes Brom and presses him up against the cage.
Brom landing knees to the body.
Bosnic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brom after a bit of a struggle.
Brom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bosnic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bosnic avoids the head kick by Brom.
A head kick from Brom lands but Bosnic takes it in his stride.
Bosnic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosnic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosnic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brom throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brom rushes Bosnic and presses him up against the cage.
Bosnic looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emir Bosnic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Brom.
A bit of stalling here from Brom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosnic takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bosnic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bosnic jumps guard but Brom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brom scores a nice knee to the body.
Bosnic is trying to pull guard but Brom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bosnic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brom landing knees to the head.
Brom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosnic looks to land a body kick but Brom moved away.
Brom tries to counter with a clinch but Bosnic shakes him off and moves away.
Brom clinches.
Brom crunches a lovely knee into Bosnic's ribcage.
Brom landing knees to the head.
Brom scores with a knee to the head.
Brom is trying to break the clinch but Bosnic is controlling him.
Brom gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bosnic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brom landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Brom.
Bosnic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brom scores with a knee to the head.
Brom connects with a knee to the head.
Bosnic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Brom.
Bosnic pulls guard successfully.
Brom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bosnic is keeping the position for now.
Bosnic is looking for a triangle but Brom pushes his legs off easily.
Brom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bosnic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bosnic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brom wants to control from the top but Bosnic keeps moving.
Brom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bosnic working a defensive guard here.
Brom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brom content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bosnic has locked up a guillotine! Bosnic's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Brom is holding on here and Bosnic must be using up a lot of energy. Brom has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bosnic gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Emir Bosnic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Menendez (ranked 4312 p4p, 4750 weight class) and Geo Versu (ranked 455 p4p, 497 weight class). Menendez comes into the arena with Kurt Angle Theme blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Menendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Geo Versu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Versu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Versu misses with a body kick.
Versu lands a jab to Menendez's midsection.
Versu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Menendez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Montreal in the buildup to the fight.
Menendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menendez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Menendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Versu.
Versu scores with a hook to the body. Menendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Versu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menendez is looking to clinch but Versu is avoiding it.
Versu is looking to slow Menendez down with leg kicks.
Menendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Versu.
Versu scores with a punch to the head.
Versu throws a hook to the side of Menendez's head but Menendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Versu thumps Menendez with a low kick.
Versu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Menendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Versu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Versu.
Menendez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Versu.
Versu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Versu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Menendez at a distance.
Versu lands an overhand right.
Versu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Menendez there.
Menendez looks to throw the jab but Versu is out of range.
Menendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Menendez moves away from the strike by Versu.
Versu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Menendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Menendez looks for a takedown but Versu sprawls well.
Menendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Versu but Versu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Geo Versu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Versu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menendez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Versu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Menendez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Menendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menendez is breathing heavily.
Menendez shoots in for a double leg but Versu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That kick from Versu tenderised Menendez's leg. Menendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Menendez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Versu with the inside leg kick.
Menendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Versu is fending him off so far but Menendez persists. Nope, Versu circles away and we're back to standing.
Versu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Versu lands a glancing blow to the side of Menendez's head.
Menendez clinches.
Versu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Versu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Versu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Versu.
Menendez is looking to clinch.
Menendez moves into range and clinches up with Versu.
A nice left hand lands by Versu.
Versu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Versu working Menendez over with knees to the body.
Versu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Versu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Versu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Versu connects with a solid leg kick.
Versu dips to his left and cracks Menendez with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Versu lands with a cross.
A low kick lands for Versu.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Versu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Versu scores with a nice strike.
Menendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Versu scores with a spinning back kick!
Versu scores with a head kick. Menendez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Menendez is rocked!
 It looks like AJ Menendez has been cut.
Versu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Menendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menendez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menendez seems to have got his legs back now.
Versu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Geo Versu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Versu sizes up Menendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Versu with a nice calf kick.
Menendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Versu can pounce on him.
Versu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Menendez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Versu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Versu drops Menendez with a naaaaasty hook - Menendez is in real trouble here! Versu dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geo Versu!
During a confident post fight interview, Geo Versu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dewire (ranked 5540 p4p, 3743 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 474 p4p, 373 weight class). Dewire's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Come With Me Now. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dewire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 28 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dewire gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Justis stays in close to Dewire's body and controls the position.
