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GAMMA#1158 Buster v Bill PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Hargrave (ranked 1164 p4p, 1863 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 102 p4p, 152 weight class). Hargrave's entrance music is Mastodon - High Road. A fine choice. 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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145
20 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Hargrave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hargrave.
Hargrave throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hargrave checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hargrave misses its target.
Hargrave avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Hargrave does it's job there.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hargrave.
Mir steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hargrave.
Hargrave throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir feints the counter takedown.
Hargrave's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mir under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hargrave moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mir drops his hands momentarily and Hargrave takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hargrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Hargrave backs off Mir throws a huge counter combo but Hargrave manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hargrave working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Hargrave working for a triangle but Mir defends it easily.
Hargrave being controlled here, momentarily.
Hargrave trying to control the position.
Mir wants to control from the top but Hargrave keeps moving.
Mir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hargrave manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Hargrave trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hargrave won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Hargrave sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mir's guard.
Hargrave seems to be looking for submissions.
Hargrave is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hargrave trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mir gets back to full guard.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hargrave is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mir controls Hargrave momentarily but Hargrave frees himself.
Hargrave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Hargrave from controlling successfully.
Hargrave seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hargrave is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hargrave looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mir! But no joy.
A big right from Hargrave misses.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Hargrave shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hargrave is looking to counter punch.
Mir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyson Hargrave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hargrave throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Hargrave.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Hargrave.
Mir wants to counter the offense by Hargrave and move into the clinch position.
Mir takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body punch from Hargrave.
Mir throws the kick towards the body but Hargrave avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hargrave. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hargrave scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Hargrave stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir moves away from the strike by Hargrave.
Hargrave is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Hargrave scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Hargrave misses.
Tyson Hargrave is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hargrave ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hargrave connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mir momentarily.
Hargrave rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mir counters with a low kick, right behind Hargrave 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hargrave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hargrave.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hargrave creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hargrave has a couple of punches blocked by Mir.
Hargrave lands a right hand.
Hargrave misses with a body punch.
Mir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir blocks an uppercut.
Hargrave throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirs head.
Hargrave lands a right hand.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir dives in and grabs Hargrave's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hargrave pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Hargrave looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir slips a jab from Hargrave.
Hargrave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tyson Hargrave has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
Hargrave lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Hargrave as Mir shoots in.
Hargrave scores with a hook to the body. Mir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hargrave swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir throws out a counter right but Hargrave avoids it with no problem.
Hargrave tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hargrave throws a shot to the body.
Hargrave lands a nice hook to Mir's body. Mir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Hargrave lands a jab to the nose.
Mir dives in and scores a takedown into Hargrave's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hargrave has momentary wrist control but Mir slips an elbow through the middle.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hargrave has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mir has gone for a leg lock! Hargrave slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mir's guard.
Hargrave trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hargrave has passed into side control.
Mir can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mir is looking for a sweep.
Mir gets back to half guard.
Hargrave passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mir throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Hargrave dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hargrave lands with a good body shot.
Mir slips under a jab from Hargrave.
Hargrave lands with a right hand.
Hargrave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hargrave moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hargrave fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mir throws a right hand that Hargrave ducks under and follows up with a left that Hargrave also avoids with ease.
Hargrave scores with a nice right hand.
Hargrave catches Mir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hargrave lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hargrave gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave actively working from the bottom here.
Mir controlling the pace.
Mir throwing shots but Hargrave is blocking nicely.
Hargrave gets back to full guard.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mir won't allow Hargrave to sweep him here.
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.
Hargrave keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hargrave working for a triangle but Mir defends it easily.
Hargrave has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Frankie Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Hargrave is keeping the position.
Hargrave looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargrave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mir trying to control but Hargrave is working from the bottom.
Frankie Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hargrave haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Hargrave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hargrave preventing the sweep.
Hargrave avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson Hargrave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Hargrave from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hargrave drops back looking for a leg! Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mir manages to kick Hargrave off! Hargrave jumps back into Mir's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Hargrave showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hargrave, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Hargrave!
After the fight, Tyson Hargrave was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 766 p4p, 313 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 98 p4p, 39 weight class). Ignatiev has chosen Beats That as his entrance music. Nikolai Ignatiev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abner checks a leg kick.
Abner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ignatiev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut.
Ignatiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner throws a counter high kick but Ignatiev was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ignatiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Ignatiev there.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev throws the kick towards the body but Abner avoids it.
Ignatiev 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.
Abner connects with a looping right hand.
Ignatiev tries a low kick but Abner avoids it.
Ignatiev scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev cracks Abner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abner throws a sloppy head kick and Ignatiev moves out of range easily.
Ignatiev wants to slow Abner down by chopping away at his legs.
Abner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ignatiev needs to keep his hands up - Abner had a free shot at his head there.
Ignatiev lands the left hand.
Ignatiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abner.
Ignatiev throws a leg kick which misses Abner's front leg but catches the back leg as Abner tries to avoid it.
Ignatiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatiev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatiev scores with a decent looking hook.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ignatiev will feel that in the morning.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Ignatiev as he checks the leg kick.
Abner throws a leg kick but Ignatiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ignatiev misses with a hook.
