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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimche Rajcevski (ranked 2898 p4p, 4620 weight class) and Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 327 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimche Rajcevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmarrov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turmarrov showed some decent athleticism there.
Rajcevski is controlling Turmarrov's trapped leg to prevent Turmarrov from advancing to side control.
Rajcevski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Turmarrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Turmarrov's back!
Rajcevski is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rajcevski has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Turmarrov is defending well but eventually Rajcevski manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Turmarrov has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimche Rajcevski!
A victorious Dimche Rajcevski 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Action (ranked 3664 p4p, 25361 weight class) and Kebab Shawma (ranked 250 p4p, 328 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Action!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kebab Shawma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shawma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Action looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shawma fails to land with a series of punches.
Dominic Action seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Action swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shawma.
 It looks like Kebab Shawma has been cut.
Action stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Action wants it to stay on the feet.
Action feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Action lands a high kick!
A jab lands there for Action.
Action throws a leg kick which misses Shawma's front leg but catches the back leg as Shawma tries to avoid it.
Action works Shawma's body with a nice hook.
Action with a nice calf kick.
Shawma shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Action counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Action.
Action lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shawma closes the distance but Action moves to the side
and Action counters with an inside leg kick.
Shawma takes one on the button.
Shawma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Action moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That has opened up Kebab Shawma's cut even more.
Action lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Shawma falls backwards - clearly groggy! Action dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Action!
Dominic Action really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Lab Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurou Nishiyama (ranked 2782 p4p, 3137 weight class) and Dimitri Magomedov (ranked 271 p4p, 300 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
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Brawler
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurou Nishiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dimitri Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishiyama digs a good body shot into Magomedov's ribs.
Kurou Nishiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishiyama throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Dimitri Magomedov has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nishiyama. Magomedov shrugs it off though.
Nishiyama lands a big head kick that sends Magomedov tumbling to the mat! Nishiyama takes a step backwards and waves Magomedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Magomedov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nishiyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nishiyama lands a big uppercut and Magomedov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Magomedov looks OK. Nishiyama waves Magomedov back to his feet!
Magomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Nishiyama finish him?
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Nishiyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedov seems to have recovered his senses.
Magomedov wants to slow Nishiyama down by chopping away at his legs.
Nishiyama circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Magomedov to the canvas! Magomedov doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Nishiyama keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurou Nishiyama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Gamboa (ranked 2624 p4p, 2933 weight class) and Kazuchika Okada (ranked 286 p4p, 317 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Guilherme Gamboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazuchika Okada!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gamboa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Okada looking to control but Gamboa passes into half guard.
Okada is controlling Gamboa's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gamboa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okada's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okada trying to control but Gamboa postures up.
Gamboa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gamboa 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.
Okada trying to hold on to Gamboa's head to control him but Gamboa postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamboa winds up and cracks Okada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Okada is controlling Gamboa's trapped leg to prevent Gamboa from advancing to side control.
Gamboa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gamboa working Okada over with strikes.
Okada trying to control from the bottom.
Okada is staying active underneath Gamboa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okada is trying to control but can't.
Gamboa prevents Okada from improving his position.
Gamboa lands with a punch from half guard.
Gamboa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gamboa unloads with some huge strikes here! Okada is out! Gamboa wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Guilherme Gamboa!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Gamboa 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Cizek (ranked 2857 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Adam Porsche (ranked 195 p4p, 191 weight class). Porsche has chosen Hate it or Love it as his entrance music. The key to victory for Cyril Cizek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Porsche!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porsche takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cizek throws a jab when Porsche was well out of range.
Porsche tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cizek connects with a jab.
Porsche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cizek finds it's way round the side to connect with Porsche's head.
Cizek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cizek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Porsche in his tracks.
Cizek misses with a looping right.
Porsche tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cizek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cizek throws a front kick aimed at Porsche's knee but Porsche avoids it well.
Cyril Cizek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
Cizek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cizek throws a head kick but Porsche moves out of range.
Cizek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porsche.
Porsche feints the counter takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porsche gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Porsche controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cizek pushes Porsche off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cizek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cizek misses with a hook
so Porsche counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Porsche looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like Porsche might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Porsche has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Porsche told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Porsche's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Porsche.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek throws the left hand but Porsche avoids the punch easily.