Justis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Justis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dewire controls Justis momentarily but Justis frees himself.
Dewire seems keen to control Justis's posture.
Justis postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Justis showed some decent athleticism there.
Justis is looking for a kimura here.
Justis wants to work for an arm triangle but Dewire is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dewire tries to roll over but Justis keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Justis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justis tries to free his leg and advance position but Dewire is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Justis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Justis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dewire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dewire might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dewire is looking to sweep but instead, Justis has passed into half guard.
Justis prevents Dewire from improving his position.
Dewire is positioning himself well to prevent Justis advancing to mount.
Dewire is refusing to be controlled, as Justis sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Justis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dewire to the ground. Justis is now in Dewire's guard.
Dewire has control of Justis's left arm, preventing Justis from doing any damage.
Justis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Justis stopping the sweep attempt from Dewire.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewire looking to control.
Dewire keeping moving, preventing Justis from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Justis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dewire to the mat! Dewire manages to get full guard.
Justis tries to free his leg and advance position but Dewire is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justis advances position into side control!
Justis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dewire, who protects the arm well.
Justis working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dewire!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis looking to control but Dewire is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Justis content just to control the position here.
Justis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dewire tries to hold on but Justis pushes him away.
Justis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dewire is on top in guard.
Dewire trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
Justis is trying to keep Dewire in close.
Dewire lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis working for a triangle but Dewire defends it easily.
Dewire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dewire trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
Dewire postures up.
Justis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dewire manages to get himself to full guard.
Dewire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Justis trying to control but Dewire is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justis postures up.
Justis pushing down on Dewire's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dewire is defending against the submission attempts here by Justis.
Dewire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justis trying to control the action but Dewire is working from the bottom.
Justis trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dewire tries to sprawl but Justis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Justis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dewire is trying to maintain the position but Justis is very close to passing his half guard.
Dewire tries to roll over but Justis keeps him under control.
Justis seems to be working for a kimura but Dewire defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewire tries to get to full guard but Justis has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dewire wants to control but Justis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justis controlling the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dewire trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Justis gets a takedown into half guard.
Justis is trying to control. Dewire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewire moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dewire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justis manages to get himself to full guard.
Justis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dewire trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justis holds on and takes a little breather.
Justis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Justis wants to control from the top but Dewire keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis stays in close to Dewire's body and controls the position.
Logan Justis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dewire is pulling down on Justis's head. It's preventing any offense from Justis, at least for the moment.
Dewire 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.
Dewire pulls Justis in close to his closed guard and prevents Justis from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dewire not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Justis preventing the sweep.
Michael Dewire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dewire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justis defends well.
Dewire had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justis defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Justis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justis 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
Logan Justis gave a mention to FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donavan Knapp (ranked 3695 p4p, 2423 weight class) and Vadim Volyas (ranked 371 p4p, 268 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donavan Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Volyas!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp throws a body punch but Volyas moves out of range.
Volyas avoids the body shot from Knapp.
Volyas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knapp eats them both and turns towards Volyas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Volyas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knapp.
 It looks like Vadim Volyas has been cut.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volyas was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Volyas throws a head kick that Knapp semi-blocks.
It looks like Donavan Knapp has been cut.
Volyas throws a one two combo.
Volyas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. Volyas moves away and avoids 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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Volyas.
Volyas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volyas.
Volyas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knapp throwing a counter right hand but Volyas manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knapp throws the left hand but Volyas avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Volyas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volyas works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from Volyas both land. Nice combination.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knapp on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volyas. Volyas obviously looking to wear him down.
Knapp throws a lazy uppercut
and Volyas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volyas lands a lovely overhand right.
Volyas misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volyas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knapp.
Volyas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knapp throws out the jab.
Knapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knapp is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Volyas's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Volyas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volyas! But no joy.
Volyas connects with a nice looking jab.
Volyas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Volyas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knapp ducks right into an uppercut from Volyas.
Volyas moves out of range of the strikes.
Knapp misses with a body shot.
Volyas misses with a wild combination.
Volyas lands with a nice body kick.
Volyas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knapp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volyas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knapp blocks a head kick by Volyas.
Volyas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Volyas tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Knapp misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Volyas both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas lands with a nice combination. Knapp backs away looking to recover.