Ignatiev throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Ignatiev looks to land a body kick but Abner moved away.
Ignatiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
Ignatiev throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Abner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ignatiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatiev. Abner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abner avoids the head kick by Ignatiev.
Nice uppercut lands for Abner. That snapped Ignatiev's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatiev circles away quickly and effectively.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot.
Abner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Abner misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Ignatiev misses.
Abner digs a good body shot into Ignatiev's ribs.
Abner walks into a straight right hand from Ignatiev.
Abner looks to throw the jab but Ignatiev is out of range.
Ignatiev misses with a straight right.
Ignatiev slips under a jab from Abner.
Abner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignatiev throws a shot from downtown. Abner moves away and avoids it.
Abner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ignatiev throws a looping overhand right but Abner ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
 It looks like Nikolai Ignatiev has been cut.
Ignatiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abner. That did some damage!
Abner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abner needs to keep his hands up - Ignatiev had a free shot at his head there.
Ignatiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ignatiev throws out a leg kick but Abner moves out of range and Ignatiev only half commits.
Ignatiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Ignatiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Abner.
Ignatiev throws a nice looking combination but Abner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Abner finds it's way through Ignatiev's defenses.
Ignatiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Ignatiev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignatiev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abner was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignatiev.
Abner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abner is out of range.
Abner throws a right hand that misses
and Ignatiev counters with a nice body shot.
Abner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatiev. Abner does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Abner misses the target.
Ignatiev jabs Abner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ignatiev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ignatiev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Abner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner throws out a leg kick but Ignatiev moves out of range and Abner only half commits.
Abner throws a body punch but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Abner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatiev just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev dips to his left and cracks Abner with an uppercut!
Ignatiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abner loads up on a big right hand but Ignatiev slips the punch.
Abner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Abner.
Ignatiev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Abner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Abner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ignatiev connects with a single shot there.
Abner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ignatiev scores with a jab.
Ignatiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Abner missing with a left hand there. Ignatiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abner misses with a wild body shot.
Abner misses with a low kick.
Ignatiev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Abner. Abner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ignatiev does it's job there.
Ignatiev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Ignatiev.
Abner dips to his left and cracks Ignatiev with an uppercut!
That has opened up Nikolai Ignatiev's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses the shot to the body.
Abner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ignatiev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abner lands an overhand right.
Abner staying out of range there.
Ignatiev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ignatiev looks to land a body kick but Abner moved away.
Ignatiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ignatiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatiev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatiev.
Abner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ignatiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abner checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Abner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatiev throws a hook but Abner avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Ignatiev misses its intended target.
Ignatiev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAbner.
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abner throws a lazy right hand but Ignatiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatiev slips a straight right by Abner.
Abner throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abner's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Abner misses.
Abner scores with a jab. Ignatiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abner throws a body kick that misses.
Abner blocks a head kick by Ignatiev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Ignatiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ignatiev scores with the left hand. Abner knows he should have avoided that one.
Ignatiev scores with a nice strike.
Ignatiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ignatiev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abner manages to avoid it.
Ignatiev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatiev looks to land a left hand but Abner moved out of range nicely.
Abner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatiev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ignatiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner tries to counter by clinching up but Ignatiev breaks away and moves out of range.
Abner misses with a low kick.
Abner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatiev misses with a straight right.
Abner looks to land a left hand but Ignatiev moved out of range nicely.
Abner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignatiev's corner calls for a 1-2. Ignatiev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Abner.
Ignatiev throws a wild body kick that Abner sees coming a mile off.
Abner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatiev connects with a nice looking jab.
Ignatiev feints and then cracks Abner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abner down.
Abner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abner slips a jab from Ignatiev.
Abner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Abner moves away from the strike by Ignatiev.
Abner tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatiev avoided it.
Ignatiev lands with a nice body punch.
Abner walks into a stiff left hand from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Abner.
Abner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ignatiev. Those never looked like landing.
Abner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ignatiev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ignatiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Ignatiev looks to land a left hand but Abner moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ignatiev misses.
Ignatiev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abner tries to score with a low kick but Ignatiev moves his leg out of the way.
Abner throws a right hand that Ignatiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Ignatiev also avoids with ease.
Ignatiev steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abner fails to land with a series of punches.
Ignatiev lands a front kick.
Ignatiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abner swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ignatiev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brayden Abner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner with a jab.
Abner misses with a straight right.
Ignatiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Ignatiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
Ignatiev gets through Abner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatiev.
Ignatiev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abner gets through Ignatiev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ignatiev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatiev's elbow.
Abner presses Ignatiev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatiev's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ignatiev misses with a body punch.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Abner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ignatiev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatiev misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abner.
Ignatiev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abner struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatiev controls his hands.
Ignatiev blocking some punches.
Abner lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Nikolai Ignatiev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abner lands with a light punch inside.
Abner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
It looked like Abner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brayden Abner.
I think Ignatiev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Ignatiev!
Nikolai Ignatiev 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 342 p4p, 929 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 34 p4p, 73 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita throws a sloppy body shot
and Kursiwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kursiwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Kursiwa. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Mesquita connects with the punch.
Mesquita misses with a hook to the body
and Kursiwa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kursiwa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Kursiwa is controlling well.
Mesquita wants to control but Kursiwa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mesquita 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.