Cizek lands with a hook. Porsche tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Porsche has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cizek finds it's way round the side to connect with Porsche's head.
Cizek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Porsche takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cizek is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cizek scores with a shot to the body.
Porsche defending well as Cizek loads up on a big left hand.
Cizek tries to clinch up.
Cizek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cizek tries to land a body kick
and Porsche counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porsche has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Porsche tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek wants to get back to his feet.
Porsche sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yet more stalling tactics from Porsche.
Cizek's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Cizek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Porsche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Porsche moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Porsche with the counter takedown but Cizek avoids it easily.
Cizek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porsche counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cizek!
Porsche controlling the position from side mount.
Cizek is trying to get back to his feet.
Porsche thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cizek being controlled for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cizek is pushing Porsche's head away, looking to escape. Porsche manages to hold on to the position though.
Cizek trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cizek's face as Porsche controls the position.
Cizek pushes Porsche away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Porsche gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Porsche staying calm.
More stalling from Porsche.
Cizek wants to get back to his feet but Porsche drags him back down.
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.
Porsche 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.
Cizek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Cizek does no damage.
A nice leg kick from Cizek, right into the meat of the thigh.
Porsche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cizek.
Porsche with the counter takedown but Cizek avoids it easily.
Cizek scores with a punch to the head.
Cizek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porsche takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Cizek has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
Porsche drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cizek defends it well.
Porsche defending well as Cizek loads up on a big left hand.
Cizek misses with a head kick.
Cizek throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cizek scores with a shot to the body.
Cizek looks to land a right hand but Porsche moved out of range.
Cyril Cizek is winning the standup battle so far.
Cizek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Cizek.
Cizek misses with a looping right.
Porsche with the counter takedown but Cizek avoids it easily.
A jab from Cizek misses.
Porsche is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cizek fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Porsche tries to counter it with a takedown but Cizek pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the liver by Cizek. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek misses with a right hand
so Porsche counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Porsche engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cizek has his feet on Porsche's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cizek misses with the combination.
Cizek lands a nice shot to the body.
Cizek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porsche was well out of range. Poor timing from Cizek.
Cizek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porsche is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Porsche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Porsche.
Cizek throwing a counter right hand but Porsche manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Cizek dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
That kick from Cizek tenderised Porsche's leg. Porsche is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Cizek misses with a left hand
and Porsche counters with a shoot takedown. Cizek fights it but they end up in guard.
Porsche slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porsche passes Cizek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cizek pushes Porsche off looking to stand but Porsche dives back in and keeps control.
Porsche keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Porsche passes to side control.
Porsche moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Adam Porsche has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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.
Cizek pushes Porsche away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Porsche gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Porsche is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cizek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cizek throws Porsche to one side and escapes!
Cizek misses with a straight left.
Cizek scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Porsche counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cizek has one foot on Porsche's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Cizek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cizek throws an overhand right that lands on Porsche's shoulder, as Porsche tries to avoid the shot.
Cizek scores with a jab to the head.
Cizek throws a looping overhand right but Porsche ducks down to avoid it.
Cizek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Porsche can do to turn this around?
Cizek has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porsche fails to pull guard.
Porsche is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cizek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cizek throws a head punch that misses.
Cizek looking to stall.
Porsche wants a takedown but no success here.
Cyril Cizek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Porsche.
Porsche goes for a takedown attempt but Cizek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porsche walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cizek. That's going to slow Porsche down.
Cizek looks to land a combination but Porsche avoids it well.
Cizek sets himself, and Porsche steps forward looking for the clinch! Cizek avoids it this time.
Cizek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porsche.
Porsche is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Porsche shoots in looking for a takedown but Cizek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porsche's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cizek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cizek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cizek cracks Porsche with an open hand slap.
Adam Porsche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyril Cizek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cizek scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Cizek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cizek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Cizek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Smith (ranked 2480 p4p, 2765 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 183 p4p, 205 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Heave Away- The Fables blaring out of the sound system. Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Final Countdown. Dylan Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilson quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smith throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling the action here.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is nestled in close to Wilson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Wilson has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilson avoid being mounted?