Volyas has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from Knapp misses.
Volyas scores with a jab to the head.
Knapp misses with a hook
and Volyas counters with a stiff right hand.
Knapp slips a jab and a cross from Volyas.
Volyas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knapp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volyas misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Knapp as he connects with a hook.
Volyas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knapp misses with an uppercut. Volyas saw that one coming.
Volyas moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
Knapp takes a swing at Volyas's ribcage but misses.
Volyas with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. Volyas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Volyas misses.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volyas manages to avoid it.
Knapp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volyas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Volyas misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Knapp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp missing with a left hand there. Volyas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volyas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knapp misses with a left hand
and Volyas counters with a three punch combo that has Knapp backing up. Knapp nods at Volyas to acknowledge the strikes.
Volyas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knapp misses with a right hand
and Knapp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donavan Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knapp swings for the body but Volyas moves out of range.
Volyas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Knapp with a body shot.
Volyas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Volyas is working the combinations to good effect here.
A slow jab from Knapp misses its intended target.
Knapp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volyas misses with a head kick.
Knapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volyas moves away.
Knapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Knapp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Volyas defending well as Knapp loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Knapp misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volyas defending well as Knapp loads up on a big left hand.
Volyas works over Knapp's head and body with a nice combination.
Knapp misses with a body punch
and Volyas counters with a straight right hand.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp dodges the punch combination from Volyas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. Volyas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knapp steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volyas. That one must have hurt.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volyas connects with a high kick.
Volyas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knapp looks to throw the jab but Volyas is out of range.
Knapp tries to keep at a distance but Volyas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knapp has Volyas pressed against the cage, preventing Volyas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volyas breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volyas ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Volyas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volyas with a jab.
Volyas moves out of range of the strikes.
Volyas misses with a few strikes there.
Volyas connects with a right hand. Knapp shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Volyas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Volyas - that will leave a mark!
Knapp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Volyas lands a two punch combo.
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Volyas is just out of range.
Knapp misses with an uppercut. Volyas saw that one coming.
Volyas lands a jab.
Volyas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volyas misses with a double jab.
Volyas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Knapp.
Volyas defending well as Knapp loads up on a big left hand.
Knapp throws a looping overhand right but Volyas ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Knapp misses the target.
Knapp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volyas misses with a double jab.
Knapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volyas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knapp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volyas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Volyas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volyas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knapp.
Volyas avoids the body shot from Knapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Volyas lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Volyas - that will leave a mark!
Knapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volyas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knapp takes a swing at Volyas's ribcage but misses.
Volyas slips a straight right by Knapp.
Volyas lands a nice shot that snaps Knapp's head back.
Volyas lands with a hook. Knapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Volyas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Volyas throws a good cross that connects.
Vadim Volyas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volyas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volyas!
Volyas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Knapp misses the target.
Volyas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knapp.
Volyas throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volyas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volyas.
Volyas fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Knapp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volyas throws an overhand right that lands on Knapp's shoulder, as Knapp tries to avoid the shot.
Knapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Volyas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knapp misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volyas misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Knapp misses the target.
Vadim Volyas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knapp misses with a hook
and Volyas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volyas was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Knapp misses with a straight left.
Volyas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Volyas there.
Volyas moves away from the strike by Knapp.
Volyas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knapp misses with a hook. Volyas ducked under it nicely.
Volyas throws a counter combo.
A combination from Volyas does no damage.
Knapp will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick from Volyas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volyas.
Volyas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knapp throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volyas! But no joy.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volyas.
Knapp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volyas throws out a counter right but Knapp avoids it with no problem.
Knapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Volyas counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volyas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volyas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Volyas fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Knapp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Volyas does no damage.
Knapp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volyas scores with a punch to the head.
Knapp misses with a shot to the body
letting Volyas counter with a right hand.
Volyas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Volyas rushes Knapp and presses him up against the cage.
Volyas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knapp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Volyas is breathing heavily.
A short left from Knapp.
Volyas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knapp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Volyas's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volyas scores with a nice strike.
Volyas moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
Volyas fails to land with a series of punches.
Knapp with a nice cross.
Volyas slips a straight right by Knapp.
Volyas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Knapp throws a body punch but Volyas moves out of range.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp misses with an uppercut.