Kursiwa prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
Mesquita keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is pressing down on Kursiwa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Kursiwa from controlling successfully.
Kursiwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kursiwa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Kursiwa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kursiwa is working Mesquita over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kursiwa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kursiwa passes into side control.
Kursiwa takes a little break here. Mesquita wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kursiwa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kursiwa is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita regains half guard.
Mesquita moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kursiwa defends it easily.
Mesquita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kursiwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mesquita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Kursiwa looking to sit in guard and control but Mesquita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kursiwa trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita is in close to Kursiwa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kursiwa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mesquita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mesquita shoots in and bounces Kursiwa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mesquita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kursiwa wants to control the position but Mesquita says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kursiwa is pressing down on Mesquita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kursiwa is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kursiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kursiwa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kursiwa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mesquita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Kursiwa's brow.
Kursiwa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mesquita won't allow Kursiwa to sweep him here.
Kursiwa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Kursiwa.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita stands up over Kursiwa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
 Kursiwa is rocked!
Mesquita seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Kursiwa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita stands and throws Kursiwa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Kursiwa is pushing Mesquita's head away, looking to escape. Mesquita manages to hold on to the position though.
Kursiwa is trying to improve his position.
Mesquita lands a strong strike to the head of Kursiwa. That's dazed him! Mesquita looking to finish here. Kursiwa is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mesquita lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 366 p4p, 532 weight class) and Steve McMichael (ranked 49 p4p, 69 weight class). Santo Amaro comes to the cage accompanied by дигга на юг. Steve McMichael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santo Amaro slips under a jab from McMichael.
McMichael throws a series of punches but Santo Amaro avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by McMichael. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMichael.
McMichael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch there but McMichael circles away.
It seemed like McMichael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santo Amaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
An attempted straight right counter from Santo Amaro misses the target.
McMichael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McMichael! But no joy.
McMichael looks to land a left hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range nicely.
McMichael connects with a jab.
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
McMichael moves away from the strike by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro is looking to clinch but McMichael is avoiding it.
McMichael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMichael drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters circling a little - McMichael finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up but McMichael circles away and keeps his distance.
McMichael falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McMichael scores with a shot to the side of Santo Amaro's head.
McMichael lands an uppercut.
Santo Amaro throws a punch but it's blocked by McMichael.
McMichael tries a body shot but Santo Amaro blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McMichael.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McMichael taking a breather.
McMichael stalling.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with an uppercut but McMichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMichael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but McMichael avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
A hook to the body from McMichael.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santo Amaro lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Santo Amaro.
McMichael tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as McMichael controls his hands.
Santo Amaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McMichael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMichael's elbow.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but McMichael blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of McMichael backwards.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMichael's elbow.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McMichael pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro lands a hook that snaps the head of McMichael backwards.
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
McMichael stalling.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMichael's elbow.
McMichael is looking to control Santo Amaro's arms but Santo Amaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now McMichael has his back to the cage.
Santo Amaro lands with a light punch inside.
Santo Amaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santo Amaro tries to throw a body punch but McMichael avoids it by throwing Santo Amaro back against the cage.
McMichael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro digs a right hand underneath McMichael's ribcage. McMichael let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McMichael tries to work over Santo Amaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro.
McMichael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Santo Amaro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
McMichael blocking some punches.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
McMichael tries a body shot but Santo Amaro blocks it.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the side of McMichael's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santo Amaro misses with some punches.
McMichael is looking to control Santo Amaro's arms but Santo Amaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now McMichael has his back to the cage.
McMichael trying to control the position but instead, Santo Amaro has worked for underhooks and has pushed McMichael into the cage.
Santo Amaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMichael's elbow.
Santo Amaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McMichael trying to stall but Santo Amaro improves his position.
Santo Amaro misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McMichael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McMichael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McMichael stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McMichael continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro 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.
McMichael scores with a three punch combo!
McMichael misses with a hook
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from McMichael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the side of McMichael's head but McMichael sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santo Amaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMichael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMichael misses with a head kick.
McMichael slips a straight right by Santo Amaro.
McMichael lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Santo Amaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santo Amaro defending well as McMichael loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santo Amaro scores with a hook to the body. McMichael takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santo Amaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McMichael throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
Santo Amaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McMichael scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McMichael.
Santo Amaro with a jab.
McMichael lands a head shot.
McMichael takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McMichael throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McMichael looks to land a right hand but Santo Amaro moved out of range.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McMichael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Santo Amaro.
McMichael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santo Amaro doesn't manage to clinch there - McMichael circles away.
McMichael throws a hook but Santo Amaro avoids it easily.
McMichael misses with an uppercut.
Santo Amaro tries to land a front kick but McMichael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santo Amaro misses with a lunging right hand
and McMichael counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santo Amaro thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMichael ducks under a wild hook from Santo Amaro.
McMichael misses with a few strikes there.
Steve McMichael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McMichael misses the body punch
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
Santo Amaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by McMichael.
McMichael throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santo Amaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McMichael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks McMichael off balance momentarily.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up but McMichael circles away and keeps his distance.
Santo Amaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab.
McMichael misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab to the head.
McMichael scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
McMichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santo Amaro throws a push kick but McMichael slaps the foot to one side.