Smith misses with a head shot. Wilson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Smith postures up.
Smith distracts Wilson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilson pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson working a defensive guard here.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith postures up.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith stands up over Wilson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson looks winded!
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Wilson is in big trouble! Smith is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Wilson. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Dylan Smith!
Dylan Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bengan Bengtsson (ranked 1726 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Ariel Pérez (ranked 131 p4p, 295 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengan Bengtsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ariel Pérez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pérez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bengtsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bengtsson connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Bengtsson.
A big right from Pérez misses.
Pérez misses with a left hand
and Bengtsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pérez lands a nice shot that snaps Bengtsson's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pérez, as that shot connected.
Bengtsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pérez.
Bengtsson misses with a kick to the body.
Bengtsson slips a straight right by Pérez.
Pérez throws a looping overhand right but Bengtsson ducks down to avoid it.
Bengtsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pérez throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengtsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Bengtsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bengtsson moves away from the strike by Pérez.
Bengtsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Bengtsson misses its intended target.
Bengtsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bengtsson misses with a hook to the body
and Pérez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pérez throws out a loose jab but Bengtsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pérez throws a hook to the side of Bengtsson's head but Bengtsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pérez misses with an uppercut
and Bengtsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pérez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bengtsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pérez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bengtsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pérez lands with an uppercut that bounces Bengtsson off the cage and back into range.
Pérez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bengtsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bengtsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Pérez.
 Bengtsson is rocked!
Pérez lands a brutal uppercut that launches Bengtsson off his feet! Bengtsson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ariel Pérez!
After winning the bout, Ariel Pérez 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranian Hulk (ranked 3126 p4p, 3662 weight class) and The Maan (ranked 151 p4p, 179 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Iranian Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, The Maan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maan keeps the fight on the outside.
Hulk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hulk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hulk fails with the takedown
and Maan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hulk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Maan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hulk somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maan was covering up waiting for the punch and Hulk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hulk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hulk 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.
Hulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hulk trying to control the position from guard on top but Maan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hulk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maan keeping moving, preventing Hulk from controlling successfully.
Hulk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hulk preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hulk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maan's head.
Maan working a defensive guard but Hulk passes into half guard.
Hulk lands with a punch from half guard.
Maan wants to control but Hulk is keeping busy.
Hulk is trying to control the action in half guard but Maan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hulk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hulk working over Maan with some ground and pound. Maan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hulk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maan has hold of Hulk's hands but Hulk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hulk lands a nice short elbow.
Hulk stalling.
Hulk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Maan sees it coming and defends easily.
Hulk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hulk lands a nice short elbow.
Maan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Maan is not content to let Hulk control the position.
Maan has hold of Hulk's hands but Hulk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hulk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hulk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk passes to side control.
Maan is trying to control Hulk's posture but Hulk avoids it.
Hulk scoring with punches and elbows.
Hulk working the ground and pound.
Hulk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hulk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulk is looking to take a break and control but Maan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iranian Hulk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk misses with a double jab.
Hulk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maan quickly recovers to half guard.
Hulk trying to control from half guard but Maan is working away.
Hulk is pressing down on Maan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maan is holding on for now.
Hulk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hulk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Maan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maan is looking for a sweep. Hulk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hulk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hulk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hulk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hulk uses his free foot to push down on Maan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Iranian Hulk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hulk with a couple of short strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hulk! Maan is hurt baaadly! Hulk is firing away with more strikes - Maan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iranian Hulk!
During a confident post fight interview, Iranian Hulk 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Lehtola (ranked 2462 p4p, 1542 weight class) and Enokentiy Klimov (ranked 287 p4p, 191 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Lehtola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enokentiy Klimov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov misses with a looping right.
Klimov lands with a hook. Lehtola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lehtola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehtola.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimov throws a hook but Lehtola blocks it.
Klimov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lehtola.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lehtola.
Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lehtola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehtola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehtola throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Lehtola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov tries to clinch up.
Lehtola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimov is just out of range.
As Lehtola backs off Klimov throws a huge counter combo but Lehtola manages to avoid it all.