Knapp misses with a body shot.
Knapp misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Volyas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volyas misses with a two punch combination.
Knapp throws the left hand but Volyas avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Volyas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Volyas slips a straight right by Knapp.
Jab, jab by Volyas - just one landing.
Knapp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volyas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knapp in his tracks.
Volyas ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Volyas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knapp throws a hook but Volyas blocks it.
Knapp misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volyas lands with a right hand.
Knapp thuds a left hand into Volyas's body.
Knapp takes one to the side of the head.
Volyas lands a nice looking body kick.
A good leg kick by Volyas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Volyas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Volyas lands a jab to Knapp's midsection.
Volyas feints and then cracks Knapp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knapp down.
Knapp misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volyas.
A punch combination from Volyas misses.
Knapp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volyas lands with a hook. Knapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Volyas slips under a jab.
Volyas doesn't manage to clinch there - Knapp circles away.
Knapp is looking to counter punch.
Volyas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volyas manages to avoid it.
Volyas throws a counter combo.
Volyas blocks a jab.
Volyas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knapp defending well as Volyas loads up on a big left hand.
Knapp misses with a looping left.
Volyas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volyas connects with a crisp jab.
Volyas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knapp misses with a body punch
enabling Volyas to counter with a crisp jab.
Knapp moves away from the strike by Volyas.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Volyas. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volyas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Volyas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Knapp throws a hook but Volyas blocks it.
Volyas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knapp.
Knapp is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Volyas.
Volyas ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
A left lands for Volyas.
Knapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knapp throws a right hand that misses
and Volyas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volyas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Volyas is just out of range.
Volyas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Volyas.
Volyas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Volyas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knapp looks to throw the jab but Volyas is out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Volyas.
Volyas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Donavan Knapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Volyas.
Knapp lands with a straight right. Volyas didn't see that one coming.
Volyas thuds his right hand into Knapp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volyas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Knapp throws a looping overhand right but Volyas ducks down to avoid it.
Volyas throws a sloppy head kick and Knapp moves out of range easily.
Volyas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knapp. Knapp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knapp throws a hook but Volyas blocks it.
Volyas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Volyas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Volyas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volyas lands a head kick. Knapp smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp throws a body punch but Volyas moves out of range.
Volyas throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volyas lands a body shot.
Knapp throws a hook but Volyas avoids it easily.
Knapp slips a jab and a cross from Volyas.
Knapp misses with a body shot.
Knapp misses with a straight right.
Volyas scoring well with a low kick there.
Volyas lands with a nice body punch.
Knapp walks into a stiff left hand from Volyas.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volyas.
Volyas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knapp is looking to counter punch.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knapp misses with a body shot
and Volyas counters with a three punch combo that has Knapp backing up. Knapp nods at Volyas to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Volyas!
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!
Knapp misses with a looping right.
Knapp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volyas fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Volyas tenderised Knapp's leg. Knapp is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Volyas misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throws a shot to the body.
Volyas feints a jab promting Knapp to slip. Volyas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Knapp slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Volyas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knapp throws the left hand but Volyas avoids the punch easily.
Knapp misses with an uppercut. Volyas saw that one coming.
It seemed like Volyas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knapp. Volyas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vadim Volyas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Volyas scores with a hook to the body. Knapp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knapp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knapp misses the jab.
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Volyas is just out of range.
Volyas moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
Knapp throws an overhand right that lands on Volyas's shoulder, as Volyas tries to avoid the shot.
Knapp slips a jab and a cross from Volyas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volyas scores with a hook to the body. Knapp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Volyas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Volyas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knapp misses with an uppercut.
Volyas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Volyas duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Volyas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volyas 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Volyas!
A very excited looking Vadim Volyas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 4470 p4p, 3685 weight class) and Luc Fontaine (ranked 421 p4p, 372 weight class). Miguel Torres has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luc Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Torres appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torres has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gumburcules Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Torres lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Fontaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres lands the left hand.
Torres clobbers Fontaine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fontaine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres lands a big shot that drops Fontaine! Can he finish him?
It looks like Luc Fontaine has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontaine wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
Torres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres pushes down on Fontaine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fontaine wants to improve his position but Torres is controlling well.
Torres is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fontaine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Torres.