McMichael scores with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro lands a nice hook to McMichael's body. McMichael takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santo Amaro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McMichael misses the shot to the body.
Santo Amaro tries to counter by clinching up but McMichael breaks away and moves out of range.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Santo Amaro blocks the leg kick.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
A head kick from Santo Amaro lands but McMichael takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from McMichael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael throws a body shot but no joy.
McMichael throws a leg kick
and Santo Amaro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McMichael or not.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMichael can do to turn this around?
Santo Amaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santo Amaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro lands an uppercut.
Santo Amaro tries to work over McMichael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santo Amaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McMichael.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMichael misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Santo Amaro.
McMichael wants to stall.
McMichael breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McMichael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santo Amaro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santo Amaro tries to land a body kick
and McMichael counters with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro scores with a push kick.
McMichael misses with a wild body shot.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMichael takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but McMichael moves out of range easily.
Santo Amaro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMichael misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santo Amaro.
McMichael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McMichael misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
McMichael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santo Amaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but McMichael just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws a body kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McMichael checks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro slips a straight right by McMichael.
McMichael throws a right and a left that Santo Amaro avoids nicely.
McMichael swings for the body but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
McMichael throws a lazy right hand but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
McMichael swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some bone on bone action there as Santo Amaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McMichael throws an overhand right that lands on Santo Amaro's shoulder, as Santo Amaro tries to avoid the shot.
Santo Amaro lands with a straight right. McMichael didn't see that one coming.
Santo Amaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McMichael. McMichael obviously looking to wear him down.
McMichael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMichael.
Santo Amaro scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael misses with a body shot.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santo Amaro was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
Santo Amaro connects with a leg kick.
Santo Amaro works McMichael's body with a nice hook.
McMichael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Santo Amaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with a head kick.
Santo Amaro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santo Amaro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santo Amaro throws a jab when McMichael was well out of range.
Santo Amaro moves out of range as McMichael strikes.
As McMichael backs away, Santo Amaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McMichael takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
McMichael misses with a body shot.
McMichael throws a hook but Santo Amaro blocks it.
McMichael throws an off balance right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
McMichael misses with a looping left.
McMichael slips under a jab.
McMichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santo Amaro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McMichael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro connects with a nice looking jab.
McMichael throws a head kick but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro misses with a leg kick.
McMichael takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McMichael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santo Amaro scores with a jab.
Santo Amaro is looking to chop away at McMichael's legs.
McMichael loads up on a big right hand but Santo Amaro slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McMichael blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santo Amaro was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
McMichael plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santo Amaro takes a swing at McMichael's ribcage but misses.
McMichael misses with a shot to the body
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santo Amaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McMichael's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McMichael duly obliges.
Steve McMichael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santo Amaro cracks McMichael with a good jab.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
Santo Amaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMichael.
McMichael walks forward, straight into a front kick from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro moves in looking to clinch but McMichael pushes him off.
McMichael moves out of range of the body kick from Santo Amaro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junqueiro Santo Amaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santo Amaro 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
A victorious Junqueiro Santo Amaro 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hafthor Kruger (ranked 587 p4p, 318 weight class) and Khalil Burnett (ranked 74 p4p, 42 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kruger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Right On- Showcore. Khalil Burnett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hafthor Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burnett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kruger slips a straight right by Burnett.
Kruger misses with a double jab
and Burnett counters with a series of strikes. Kruger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Burnett tries to get set, Kruger tries to push him back and clinch up but Burnett manages to avoid the attempt.
Burnett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kruger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burnett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kruger scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Hafthor Kruger has been cut.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burnett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burnett! But no joy.
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!
Kruger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burnett backs up against the cage.
Burnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and Burnett moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Kruger coming out on top.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burnett moves away.
Kruger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burnett misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
Burnett tries to move into range but Kruger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mr. Swing Kings Top MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kruger tries to move into range but Burnett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger throws out a leg kick but Burnett moves out of range and Kruger only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burnett! But no joy.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hafthor Kruger's cut is getting worse.
Burnett throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burnett looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett takes one to the chin there.
Kruger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burnett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burnett scrambles back to his feet.
Kruger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruger scores with a punch to the head.
Kruger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Burnett - just one landing.
Hafthor Kruger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burnett misses the shot to the body.
Hafthor Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger fakes the leg kick and cracks Burnett in the body.
Kruger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burnett might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kruger with a hook.
Burnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kruger throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger connects with a single shot there.
 Burnett is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Kruger and Burnett falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kruger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hafthor Kruger!
Hafthor Kruger 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Janko Godwin (ranked 233 p4p, 428 weight class) and Islim Makhmud (ranked 33 p4p, 56 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islim Makhmud!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Godwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Makhmud gets tackled into the cage by Godwin. Godwin maintains the clinch.
Makhmud lands a nice shot to the body.
Godwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhmud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Godwin or not.
Godwin tries to throw a body punch but Makhmud avoids it by throwing Godwin back against the cage.
Godwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makhmud lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Godwin or not.
Godwin is breathing heavily.
Makhmud lands a left hand.
Makhmud gets through Godwin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Makhmud misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Makhmud.