Lehtola throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimov wants to counter the offense by Lehtola and move into the clinch position.
Klimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehtola manages to avoid it.
Lehtola moves into the clinch.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimov pushes Lehtola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimov misses with a punch to the body.
Lehtola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lehtola throws a head punch that misses.
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lehtola.
Still in the clinch, Klimov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehtola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehtola scores with a shot to the side of Klimov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehtola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimov stalling against the cage.
Klimov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lehtola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klimov can turn it around.
Klimov stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Klimov.
Lehtola lands a body punch.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehtola tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Lehtola back against the cage.
Klimov takes a shot to the head.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klimov.
Klimov lands with a short shot to the head.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Klimov lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtola.
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola lands an uppercut.
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lehtola.
Lehtola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola tries to work over Klimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehtola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Klimov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Klimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Lehtola pushes Klimov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lehtola pushes Klimov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimov trying to control the position but instead, Lehtola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klimov into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimov lands a left hand.
Lehtola struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimov controls his hands.
Klimov is stalling here.
Lehtola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Klimov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lehtola.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
Lehtola scores with a shot to the side of Klimov's head.
Lehtola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehtola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehtola working aggressively here.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehtola lands a hook that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Lehtola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimov's elbow.
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 Jari Lehtola will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klimov is looking to clinch but Lehtola is avoiding it.
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Lehtola slips the punch.
Lehtola lands with a shot to the body.
Klimov cracks Lehtola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klimov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jari Lehtola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lehtola moves away from the strike by Klimov.
Lehtola moves into the clinch.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lehtola has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lehtola lands a nice uppercut.
Lehtola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klimovs head.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehtola misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
Klimov working aggressively here.
Lehtola scores with a shot to the side of Klimov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov misses with some punches.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lehtola is leaning against Klimov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtola.
Jari Lehtola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehtola throws a head punch that misses.
Klimov misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Klimov blocks it.
Lehtola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lehtola lands an uppercut.
Klimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Enokentiy Klimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehtola.
Lehtola scores with a hook to the body. Klimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehtola scores with a hook to the body. Klimov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lehtola needs to keep his hands up - Klimov had a free shot at his head there.
Klimov connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a body punch but Lehtola moves out of range.
Lehtola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimov. Lehtola does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehtola lands with a good body shot.
Lehtola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lehtola misses with an uppercut.
Klimov walks into a straight right hand from Lehtola.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Klimov closes the distance and clinches.
Lehtola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Lehtola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov blocking some punches.
Lehtola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehtola throws a punch but it's blocked by Klimov.
Lehtola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola lands a body punch.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Lehtola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimov.
Lehtola struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimov controls his hands.
Lehtola throws a head punch that misses.
Lehtola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klimov can do to turn this around?
Klimov working aggressively here.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Klimov fails to land.
Lehtola misses with a body punch.
Lehtola working aggressively here.
Klimov slowing the pace effectively.
Lehtola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lehtola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klimovs head.
Lehtola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lehtola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Klimov.
Klimov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lehtola is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lehtola.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lehtola working aggressively here.
Klimov has a couple of punches blocked by Lehtola.
Klimov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lehtola presses Klimov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Lehtola.
A hook to the body from Lehtola.
Klimov tries a body shot but Lehtola blocks it.
Lehtola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimov's elbow.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola blocking some punches.
Lehtola taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Klimov is trying to push Lehtola away but Lehtola has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Klimov stalling the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Lehtola dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lehtola dodges the punch combination from Klimov.
Klimov looks to land a right hand but Lehtola moved out of range.
Lehtola slips a jab from Klimov.
A jab from Lehtola does it's job there.
Klimov throws a body shot but no joy.
Lehtola wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lehtola.
Lehtola lands a really nice looking cross but Klimov seems unphased.
Lehtola doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimov circles away.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lehtola is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klimov on the side of the head.
Lehtola moves away from the strike by Klimov.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Klimov looks to land a left hand but Lehtola moved out of range nicely.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtola slips a jab from Klimov.
Lehtola throws the left hand but Klimov avoids the punch easily.
Lehtola scores with a nice head shot.
Lehtola thuds a left hand into Klimov's body.