Torres in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fontaine tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Torres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Torres!
A victorious Miguel Torres thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 1630 p4p, 2573 weight class) and Ola Badmus (ranked 191 p4p, 281 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Pick up man blaring out of the sound system. Ola Badmus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ola Badmus!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Badmus. Those never looked like landing.
Badmus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Badmus sprawls and moves away.
Badmus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badmus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Badmus shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Badmus sprawls and moves away.
Badmus tries to clinch
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Anderson trying to control the action but Badmus is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus struggling a bit here.
Anderson is staying tight to Badmus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badmus is not content to let Anderson control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A control attempt from Badmus but he's now mounted!
Anderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Badmus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Badmus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Badmus is defending well.
Badmus wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is staying tight to Badmus's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Badmus can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Badmus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Badmus misses with a wild combination.
Anderson feints and as Badmus raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson trying to control but Badmus is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badmus pulls Anderson in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparky Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Badmus on that attempt.
Sparky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Badmus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson tries to move into range but Badmus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Badmus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badmus lands a lovely overhand right.
Ola Badmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Badmus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmus moves out of range of the strikes.
Badmus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Badmus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badmus is looking to clinch.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson clinches.
Badmus pulls guard.
Anderson trying to control but Badmus is working from the bottom.
Anderson is really struggling to control Badmus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Badmus is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badmus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Badmus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badmus feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Badmus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Badmus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badmus scores with a three punch combo!
Badmus tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badmus lands with a cross.
Badmus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Badmus.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badmus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badmus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badmus gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Badmus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Badmus is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ola Badmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Badmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badmus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badmus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Badmus ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Badmus with an uppercut!
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badmus can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but Badmus defends.
Badmus is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson trying to control the action but Badmus is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ola Badmus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badmus dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Badmus's head and hops out.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Badmus fails to land the takedown.
Sparky Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ola Badmus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Badmus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Badmus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Badmus. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Badmus on his heels. He'll look to pass Badmus's guard now, I'm sure.
Badmus keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badmus can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Badmus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badmus has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Badmus misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badmus wants to clinch
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Badmus counters with a straight right hand.
Badmus throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Badmus throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badmus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badmus fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sparky Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cam Cartwright (ranked 1781 p4p, 1671 weight class) and Dan Averescu (ranked 192 p4p, 182 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Chameleon. Averescu has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright has managed to clinch.
Cartwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Averescu tries to break the clinch but Cartwright is controlling the position.
Averescu manages to break the clinch.
Cartwright drives through with a takedown into Averescu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Averescu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Averescu keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Averescu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Averescu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cartwright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Averescu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Averescu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cartwright not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cartwright postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Averescu isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cartwright stacks Averescu on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cartwright!
Cartwright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cartwright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Averescu keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cartwright trying to control the action but Averescu is working from the bottom.
Cartwright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cartwright has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Averescu!
Cartwright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cartwright postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Averescu looks a forlorn figure.
Averescu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Averescu is working to get back to half guard.
We've been informed that Averescu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is trying to stand.
Averescu is in a horrible position here. Cartwright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cartwright is landing with some decent strikes but Averescu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cartwright controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartwright lands a big shot there that rocks Averescu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cartwright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cartwright controlling the position easily from mount.
Cartwright looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cartwright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cartwright working for a submission but Averescu is keeping him at bay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Cartwright dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cartwright lands with a nice body punch.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Averescu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Averescu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cartwright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Averescu on his heels. He'll look to pass Averescu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Averescu keeps moving.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Averescu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cartwright is pushing down on Averescu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Averescu is fighting to maintain full guard but Cartwright has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Averescu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright with a couple of short strikes.
Averescu is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Averescu tries to lock up and control but Cartwright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cartwright cracks Averescu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cartwright is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Averescu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cartwright looking to control but Averescu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cartwright controlling from mount.
BOOM! Cartwright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Averescu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Averescu is working to get back to half guard.
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartwright wants to control the pace but Averescu is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Averescu is working to get back to half guard.
Averescu is trying to stand up.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Averescu can do to turn this around?
Averescu is squirming around, avoiding Cartwright's attempts to control the action.
Cartwright controlling from mount.
Averescu wants to hold on but Cartwright pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to control but Averescu is having none of it.