Makhmud tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godwin tries to break the clinch but Makhmud is controlling the position.
Godwin misses with a punch to the body.
Makhmud blocking some punches.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Makhmud misses with a body punch.
Makhmud lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Makhmud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godwin tries to work over Makhmud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godwin breaks from the clinch.
Makhmud misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Makhmud! Godwin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islim Makhmud!
After winning the bout, Islim Makhmud thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 406 p4p, 352 weight class) and Pedro Neto (ranked 52 p4p, 48 weight class). Pedro Neto 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Neto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Neto.
A telegraphed right hand from Neto misses the target.
Neto looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Neto throws a looping overhand right but Shakaromanov ducks down to avoid it.
Neto misses the shot to the body.
Neto tries to clinch up but Shakaromanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Shakaromanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Shakaromanov. That snapped Neto's head back.
Shakaromanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neto throws out a powerful jab.
Neto slips a jab from Shakaromanov.
Neto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neto throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakaromanov throwing a counter right hand but Neto manages to avoid it.
Neto swinging wildly here.
Neto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shakaromanov.
Neto fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neto. That did some damage!
Neto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakaromanov connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the liver by Neto. Beautiful body shot.
Neto drops Shakaromanov with a beautiful combination! Shakaromanov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neto is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mehmet Shakaromanov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakaromanov on the side of the head.
Shakaromanov is rocked!
Shakaromanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Neto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Shakaromanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Neto misses its intended target.
Shakaromanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shakaromanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Shakaromanov - just one landing.
Neto misses with a straight right.
Shakaromanov swinging wildly here.
Shakaromanov slips a straight right by Neto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Neto.
Neto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Neto lands with a light punch inside.
Shakaromanov misses with the head strike.
Shakaromanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Neto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Neto fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neto lands a body shot.
Shakaromanov tries to keep at a distance but Neto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Neto misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto prevents a body shot from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Neto gets an underhook and turns Shakaromanov into the cage.
Neto lands a left hand.
Neto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shakaromanov up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakaromanov.
Neto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Neto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shakaromanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shakaromanov pulls Neto in close to his closed guard and prevents Neto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakaromanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov 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.
Shakaromanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shakaromanov is working an open guard so Neto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A big left from Neto misses.
Pedro Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Neto there.
Neto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shakaromanov's head backwards.
Neto misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakaromanov misses with a few strikes there.
Neto moves away from the strike by Shakaromanov.
Neto misses with a hook. Shakaromanov ducked under it nicely.
Neto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Neto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Shakaromanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Neto throws a looping overhand right but Shakaromanov ducks down to avoid it.
Neto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shakaromanov throws a nice looking combination but Neto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neto is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Neto.
Shakaromanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Neto.
Neto throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neto loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Shakaromanov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neto eats them both and turns towards Shakaromanov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shakaromanov, as that shot connected.
Neto misses with a hook
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakaromanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neto moves away from the strike by Shakaromanov.
Neto lands a really nice looking cross but Shakaromanov seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neto looks to throw the jab but Shakaromanov is out of range.
Neto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakaromanov defending well as Neto loads up on a big left hand.
Shakaromanov throws a big counter combination but Neto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Neto misses with a double jab
and Shakaromanov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Neto throws a poor cross that misses
and Shakaromanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Shakaromanov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neto misses with an uppercut
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Neto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shakaromanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Neto throws the left hand but Shakaromanov avoids the punch easily.
Neto throws a hook but Shakaromanov avoids it easily.
It looked like Shakaromanov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shakaromanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Neto slips a straight right by Shakaromanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Shakaromanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neto.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakaromanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neto misses with a right hand
and Shakaromanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neto clinches up against the cage.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Neto misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Neto.
Shakaromanov takes a shot to the head.
Neto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neto works on Shakaromanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Neto is working Shakaromanov over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neto lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neto lands a shoulder strike.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Shakaromanov trying to stall but Neto improves his position.
Neto struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakaromanov controls his hands.
Neto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Neto.
Neto lands a nice uppercut.
Neto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakaromanov backwards.
Neto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neto scores with a hook to the body.
Neto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakaromanovs head.
Pedro Neto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakaromanov tries to circle away but Neto has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Neto.
Neto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Neto.
Shakaromanov is trying to break the clinch but Neto is controlling him.
Neto taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto lands a right hand.
Shakaromanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Neto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Neto.
A short right from Neto.
Neto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakaromanov is trying to break the clinch but Neto has him pressed against the cage.
Neto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Shakaromanov blocks an uppercut.
Neto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Neto.
A right hand to the body from Neto.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakaromanov stalling in the clinch but Neto improves position.
Neto pushes Shakaromanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Neto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Shakaromanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Neto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakaromanov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shakaromanov slips under a jab.
Shakaromanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neto swings widly with a right hand
and Shakaromanov counters with a head kick.
Neto lands with a right hand.
Neto looks to land a combination but Shakaromanov avoids it well.
Neto moves into the clinch.
Shakaromanov wants to break free but Neto has control.
Neto blocking some punches.
Shakaromanov can't break the clinch.
Neto lands a body shot.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakaromanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shakaromanov is trying to force a seperation but Neto has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakaromanov.
Neto misses with the head strike.