Lehtola throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Lehtola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lehtola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klimov.
Lehtola throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
Lehtola lands a nice looking body shot.
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lehtola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lehtola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimov.
Lehtola misses the shot to the body.
Klimov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lehtola.
Lehtola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola throws a jab when Klimov was well out of range.
Lehtola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Klimov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lehtola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lehtola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lehtola keeps the fight on the outside.
Lehtola tries to counter by clinching up but Klimov breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Lehtola cracks Klimov with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Lehtola.
Klimov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lehtola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lehtola lands a body punch.
Klimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
Klimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Enokentiy Klimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Klimov blocks it.
Lehtola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Klimov.
Lehtola tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Lehtola back against the cage.
Lehtola prevents a body shot from Klimov.
Lehtola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Klimov blocks it.
Lehtola blocks an uppercut.
Klimov misses with some punches.
Klimov can't find room to land a body shot as Lehtola controls the action.
Lehtola tries to work over Klimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jari Lehtola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehtola blocks an uppercut.
Klimov throws a head punch that misses.
Lehtola stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lehtola.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimov has Lehtola pressed against the cage.
Klimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Lehtola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Lehtola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lehtola 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Lehtola!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 1232 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Red Crow (ranked 127 p4p, 114 weight class). Crenshaw comes into the arena with Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers blaring out of the sound system. Crow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarlet - Age of Seduction. Red Crow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Red Crow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Crenshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crow fails with the takedown.
Crenshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Crenshaw slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crenshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooh!!! Crow has knocked Crenshaw down with a huge combo! Crow steps away and waves a wobbly Crenshaw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crenshaw is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crenshaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crenshaw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crow throws a right hand that Crenshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Crenshaw also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Crenshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Crow misses with a hook. Crenshaw ducked under it nicely.
Crenshaw lands a leg kick that knocks Crow off balance momentarily.
Crenshaw moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Crow controls his hands.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crow goes for a takedown attempt but Crenshaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crenshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Don Crenshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Crow.
Crow scores with a punch to the head.
Crenshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crenshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw keeps Crow at a distance using the push kick.
Crow misses with a looping left.
Crenshaw misses the shot to the body.
Crow unleashes a big counter combination but Crenshaw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crenshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Crow misses with a combination
and Crenshaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crenshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crow goes for a takedown attempt but Crenshaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crenshaw connects with a leg kick.
Crenshaw scores with a leg kick.
Crenshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Crow circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Crenshaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Crenshaw misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Crow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick from Crenshaw misses.
Crenshaw scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Crenshaw clinches.
Crow misses with some punches.
Crenshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crow blocks a low kick nicely.
Crenshaw slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crow throws a big shot that misses.
Crenshaw slips under a jab from Crow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crow.
Crow lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crenshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crow backwards.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Stalling in the clinch from Crenshaw.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw - that landed with a thud.
Crow blocking some punches.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crow.
Crenshaw is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crow tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Crenshaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot.
Crow tries to clinch there but Crenshaw circles away.
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
It looked like Crenshaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crow tries a low kick but Crenshaw avoids it.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
Crenshaw staying out of range there.
A head kick by Crow misses
and Crenshaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Crow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw misses with a body kick.
Crow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crow throws a series of strikes that have Crenshaw backpedaling.
Crenshaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crow.
Crenshaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow avoids the body shot from Crenshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crenshaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Don Crenshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Crenshaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crow misses with a two punch combination.
Crow connects with a high kick.
Red Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crenshaw counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Crow.
Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crenshaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crenshaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Crow should have avoided that one.
Crow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Crow coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crenshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Crenshaw is looking to wear down Crow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crenshaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Crow slips under a jab.
Crow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crenshaw counters with a body kick.
Crow is breathing heavily.
Crenshaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Crow.
Crow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crenshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crenshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Crenshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crenshaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crenshaw misses with a looping right.
Crow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crenshaw momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Crenshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Crow misses
and Crenshaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crenshaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Don Crenshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow misses with a jab to the body
and Crenshaw counters with a crisp right hand that drops Crow! Crenshaw lets Crow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Crow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crenshaw sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Crow's defenses. It connects perfectly with Crow's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Don Crenshaw 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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