Cartwright jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Averescu manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cartwright is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Averescu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Averescu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Cartwright dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright drives through with a takedown into Averescu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Averescu wants to get back to his feet but Cartwright passes into half guard.
Cartwright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cartwright wants to free his trapped foot but Averescu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu trying to control from the bottom.
Averescu is trying to stand back up but Cartwright is controlling him
Cartwright working Averescu over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cartwright sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cartwright lands a nice short elbow.
Cartwright is trying to work for a kimura but Averescu is defending well.
Averescu wants to improve his position but Cartwright is controlling well.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to work for a kimura but Averescu is defending well.
Cartwright is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Averescu wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cartwright in particular looking to stall.
Averescu wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is taking a breather. Averescu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Averescu is staying active underneath Cartwright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cartwright moves into full mount! Averescu won't be happy about that!
Cartwright landing punches.
Cartwright is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cartwright prevents Averescu from getting the reversal.
Cartwright postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Averescu looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright controlling the pace for now.
Cartwright prevents Averescu from getting the reversal.
Dan Averescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartwright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cartwright working for a submission but Averescu is keeping him at bay.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright cracks Averescu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cam Cartwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cartwright putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cartwright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Cartwright!
A very excited looking Cam Cartwright 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Martinez (ranked 150 p4p, 4407 weight class) and Jimmy Uso (ranked 16 p4p, 442 weight class). Jimmy Uso has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 36 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Uso!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Uso takes one to the chin there.
Martinez dives in and scores a takedown into Uso's guard.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Uso throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Uso's guard. Nice move by Martinez!
Uso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Uso throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Uso keeps moving.
Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uso throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Uso wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Uso keeps moving.
Uso trying to strike off his back.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Uso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uso tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Uso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Uso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uso tries to clinch up
letting Martinez counter with a right hand.
Uso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Uso moves to clinch but Martinez breaks away
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uso closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Uso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Uso wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side
enabling Martinez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso tries to clinch
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Martinez instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Uso.
Martinez lands an elbow just above Uso 's eye.
It looks like Jimmy Uso has been cut.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Uso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martinez lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Jimmy Uso's cut even more.
Martinez lands a damaging elbow.
Uso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez lands an elbow that stopped Uso in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martinez.
The cut above Jimmy Uso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Uso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez is pushing Uso up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uso's defenses.
Jimmy Uso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Uso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Javier Martinez!
Javier Martinez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 287 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 31 p4p, 194 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kovacs counters with a nice body shot.
Soares punishes Kovacs's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovacs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
Soares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovacs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soares slips under a jab.
Kovacs swings widly with a right hand
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares swinging wildly here.
Kovacs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovacs throws a lazy uppercut
and Soares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick
and Soares counters with a three punch combo that has Kovacs backing up. Kovacs nods at Soares to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kovacs - just one landing.
Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Kovacs's guard.
Soares won't allow Kovacs to sweep him here.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovacs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovacs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kovacs has his foot on Soares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soares works his way back into a safe position though.
Kovacs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kovacs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovacs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovacs in the body.
Kovacs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soares throws out a powerful jab.
Kovacs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soares jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Soares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kovacs misses with a body punch
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a hook but Soares blocks it.
Soares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kovacs but Kovacs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soares slips a straight right by Kovacs.
Soares checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kovacs.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soares feinted with a counter takedown.
Kovacs misses with a looping right.
Kovacs darts in trying to clinch
and Soares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs catches Soares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovacs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Soares swings for the body but Kovacs moves out of range.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kovacs dips to his left and cracks Soares with an uppercut!
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!
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the body
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kovacs wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
Kovacs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soares misses with a left hand
and Kovacs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovacs, as that shot connected.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovacs can do to turn this around?
Kovacs misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Soares. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kovacs swivels and escapes.
Oooh a lovely combination from Soares sends Kovacs down but not out. Soares dives into side control looking to finish.
 Kovacs is rocked!
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!
Soares lands a strong strike to the head of Kovacs. That's dazed him! Soares looking to finish here. Kovacs is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Soares lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Gilbervan Soares said 'Lets go martinez, you big ole pussy. I fight a elite guy to be champion while you crushes cans.'.
Andor Kovacs spoke after the fight, saying 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.
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