Neto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakaromanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shakaromanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakaromanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shakaromanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neto dips to his left and cracks Shakaromanov with an uppercut!
No joy there for Neto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shakaromanov. Shakaromanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.
Neto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shakaromanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Neto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shakaromanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neto throws a series of punches but Shakaromanov avoids them all with ease.
Neto throws a hook but Shakaromanov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neto throws a right hand that Shakaromanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Shakaromanov also avoids with ease.
Shakaromanov tries to move into range but Neto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neto misses with a straight right.
Neto tries to bum rush Shakaromanov with a series of wild strikes but Shakaromanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neto staying out of range there.
Shakaromanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neto lands a jab to the nose.
Shakaromanov lands with a nice combination. Neto backs away looking to recover.
Neto throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Nice defenses there by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov lands with an uppercut that bounces Neto off the cage and back into range.
Neto works Shakaromanov's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov moves away from the strike by Neto.
Neto looks to throw the jab but Shakaromanov is out of range.
Neto lands a glancing blow to the side of Shakaromanov's head.
Neto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Shakaromanov.
Neto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neto connects with a nice looking jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shakaromanov.
Neto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shakaromanov ducks under a wild hook from Neto.
As Neto looks to move away, Shakaromanov throws a big counter combo but Neto just gets out of the way.
Shakaromanov lands with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Neto.
Neto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body kick there by Neto.
Neto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neto misses with a wild combination.
Neto loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Shakaromanov is looking for a counter combo.
Neto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakaromanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neto misses with a hook.
Shakaromanov slips a jab from Neto.
Neto misses with a kick to the body
and Shakaromanov counters with a head kick. That will keep Neto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Neto misses with a hook
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Neto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shakaromanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakaromanov throws a quick counter head kick but Neto was just out of range.
Mehmet Shakaromanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Neto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neto misses with a right hand
and Neto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Neto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neto 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Neto!
Pedro Neto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wusan Ritori (ranked 119 p4p, 663 weight class) and Rivo Niskanen (ranked 15 p4p, 81 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ritori might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check. 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 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rivo Niskanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritori misses with a kick to the body.
Niskanen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niskanen walks into a stiff left hand from Ritori.
Ritori lands a really nice looking cross but Niskanen seems unphased.
Niskanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Rivo Niskanen has been cut.
A head kick by Niskanen misses
and Ritori counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ritori. That's going to slow Niskanen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori misses with a looping right.
Niskanen replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ritori blocks it well.
Ritori throws out a loose jab but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen closes the distance but Ritori moves to the side
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niskanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niskanen throws a hook but Ritori avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ritori misses the target.
Ritori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritori throws a chopping leg kick but Niskanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niskanen moves forwards but Ritori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wusan Ritori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niskanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ritori.
Ritori tries a low kick but Niskanen avoids it.
Niskanen throws a counter combo.
Ritori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ritori misses with a straight right.
Niskanen throws a counter combo.
Ritori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niskanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ritori takes a swing at Niskanen's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Niskanen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ritori scores with a jab. Niskanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Niskanen slips a straight right by Ritori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Niskanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ritori.
Ritori looks to throw a body kick
and Niskanen counters with a good low kick that Ritori was not able to check.
Niskanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Niskanen pushes Ritori up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niskanen tries a body shot but Ritori blocks it.
A short right from Niskanen.
Niskanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Ritori.
A short right from Ritori on the inside.
Niskanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niskanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritori can't find room to land a body shot as Niskanen controls the action.
Niskanen tries to throw a body punch but Ritori avoids it by throwing Niskanen back against the cage.
Niskanen lands an uppercut.
Ritori throws a head punch that misses.
Ritori struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Ritori tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Ritori back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Nice body punch from Niskanen.
Niskanen can't find room to land a body shot as Ritori controls the action.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niskanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niskanen tries to throw a body punch but Ritori avoids it by throwing Niskanen back against the cage.
Niskanen tries a body shot but Ritori blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritori.
Ritori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritori's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ritori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ritori throws a hook but Niskanen avoids it easily.
Niskanen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritori misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Ritori's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ritori tests Niskanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Ritori.
Niskanen looks to land a right hand but Ritori moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ritori scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori misses with a leg kick
and Niskanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niskanen.
Ritori tried to counter with a leg kick but Niskanen avoided it.
Ritori scores with a kick to the body.
Ritori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Niskanen darts in trying to clinch
and Ritori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Niskanen blocks the body kick.
Ritori lands with a nice body kick.
Niskanen tries to bum rush Ritori with a series of wild strikes but Ritori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niskanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritori.
A little jabbing left from Niskanen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ritori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niskanen.
Niskanen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ritori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Niskanen counters with a nice body shot.
Niskanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen walks into a stiff left hand from Ritori.
Ritori throws a good cross that connects.
Nice jab there from Ritori.
Ritori misses with a body shot.
Niskanen throws out a counter right but Ritori avoids it with no problem.
Niskanen looks for the body kick but Ritori saw that one coming.
Niskanen throws out a loose jab but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen lands with a straight right. Ritori didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wusan Ritori is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Niskanen misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Ritori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niskanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Niskanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wusan Ritori dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rivo Niskanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy left from Ritori finds it's target.
Rivo Niskanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick from Ritori.
Ritori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niskanen scores with a three punch combo!
Ritori ducks right into an uppercut from Niskanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Ritori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritori thows a leg kick but Niskanen checks it
and Niskanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niskanen has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Niskanen as the two fighters clinch.
Ritori lands an uppercut.
Ritori has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Ritori tries to throw a body punch but Niskanen avoids it by throwing Ritori back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Niskanen.
Ritori lands with a light punch inside.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niskanen has a couple of punches blocked by Ritori.
Ritori is working Niskanen over against the cage.
Niskanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritori has a couple of punches blocked by Niskanen.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ritori misses with a punch to the body.
Ritori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen blocks a body shot from Ritori.
Niskanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ritori blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niskanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niskanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ritori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niskanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Ritori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niskanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ritori.
Ritori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritori blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
Ritori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niskanen backwards.
A short left from Ritori.
Ritori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Niskanen.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Niskanen fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori struggles to land a body shot inside as Niskanen controls his hands.
Ritori lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Ritori - that landed with a thud.
Ritori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niskanen throws a head punch that misses.
Niskanen misses with some punches.
Ritori throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Ritori.
Ritori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ritori can't find room to land a body shot as Niskanen controls the action.
Niskanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ritori tries to work over Niskanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritori pushes Niskanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niskanen.
Niskanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ritori - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niskanen prevents a body shot from Ritori.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritori blocks an uppercut.
Ritori tries a body shot but Niskanen blocks it.
Niskanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritori.
Ritori swings wildly with an uppercut but Niskanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritori blocks a body shot from Niskanen.
Still in the clinch, Ritori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niskanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritori backwards.
Ritori misses with a body punch.
Ritori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niskanen scores with a shot to the side of Ritori's head.
Niskanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ritori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritori.
Niskanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wusan Ritori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritori lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wusan Ritori.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritori, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wusan Ritori!
An out of breath Wusan Ritori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Markov (ranked 152 p4p, 229 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 10 p4p, 5 weight class). Drago is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drago Theme. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexey Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Markov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
We've been told by Markov's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drago tries to clinch up but Markov circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Markov tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Drago.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Markov.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Markov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Markov lands with a good body shot.
Markov walks into a stiff left hand from Drago.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Markov counters with a left to the body.
Markov throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Markov lands a right hook to the body.
Drago looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Markov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markov.
Drago looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago throws a series of punches but Markov moves out of range.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markov drops Drago with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Drago looks back up at him and smiles so Markov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Drago is rocked!
Drago bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Markov comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Drago falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Drago was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Markov!
Alexey Markov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Ivan Drago spoke after the fight, saying 'If I die....I die'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 15 p4p, 84 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 3 p4p, 10 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover scores with a shot to the body.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Glover is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from River.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Glover is just out of range.
Glover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glover.
Glover looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glover. Glover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River connects with a crisp jab.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover moves out of range as River strikes.
River throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
River on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from River misses.
Glover connects with an inside leg kick.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River slips under a jab.
River connects with a looping right hand.
River throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Glover. Beautiful body shot.
River throws the left hand but Glover avoids the punch easily.
Glover misses with a two punch combination.
River moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
Glover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Glover scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Glover scores with a nice short uppercut.
River wants to stall.
Glover lands a body shot.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River tries to land a knee to the head but Glover blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Glover.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Glover lands a shot to the body.
River prevents a body shot from Glover.
Glover lands a body shot in the clinch.
Glover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover lands an uppercut.
River takes a shot to the head.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
River has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Glover seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if River can turn it around.
Glover lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
River looks winded!
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River digs a right hand into Glover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Glover's gas tank.
Glover is working River over against the cage.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Glover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
River ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
River checks the leg kick nicely there.
Glover looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glover.
Glover lands with a right hand.
River lands the left hand.
Glover misses with a jab, cross combination.
River might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Glover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
River throws a leg kick but Glover sees it coming and moves out of range.
Glover throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River misses with a straight left.
Glover cracks River with an open hand slap.
Glover throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glover.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River dodges the punch combination from Glover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Glover with a hook.
River looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Glover thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Glover.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glover.
Glover tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
Glover ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Glover.
River throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover.
Glover slips a jab from River.
Glover is looking to counter the offense by River and move into the clinch.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
River rushes Glover and presses him up against the cage.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Glover there.
River misses with an uppercut. Glover saw that one coming.
Glover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glover digs a good hook to River's body.
River throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
River throws out a counter right but Glover avoids it with no problem.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glover misses the jab.
Glover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but River bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Glover.
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River cracks Glover with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River closes the distance and pushes Glover back into the cage.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glover working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River blocks a body shot from Glover.
Glover lands a shot to the body.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Glover.
Glover scores with a shoulder strike.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
River is breathing heavily.
River tries to throw a body punch but Glover avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Glover.
Glover lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River throws a knee to the head but misses.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Glover.
Glover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glover tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River misses with a knee strike.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River tries to work over Glover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
A right hand to the body from Glover.
River tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Glover tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Glover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Glover blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glover pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River blocks an uppercut.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by River.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Glover misses with a punch on the inside.
River blocks a body shot from Glover.
Glover manages to break the clinch.
Glover tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
River closes the distance and pushes Glover back into the cage.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River crunches a lovely knee into Glover's ribcage.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a body punch.
Glover tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River working aggressively here.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River tries a body shot but Glover blocks it.
Glover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glover breaks the clinch.
Glover lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
Buster Glover is winning the standup battle so far.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glover scores with a jab to the body.
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Glover doesn't seem bothered though.
Glover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glover circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Glover misses with a double jab.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River tries to clinch but Glover is having none of it.
River throws a body punch but Glover moves out of range.
Glover lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover 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.
River doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glover misses with a low kick.
River tries to counter with a clinch but Glover shakes him off and moves away.
Glover throws a leg kick which misses River's front leg but catches the back leg as River tries to avoid it.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
Glover throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glover.
River tries to clinch but Glover is having none of it.
Glover throws a right hand that River ducks under and follows up with a left that River also avoids with ease.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glover misses with an uppercut.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glover sizes up River with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
River throws a leg kick which misses Glover's front leg but catches the back leg as Glover tries to avoid it.
Glover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glover tries to land a leg kick but River saw it coming and moves away.
Glover tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River checks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Glover scores with a four punch combination!
River throws a shot to the body.
Glover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Glover is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from River.
Glover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River loads up on a big right hand but Glover slips the punch.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Glover throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Glover scores with a nice head shot.
Glover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glover misses with a double jab.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
Glover tries to counter by moving into the clinch but River manages to circle out of the way.
River slips under a jab.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glover moves away.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Glover tries a low kick but River avoids it.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Glover moves out of range of the strikes.
River throws the kick towards the body but Glover avoids it.
Glover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Glover moves out of range as River throws a body kick.
Glover is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from River.
Glover looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover's corner calls for a 1-2. Glover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glover connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Glover.
A clash of legs there as River blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Glover misses its intended target.
Glover slips a jab from River.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from River. Glover shrugs it off though.
Glover defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River misses with a body shot.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
Glover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Glover.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Glover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
River moves out of range as Glover strikes.
Glover misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a jab when River was well out of range.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
River misses the jab.
River ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glover can pounce on him.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Glover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Glover throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Glover throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glover misses with a looping left.
Glover throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Glover misses the target.
A lazy left from Glover finds it's target.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by River.
Glover tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
River looks to throw the jab but Glover is out of range.
River slips under a jab from Glover.
River goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
Glover cracks River with an open hand slap.
Glover keeps the fight on the outside.
River throws a push kick but Glover slaps the foot to one side.
River slips a jab from Glover.
River tries to clinch there but Glover circles away.
River slips a jab from Glover.
Glover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glover connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! River scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glover attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glover scores with a shot to the body.
River chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glover can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Glover misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Glover clearly takes that round.
That's time! Glover's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Glover takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glover at a distance.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
River clinches up with Glover and pushes him back against the cage.
River blocks an uppercut.
River blocks a body shot from Glover.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
Glover tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glover scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
River looking to slow down the pace here.
Glover blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River crunches a lovely knee into Glover's ribcage.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River missing with knees to the body.
River throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Glover blocks it with crossed arms.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Nice body punch from Glover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
Buster Glover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Glover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glover.
A head punch on the inside from Glover fails to land.
Glover throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River blocking some punches.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by River.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
A short right from River.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Glover is defending well for now.
River with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
River avoiding damage.
Glover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Glover avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover is working River over against the cage.
River missing with knees to the body.
Glover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from River.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover throws a head punch that misses.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River blocks an uppercut.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Glover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Glover avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Glover.
Glover lands with a short shot to the head.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glover backwards.
Glover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A body shot lands from Glover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that fourth 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!
A jab from Glover finds it's way through River's defenses.
Glover looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Glover slips a straight right by River.
Glover scores with a jab to the body.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Glover.
River lands with a straight right. Glover didn't see that one coming.
Glover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River avoids the body shot from Glover.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glover lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
Glover is looking to chop away at River's legs.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick from Glover, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Glover tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glover throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
Glover shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Glover thuds a left hand into River's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover throws a low kick but River avoids it.
Buster Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a head kick.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glover lands a jab to the nose.
Glover scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Glover moves out of range of the body kick.
Glover fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glover throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Glover throws a leg kick but River sees it coming and moves out of range.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Glover.
Glover slips under a jab from River.
Glover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by River.
Glover motions for River to come forward. Glover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glover throws a low kick but River avoids it.
The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River throws out a counter right but Glover avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is looking to score with low kicks.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glover misses the shot to the body.
Glover tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Glover with a body shot.
River connects with a body shot that sends Glover's belly button to the back.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Glover swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River throws a hook to the side of Glover's head but Glover sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Glover wants to slow River down by chopping away at his legs.
Glover on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Glover misses the jab.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
River pushes Glover up against the cage in a clinch.
River's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
Bill River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
River lands a knee to the body.
River works on Glover's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover misses with a short punch on the inside.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River misses with some punches.
River lands a right hand.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Glover lands a body shot.
River using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Glover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glover managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River lands a left hand.
Glover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill River.
I think Glover 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Glover!
Buster Glover retains his middleweight title!
Buster Glover 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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